Multi-Bed Children’s Clinic For Babies, Children and Teenagers

 Treating children from families of all incomes

The Acorn Children’s Clinic, in the heart of the Ashdown Forest in Sussex, was born out of a deep passion to support the health and wellbeing of children of all ages and their families.

The Clinic’s mission is for complementary therapy to be available to all children, including families in financial hardship.  This much needed community project has been well supported, and received part funding from the National Lottery.  This allows the clinic to offer lower-cost treatments to those families in financial need, and to those families who could not afford longer term treatments for their child if needed.

Our Osteopaths and Acupuncturists are experienced and specialised in treating all children from newborn babies to young children to teenagers up to 18.  Our passion is to help your child or adolescent to become healthier and happier.  There are ever increasing children with mental-emotional, physical, behavioural and neurological challenges, especially over recent years, and the clinic is a safe place where your child can come for help and support in their journey to thrive.

Alongside children, the clinic also treats pregnant and post-natal women up to 6 months post birth.  Every patient is treated with a holistic approach to help restore, maintain and support physical and emotional health and wellbeing.

Some of the ways in which the Acorn Children’s Clinic can support your child to thrive –

  •  Strengthening their general health and immune system and help in the prevention of illness

  •  Effectively address their physical health imbalances – an extensive area including

       - digestive – colic, constipation, gastroenteritis

       - immune system – colds, coughs, recurrent ear infections

       - respiratory - asthma, allergies;

      - sleep issues – hyperactivity before bed, insomnia, chronic fatigue

       - skin conditions – rashes, eczema, acne in older children

      - structural or musculoskeletal imbalances

      - bedwetting

      - headaches, Migraines

      - neurological conditions – cerebral palsy

     - hormonal balance and period pains in older children

  • Effectively support your child’s mental and emotional wellbeing - fears and anxieties; worry; supporting a child who has experienced trauma; stress from overwork - high pressure in school; ADD or ADHD

  •  Providing lifestyle and dietary advice for your child, supporting longer lasting outcomes

  •  Teaching techniques to parents to use at home between treatments – this further strengthens your child and empowers yourselves as parents with effective tools

 

 COMPLEMENTARY TREATMENTS AVAILABLE

 Osteopathy

Osteopathy for babies and children is a gentle, non-invasive and safe form of treatment.

Our Osteopaths use a wide range of subtle hands-on techniques, including gentle specialised muscle and joint stretching movements and balancing techniques such as cranial osteopathy, with the aim of releasing tension, improving mobility and optimising the function of the bodily systems as well as giving relevant health advice.

 Acupuncture and Non-Needle Techniques

Acupuncture is a safe and effective Chinese Medicine technique which has been practiced for around 2500 years. It involves the insertion of hair thin needles into carefully selected acupuncture points. These points lie on the network of energy lines, or meridians, which cover the body and maintain communication and connection between all areas of the body and mind. The points chosen stimulate specific reactions to restore harmony.

For highly sensitive children or those who are fearful of needles, there are a number of non-needle Chinese Medicine practices available including

  •  Paediatric Tui Na, a safe, effective, systematic medical approach using specific routines of techniques for each child, including stroking, circling and tapping

  • Moxibustion, an ancient technique which warms meridians and acu-points using the herb mugwort, through different applications

  • Shonishin, a 400 year old paediatric Japanese technique which uses specific tools to stroke or tap areas of your child’s body to stimulate the meridian systems

  • Gentle massage, with highest purity essential oils, where age appropriate

  • Seeds, these are applied with a tiny plaster to stimulate acu-points and are from different materials according to treatment focus

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MULTI-BED CLINIC

The clinic is a multi-bed setting in the Anderida Sweet Chestnut room and so your child will often have treatments with one or more other children. There are a few treatment areas, each separated by bamboo screens. This safe, comfortable space often helps children to feel more at ease due to the presence of others.  If your child needs a quieter space, please do speak with the Clinic as we have access to additional quiet  treatment areas to support your child’s needs.

We have an area for baby changing, along with books and toys to support your child while waiting and during treatment.

 

FEE FOR TREATMENTS

The Acorn Children’s Clinic’s mission is to make treatments accessible to all families and therefore offers you the choice of what you pay.  Alongside the part-funding we have received, we rely on families paying the higher fee where possible. This not only supports keeping the clinic running, but helps contribute to treatments for children whose families could not fund them independently.

Initial Consultation

You can choose to pay between £30 and £60

Follow Up

You can choose to pay between £20 and £45