Acupuncture



We see a great range of conditions in clinic. Many people come for help with a specific health problem, chronic or acute. Others come for a general ‘tune up’, feeling low in energy or just ‘not themselves’. Acupuncture can bring relaxation, and a greater overall sense of wellbeing. Acupuncture is an holistic form of medicine, which recognises the integral links between mental and physical health. Emotional imbalance, whether coming from depression, fear, anger or any other source, can create and perpetuate physical imbalances in the body. Therefore, acupuncture aims to simultaneously approach the physical, mental and emotional aspects of a person.



The British Acupuncture Council have produced fact sheets containing accurate and unbiased general information for a variety of conditions.These provide summaries of research, and explanations of how acupuncture may be beneficial. These can be viewed on The British Acupuncture Council’s website, here.


These fact sheets are produced to provide accurate and unbiased general information for a variety of conditions. They provide summaries of research and how acupuncture may be beneficial, and include information about the following conditions:

 

Acne

Allergic rhinitis

Anxiety

Back pain

Bell’s palsy

Cancer care

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Childbirth

Chronic fatigue syndrome

Chronic pain

Colds and flu

COPD

Cystitis

Dementia

Dentistry

Depression

Dysmenorrhoea

Eczema and Psoriasis

Endometriosis

Facial pain

Female fertility

Fibromyalgia

Frozen shoulder

Gastrointestinal tract disorders

Gout

Headache

Herpes

HIV infection

Hypertension

Infertility ART

Insomnia

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

Kidney stones

Male infertility

Menopausal symptoms

Migraines

Multiple sclerosis

Nausea and vomiting

Neuropathic pain

Obesity

Obstetrics

Osteoarthritis

Palliative care

Parkinson’s disease

PCOS

Post-operative pain

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Premenstrual syndrome

Puerperium

Raynaud’s

Rheumatoid arthritis

Sciatica

Sinusitis

Sports Injuries

Stress

Stroke

Substance misuse

Tennis elbow

Thyroid disease

Tinnitus

Type-2 Diabetes

Urinary incontinence

Vertigo



Please contact me if you would like to discuss this, or would like any further information.



Whilst many acupuncturists will have experiential evidence of acupuncture’s effectiveness in helping people with a very wide range of ailments and health problems, recent legislation from the advertising standards agency (ASA) has stipulated that acupuncturists may only state the following proven benefits of acupuncture treatment:


• Short-term relief of tension type headaches
• Short-term relief of migraine headache
• Short-term relief of chronic low back pain
• Short-term relief of neck pain or chronic neck pain
• Short-term relief from temporomandibular (TMD/TMJ) pain
• Short-term improvement in the symptoms of overactive bladder syndrome
• Temporary adjunctive treatment for osteoarthritis knee pain


 

Please get in contact if you would like to ask any questions about this.