Treatments Offered
Acupuncture for health and wellbeing
Body, mind and spirit are seen as interdependent aspects of a person and good health depends on them being in balance. Pain and illness are signs of imbalance, which happens when the body's Qi, or vital energy, is reduced or can't flow freely. This can be for many reasons with emotional and physical stress, poor nutrition, infection or injury amongst the most common causes. The overall aim of acupuncture is to restore mind-body equilibrium.
A key strength of acupuncture is its focus on the person as a whole. Treatment is tailored to meet each patient's needs and to address the underlying cause of their condition, as well as to relieve specific symptoms. Extremely fine, single-use, sterile needles are inserted into specific acupuncture points on the body to re-establish the free flow of Qi, restore balance and stimulate the body's natural healing response to help ease pain and promote recovery.
Who has acupuncture?
Acupuncture is considered suitable for all ages including babies, children and the elderly. It can be very effective as a stand-alone treatment, also when combined with conventional medicine, or with physical therapies like physiotherapy and osteopathy.
How can acupuncture help me?
Acupuncture is widely considered to be beneficial in helping with various types of illnesses and injuries - from clearly defined symptoms of pain and discomfort to more general feelings of ill health, reduced energy and low mood.
Many of my patients have found acupuncture helpful for improving their overall health and wellbeing; also for alleviating symptoms arising from many health conditions including:
- headache including migraine
- back and joint issues
- other common musculoskeletal problems like tennis elbow and frozen shoulder
- poor sleep and daytime fatigue
- anxiety, stress, low mood
- side-effects of cancer treatments
- digestive issues such as IBS
- menstrual and menopause-related problems
- as well as a variety of other health conditions
Take a look at the British Acupuncture Council research fact sheets to find out more about how acupuncture may be able to help you.
