ACUPUNCTURE IS A TRANSFORMATIVE TREATMENT WHICH HELPS CHANGE LIVES
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With thousands years of practice and countless research trials proving its efficacy, acupuncture is a must addition to wellness routines.
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Acupuncture is an incredibly versatile and completely natural medicine which has been shown to help treat or prevent a wide range of health disorders, including but not limited to:
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Allergic rhinitis (hay fever)
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Emotional and psychological symptoms: anxiety, stress, panic attacks, phobia, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder ( PTSD) , depression
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Asthma
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Back pain and sciatica
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Chronic and acute pain
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Chronic fatigue
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Digestive disorders ( pain, nausea, acid reflux, irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease...)
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Endometriosis
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Fertility and IVF support
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Pregnancy and post-natal support
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Headaches and Migraines
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Immunity support ( common cold, flu, sinus infections...)
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Insomnia
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Kidney stones and gout arthritis
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Muskuloskeletal and tendino-ligamentous conditions ( knee osteoarthritis, recovery from injury or surgery, tennis elbow, frozen shoulder, carpal tunnel syndrome...)
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Menstrual imbalances (PMS, period irregularities...)
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Skin conditions (eczema, psoriasis, acne...)
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Tinnitus
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Even if you have no specific complaints, acupuncture may also just help you feel more relaxed, emotionally balanced, and resistant to stress , and improve your vital energy.
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ABOUT ACUPUNCTURE
Acupuncture is an important modality of Chinese Medicine, an ancient healing system that can help treat a wide range of physical, mental and emotional conditions.
Acupuncture is based on the Yin and Yang philosophy and the concept of a vital energy called 'Qi' circulating all over the body along a network of interconnected pathways or 'channels'.
If Qi flows freely along those pathways, there will be both emotional and physical balance and health.
If Qi becomes blocked, then symptoms of disease and/or pain may arise. Blockage could occur through a physical injury, repetitive movement through work or a hobby, long-term stress, poor diet, lack of exercise, emotional pressure or shocks.
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ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT
Acupuncture diagnosis works to locate and treat the root cause of any ill health or imbalance, and do not only treat symptoms. Treatment consists in needling acupuncture points, i.e. precisely located anatomical points along the channel pathways at the surface of the body with very thin, sterile and single-use needles. Through specific stimulation of these points, acupuncture aims at regulating and promoting the flow and quality of the Qi and other vital substances circulating along the channels and their corresponding organs.
This helps the body to initiate its own healing and to restore normal function and balance, thus bringing the body and mind back to health.
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HOW DOES IT WORK ?
From a biomedical perspective, acupuncture has been demonstrated to positively affect every major system of the body, including the cardiac, respiratory, gastro-intestinal, circulatory, endocrine and immune systems via the stimulation of the nervous peripheral system with the needles. The stimulation of key points on the peripheral nervous system generates signals relayed up the spine to the brain, which makes the brain then initiate a variety of cascade physiological reactions such as the production of neurotransmitters and hormones which help to decrease pain, relax the muscles or increase blood flow to the painful area.
These biochemical changes overall help the body to rebalance and return to homeostasis, reduce inflammation and pain, and stimulate the body's own healing mechanisms, thus promoting general physical and emotional well-being.
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ACUPUNCTURE AND RESEARCH
Modern scientific research is increasingly backing up what acupuncturists have done for over 3,500 years, during a very long history of clinical experience and practice.
The prestigious British Medical Journal (BMJ) now publishes a quarterly companion volume called Acupuncture in Medicine, solely devoted to acupuncture research and the World Health Organisation (WHO) lists a wide variety of diseases or disorders for which the effectiveness of acupuncture has been tested in controlled clinical trials.
For the la​test research and evidence-based facts on various conditions, you can consult the A-Z Facts Sheets produced by the British Acupuncture Council (BAaCC) on their website.
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Acupuncture treatment does not easily lend itself to the type of randomised clinical trials favoured by conventional medicine. If you do not see your condition listed on the BAaC website, then please do get in touch to discuss how acupuncture can help.