Acupuncture

Acupuncture is a way of healing that has been practiced in China for thousands of years. According to Chinese medicine, health is seen as being in a state of balance and if for some reason this balance is upset then this will lead to disease.

The Chinese see the human body as made up of ‘qi’ or vital energy, which flows around the body through channels. For health to be maintained there must be a balance of qi, neither too much nor too little.

The intention of the acupuncturist, by inserting fine needles into specific points along these channels, is to re-establish the balance and normal flow of qi where there is imbalance and stagnation.

Causes of Disease

In Chinese medicine, the factors that can lead to disease are weather conditions, emotions, incorrect diet, too much or too little sexual activity and too much or too little work or exercise. These factors can damage parts of the human body and lessen vital energy of the body as a whole.

Conditions acupuncture is able to treat include:

• Immunity
• Respiratory
• Respiratory
• Circulatory
• Emotional
• Urinary
• Neurological
• Musculo-skeletal
• Gynaecological

Treatment

Your first appointment will take up to an hour and a half and during this time your presenting condition, medical history, diet and lifestyle will be discussed. Feeling your pulses and having your tongue inspected are further diagnostic methods you can expect.

After the consultation, a diagnosis will be made and several acupuncture points selected.

Patients receiving acupuncture for the first time are often concerned it will be painful. Usually, the feeling is that of an ache when the needle comes into contact with the qi.

The needles will be left in for around twenty minutes.

Follow on appointments last up to one hour and will be discussed with you.

Contact Details

To make an appointment or ask for advice please call:
01444 416587
07774 458556
Please give 24 hours notice for cancelled appointments, as failure to do so will result in a fee being charged.