Acupuncture

THE POINT OF ACUPUNCTURE...

Classical acupucture works to  maintain the body's equilibrium by focusing on all aspects of wellbeing; physical, mental, emotional.

Good health is not just the absence of pain or disease. According to Chinese philosophy; our health is dependent on the body's motivating energy moving in a smooth and balanced way through a series of channels beneath the skin.

The flow of energy can be disturbed by any number of factors. These include emotional states such as anxiety, anger, or grief, as well as poor nutritional, hereditary factors, infections, and trauma. When the energy is unbalanced, illness may result.

The Acupuncturist inserts ultra fine needles at chosen points along the channel of energy. The aim is to stimulate the body's own healing response and restore its natural balance. Treatments aimed at the root of your condition, as well as your symptoms.

Is it safe?

Acupuncture has a very sound track record, the needles used are single-use, sterile and disposable.  Responses to treatment can sometimes include tiredness or mild dizziness and on occasion minor bruising may occur.  However, all such reactions are short lived.

What can Acupuncture do for me?Acupuncture is widely considered to be beneficial for a range of illness and symptoms, from clearly defined complaints such as headaches, vomiting, neck ache, back ache and dental pain, through to more general feelings of ill health such as low energy

Increasingly women are choosing to have acupuncture to support them throughout pregnancy, labour and after giving birth.

You get more information about which conditions acupuncture has been used for from the British Acupuncture Council  at:

http://www.acupuncture.org.uk