Acupuncture

Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese therapy that has

over 3,000 years of history. In China, acupuncture is

practised along side of western medicine and doctors

of both discipline often cross refer patients to obtain

the optimum treatment results.

Chinese people grew up with the basic understanding

of Chinese medicine and the type of conditions

acupuncture is suitable for. In the west, acupuncture

is often the last resort after exhausted every other

therapies. However in recent years, public awareness

on acupuncture has improved and more and more

people start benefiting from this traditional therapy.

There has been increasing number of studies on acupuncture to demonstrate it’s scientific relevance for clinic practice. National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has made a recommendation for the National Health Service (NHS) to use acupuncture for the treatment of chronic lower back pain. Please read the research page for the latest development on acupuncture.

Many people use acupuncture for help with specific symptoms or conditions. Others choose acupuncture as a preventive measure to strengthen their constitution or because they just feel generally unwell.

Acupuncture is considered suitable for all ages including babies, children and the elderly. Being a natural therapy without very little side effects, acupuncture is the idea treatment for expectant mothers when suffering from pregnancy related symptoms.

For those who simply do not like the thought of needles there are alternative ways of treatment such as cupping, Tui Na (Chinese message by applying pressure on acupuncture points and moxa (stimulating acupuncture points by heating the point with penetrating herbs from a safe distance, particularly useful in the case of turning babies in breeched presentations). Please visit my blog to see how others have benefited from having acupuncture treatment.

Call 07888841502 or email ivyxxu@xuclinic.co.uk to enquire or your book your appointment.