​What is Acupuncture?

Traditional Acupuncture originates in China and has been practiced for over 3000 years. It’s principle theory is that health is governed by the flow of energy, or Qi (pronounced “Chee”). When we are unwell or injured, the flow of Qi has been disrupted and needs to be restored. This can be done by inserting fine needles into specific points on the body.
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You will probably have heard of Yin and Yang;  these are your bodies energies that acupuncture helps to balance.

In Western terms they had all the same illnesses as us ,they just called then differnet names. The concept of Qi and Blood probably relates to nerve pathways and blood vessel pathways.
​I try to integrate east and west and quantify the Chinese medicine view into current western medical terms.
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How can Acupuncture help?

These fact sheets are all produced by the British Acupuncture Council and can be accessed via their website or by clicking the links below.

Acne
Allergic Rhinitis
Anxiety
Asthma
Back-pain
Bells Palsy
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Childbirth
Chronic Fatigue
Chronic Pain
Colds and Flu
COPD
Cystitis
Dementia
Dentistry
Depression
Diabetes (Type 2)
Eczema and Psoriasis
Endometriosis
Facial Pain
Fibromyalgia
Frozen Shoulder
Gout
Headache
Herpes
HIV
Hypertension
IBS
Infertility (Female)
Infertility (Male)
Insomnia
Kidney Stones
Menopausal Symptoms
Migraine
Multiple Sclerosis
Nausea and Vomiting (In Pregnacy too !)
Obesity
Obstetrics
Osteoarthritis
Palliative Care
Parkinsons Disease
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Post Operative pain
Raynauds
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sciatica
Sinusitis
Sports Injuries
Stress
Stroke
Substance Abuse
Tennis Elbow
Thyroid Disease
Tinnitus
Urinary Incontinence
Vertigo

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