Hello and welcome, it’s great to see you!

 

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Acupuncture are one of the oldest continuous health care systems known to man. This ancient healing modality was developed in China thousands of years ago by clever Chinese doctors who had already developed a deep understanding of the body, it’s inner and outer workings and methods of how to heal it, thousands of years before the advent of Western Medicine as we know it today.

 

Since then this Far Eastern knowledge has continued to grow and be refined to give us the wonderful healing method we use today. Interestingly, acupuncture is used by more people, in more countries, than any other healing modality!

 

Modern technology continues to scientifically prove the efficacy of Acupuncture and the existence of the meridian systems used by those very first ancient practitioners, and its use is becoming more and more accepted in the West as a real alternative to the drug treatments of Western Medicine. Indeed it is now recognised by NICE (the National Institute for Clinical Excellence) for its therapeutic effects and under PSA (Professional Standards Authority) guidelines, GP’s can now recommend acupuncture with PSA recognised acupuncturist’s such as myself.

 

Acupuncture has rapidly become the most popular and trusted of all alternative medicines and beautifully complements Western Medical approaches in treating illness and disease, however the ability of Acupuncture as an independent health care system in its own right must not be under estimated.

 

Acupuncturists use TCM to look at the body, mind and spirit as a whole rather than as separate entities, as is often seen in the Western medicine model. It is this method of diagnosis that allows us, as practitioners, to give our patients such wonderful results. You may come to see me with physical symptoms such as a painful back and leave feeling wonderfully energised, pain free and clear of other bothersome symptoms you may not even have been aware that acupuncture can solve. For more information on each of the therapies included under the TCM umbrella please click on the links above.

 

An important note on training.........

 

You will hopefully have noticed I have a BSc (Hons) Degree in Acupuncture which means my training is very comprehensive and my knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine is thorough and in depth.

 

Not every person who claims to provide acupuncture will be trained to these high standards, there are some very questionable courses advertised on social media that can be completed in as little as 5 hours. I often encounter people who say “I had acupuncture but it didn’t work”, I wonder why!!

 

Another note worth mentioning, is the difference between the types of acupuncture provided by different practitioners. I am trained in an integrated Five Element and Traditional Chinese Medicine  approach, which gives me the advantage of being able treat mind, body and spirit as a whole, using meridians and acupuncture points. This training provides me with the ability to treat a huge range of afflictions from skin conditions, mental health complaints and headaches to painful knees and backs, and many things in between. Some other practitioners such as physiotherapists, chiropractors and osteopaths may also make use of the acupuncture needle, however their approach and training is very much shorter and very different to that of a traditional acupuncturist and the emphasis of their treatment using the needle, is to break muscle spasms and relieve pain through a technique known as dry needling.  I feel it is very important that the general public are aware of the differences in approach so they are able to make an informed decision on the best type of practitioner and course of treatment for them.

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