What is acupuncture?
Acupuncture is a system of healing in Chinese Medicine that has been practiced for over 2,500 years
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, good health is dependent on Qi or vital energy moving through the body along lines called meridians. An indication that Qi is out of balance or blocked is shown by symptoms of pain, illness or other physical and emotional signs.
Acupuncture is a holistic therapy that focuses on the whole person, aiming to stimulate the body’s own ability to heal and therefore restore balance physically and mentally.
Acupuncture involves inserting fine needles into the skin at specific points on the meridians and at specific depths. The use of needles on the meridians is to connect with the body’s Qi and direct the flow of energy to trigger the body’s own healing response.
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What can acupuncture treat?
Since March 2011, all British Acupuncture Council (BAcC) members are obliged to follow strict advertising guidelines from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). This restricts the mention of treatment for specific medical conditions by the use of Acupuncture.
Research Fact sheets have been produced by The British Acupuncture Council in order to provide accurate and unbiased information for a variety of conditions. They provide summaries of research and how acupuncture may be beneficial.
Visit www.acupuncture.org.uk for this information.
- Anxiety
- Bell Palsy
- Chronic Stress
- Digestive (for example, IBS, Crohn’s disease, acid reflux, bloating, nausea, haemorrhoids)
- Fertility
- Insomnia
- Menstrual / Gynaecological
- Musculoskeletal pain and recovery (for example, back pain, frozen shoulder, neck pain, facial pain)
- Osteoarthritis
- Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome
- Pregnancy