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Who has acupuncture?
Many people come for acupuncture to help with specific symptoms or conditions, and some because they simply feel generally unwell. Others choose acupuncture to enhance their feeling of well being. Acupuncture is considered suitable for all ages, including babies and children. It can also be used alongside conventional medicine.
What happens when I go for treatment?
You will be asked about your current symptoms, what treatment you have received, your medical history, your diet, digestive system, sleeping patterns and emotional state. The acupuncturist is also likely to check your pulse on both wrist and may ask to look at your tongue. The acupuncture points used are not always close to the part of the body where you experience the problem. For example, although you might suffer from headaches, needles may be inserted into your foot or hand.
How many sessions will I need?
Frequency and length of treatment depends on your individual condition. Some change is usually felt after five treatments, although occasionally only one or two treatments are required. Some patients may need treatment over several months or long term. Your acupuncturist will normally ask to see you once or twice a week at first.
Should my GP be notified?
If you have been prescribed medication it makes sense to tell your doctor that you are planning to have acupuncture. You should always tell your acupuncturist about any medication that you are taking as this may affect your response to the acupuncture treatment.
Is it safe?
Acupuncture has a very sound track record. The needles are single use, sterile and disposable. Response to treatment can sometimes include tiredness or mild dizziness and on occasion minor bruising may occur. However, all such reactions are short lived.
What does it feel like?
Acupuncture needles are much finer than those used for injections and blood tests. When the needle is inserted, the sensation is often described as a tingling or dull ache.
What can acupuncture do for me?
Acupuncture can be used for pain relief; stress, insomnia, digestive disorders, thyroid problems, hey fever, asthma, skin and hair conditions, urinary infection, prostate trouble, period pain, menopause system, infertility, impotence, addiction control.
Acupuncture is widely considered to be beneficial for a range of illnesses and symptoms, from clearly defined complaints such as headaches, vomiting, neck and back ache, and dental pain, through to more general feelings of ill health such as nausea or low energy.
Acupuncture is often used in the treatment of a variety of conditions and in conjunction with western medicine.
Increasingly women are choosing to have acupuncture to support them through pregnancy, labour and after giving birth.
Acupuncture is widely considered to be beneficial for a range of illnesses and symptoms, from clearly defined complaints such as headaches, vomiting, neck and back ache, and dental pain, through to more general feelings of ill health such as nausea or low energy.
Acupuncture is often used in the treatment of a variety of conditions and in conjunction with western medicine.
Increasingly women are choosing to have acupuncture to support them through pregnancy, labour and after giving birth.
