What can acupuncture help with?

The following list gives an indication.

Perhaps a better question would be ‘What can’t acupuncture help with?’.

• back, neck shoulder pain
• muscular tightness
• sciatica
• sports injuries
• pain, numbness/tingling
• digestion, urination
• weight management
• PMS, heavy bleeding
• menopause
• fertility
• post‐stroke
• anxiety, depression, stress

What is acupuncture?

Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese technique using needles to stimulate the nerves and hormones to treat a problem in the body.  Needles are sterile and disposable. Treatments include discussion, feeling your pulse and analysing your tongue. This thorough approach often reveals underlying issues to the problem.

Note: ‘Dry needling’ is used more by other modalities with minimal needle training to relieve muscle tightness only. It does not treat underlying issues and is not acupuncture.

How does it feel?

Understandably, some assume that acupuncture needles hurt. Not true! When these slight needles are administered by a qualified acupuncturist the patient may feel a slight prick or even nothing. Sometimes a small electrical sensation is felt when the needle contacts the ‘qi’ or energy of the body.

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