Acupuncture

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Traditional Chinese Acupuncture is an holistic approach to health based on over 2,000 years of development and refinement in the Far East. The tradition is as much  about the maintenance of health as the management of disease. Western or medical acupuncture is a more recent development practiced predominantly by doctors, osteopaths and physiotherapists which uses acupuncture techniques within their existing scope of practice on the basis of a western medical diagnosis.

Although sometimes described merely as a means of pain relief, traditional acupuncture is actually used to treat people with a wide range of illnesses. Its focus is on improving the  overall wellbeing of the patient, rather than the isolated treatment of specific symptoms. The skill of an acupuncturist lies in their ability to make a traditional diagnosis from what is often a complex pattern of disharmony. The exact pattern and degree of disharmony is unique to each individual and so following diagnosis, the acupuncturist puts together a personalised treatment plan.

Commonly, acupuncture is used to treat pain conditions such as headaches, low back pain and osteoarthritis. Acupuncture can be used as a drug free treatment during pregnancy for symptoms such as nausea and back pain.