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Acupuncture was invented by the Chinese and promoted all over the world. Its current history has exceeded 2,500 years, which goes some way to proving its worth, and this remedy is now used in almost all countries around the world. There is far more theory behind acupuncture practice but these are the basics …

How does acupuncture work ? A large number of scientific experimental studies in Western medicine concludes that acupuncture has an efficient anti-inflammatory effect, which can reduce the pain caused by many chronic diseases. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the concept of Yin and Yang serves as the foundation for understanding health, as well as diagnosing and treating illnesses, creating balance, and an ideal state. The flow of vital energy (qi) is restored by using pressure, needles, suction, or heat (moxibustion) at hundreds of specific points along the meridians to prevent and cure diseases.

In the concept of traditional Chinese medicine, you can sleep when you are sleepy, you can have plenty of energy after rest when you are tired, you can eat if you are hungry. These are the ideal states of a person with a relatively balanced yin and yang inside and outside. (Think of a typical healthy child, they are the most balanced group of yin and yang on this earth. If they want to cry, they cry and laugh if they want to. They are not judged and are not affected by any worries about money etc.) Traditional Chinese medicine treats the whole person, not just a disease. For example, for patients who come to me to improve rheumatism and bone pain, their appetite and absorption function will be improved in the end, so that their energy will be more abundant, and their attitude towards life will be greatly improved. Can acupuncture help if you have no major illnesses? Healthy people who have not been diagnosed with any diseases by a doctor can try acupuncture physiotherapy. In our modern world most of us suffer with some form of anxiety and stress, which can cause unexplained diseases. Although some people have not been diagnosed with a specific disease, longterm insomnia, anxiety, muscle pain, poor appetite, fatigue etc., may affect their ability to keep their spirits lifted. Acupuncture physiotherapy can help you feel better within yourself. What issues does acupuncture treat best?

At present, the most common conditions among my patients in the UK are autoimmune diseases such as rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and digestive system-related like Crohn's disease, acute and chronic enteritis, stomach pain, gastric ulcers, etc. These often do not exist in isolation. After a long time of illness, you will find that rheumatism or rheumatoid arthritis may accompany digestive system problems, and the same digestive system problems can, in time, affect the state of the bones and muscles of our lower back.

Does acupuncture hurt? 99% of people who experience acupuncture for the first time feel no pain. This is because, under normal circumstances, a patient’s first acupuncture treatment will feel like a very small pinch, and when the local muscle tissue has undergone long-term chronic inflammation and discomfort, the local nerves are relatively less sensitive. As the number of acupuncture treatments increase and the treatment site improves, the patient's feeling of needle pain will slightly increase, but this is a good phenomenon.

My university major is English education, my parents wanted me to be a teacher. It was my parents who made the choice for me back then. In China, from the moment you are born your whole life is planned by your elders. In fact, at that time, I didn't know or understand what I liked and wanted. After finishing university, I worked for a company for a few years and did English training by myself, I was responsible for sales and marketing. My now husband was responsible for teaching English language and also the training of other teachers. I was under a great deal of pressure, and suffered with severe insomnia. So, I went to Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine twice a week to treat my insomnia, whereby my sleep and anxiety were greatly improved. While I was there receiving treatment, I met another patient who presented with facial paralysis. She had undergone acupuncture every two days and two weeks later her face had completely recovered, I was so shocked and also curious about what else acupuncture could achieve. I wanted to have the opportunity to learn our great traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture, but was worried about leaving a successful career to go back to university. A few years later I finally made up my mind to listen to my heart. Now fully qualified, married with a child, I am so very grateful to be able to work for myself and help everyone I can.

Confi dential, one-on-one consultation to understand and identify underlying causes, formulate individual treatment plan and advise on post-treatment wellbeing and maintenance. Specializing in: Spine and joint pain Upper and lower back pain Shoulder and neck stiff ness Help available for: Rheumatic/ arthritic conditions  Plantar fasciitis  Gout Digestive disorders (IBD/ IBS/ Refl ux)  Allergies / Rhinitis Skin conditions (eczema/acne)  Migraine Depression, stress and anxiety  Period pain

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