Can Acupuncture Help You
Acupuncture can be used to treat a wide variety of ailments – physical, psychological, acute and chronic. It can work alongside conventional treatments and many people have been helped by acupuncture when conventional medicine has been unsuccessful. It can also treat symptoms that may not have a clear western medical diagnosis. The benefits of acupuncture treatment frequently include more than just the relief of a particular condition. It is common for people find that they “feel better in themselves”, have improved appetite and sleep, increased energy levels, a sense of vitality and an enhanced sense of wellbeing.
Many people come to acupuncture for help with specific symptoms or conditions, or to relieve specific pains. Some use acupuncture because they feel generally unwell but have no obvious diagnosis. Others choose to have treatment to help maintain good health, as a preventive measure, or simply to improve their general sense of wellbeing. Because traditional acupuncture aims to treat the whole person rather than specific symptoms in isolation, it can be effective for a wide range of conditions.
Remember that acupuncturists treat the person, not just the condition which they have, so each patient’s treatment plan will be different even if your symptoms are the same. Many people return to acupuncture again and again because they find it so beneficial and relaxing.
To help you decide if you would like to book an initial consultation please get in touch to discuss your individual circumstances.
You might like to look at information on current scientific research into the effectiveness of acupuncture by visiting the British Acupuncture Council.
Diseases, symptoms or conditions for which acupuncture has been proved through controlled trials to have a positive effect on include:
Adverse reactions to radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy
Anxiety & depression
Facial pain (including craniomandibular disorders)
Hypertension
Induction of labour
Bell’s Palsy
Low back pain
Nausea and vomiting
Shoulder Pain
Rheumatoid arthritis
Sprain
Female infertility
Fibromyalgia and fasciitis
Insomnia
Neuralgia
Polycystic ovary syndrome (Stein-Leventhal syndrome)
Allergic rhinitis (including Hay Fever)
Dysmenorrhoea
Headache
Hypotension
Knee pain
Muscular skeletal pain
Morning sickness
Neck pain
Postoperative pain
Sciatica
Tennis elbow
Osteoarthritis
Premenstrual syndrome
Stiff neck
Bronchial asthma
Menopausal Sypmtoms
This list is by no means definitive. For further information you can always call or email to discuss your own specific health needs in confidence.
Contact Details
Tel: 07884 020 028
Email: contact@hebdenacupuncture.co.uk
