What is Acupuncture?

Acupuncture is the one of the oldest and safest medical treatments in the world evolving from over 2000 years of practice. 

Its aim is to maintain the free flow of Qi, a type of energy that is the motivating force behind all things, and restore balance within the body. The idea being that any disruption to this flow can cause illness; not just physically but also emotionally and to our sense of wellbeing. Enabling this flow of energy leads to improved health allowing the body to be better equipped to fight illness, repair itself and most importantly protect itself against future illness. 

Acupuncture isn’t just about treating symptoms but also addressing the root cause of illness, that’s why it is vital to have maintenance treatments when you’re feeling well – don't wait for your body to have to give an outward display that it is struggling. Acupuncture is now widely used in the NHS and General Practice as well as in the majority of Pain Clinics and Hospices. Its nature may be rooted in medical doctrine that has had more than 2000 years to evolve but it has also been robustly tested and researched in a modern scientific setting. The BMJ (British Medical Journal) now publishes a quarterly companion volume called Acupuncture in Medicine that is solely devoted to acupuncture research. 

On a very simplistic level Acupuncture works by inserting needles into specific points of the body. The nervous system is stimulated causing the release of neurochemical messenger molecules. This causes biochemical changes in the body’s homeostatic mechanisms promoting physical and emotional wellbeing. This enables the body to rebalance itself to promote entirely safe and natural self-healing.

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