Can I have acupuncture treatment if I’m being treated for the same problem by my GP? It’s a question I get asked quite a lot and it shows that there’s still a lot we acupuncturists need to do to help people to understand their care ...
As the warmer temperatures return, and our thoughts turn to summer, there are thousands of people who are dreading the return of hay fever season and the miserable symptoms the condition brings. I’m often asked how acupuncture can help ...
One of the joys of acupuncture, apart from having the opportunity to help patients to heal from whatever mental and/or physical condition they’re dealing with, is that no day is ever the same. Sometimes the cases we treat are ...
We all know that regular exercise is good for us – it helps to keep the body flexible, exercises the heart to keep it healthy and aids weight control by burning body fat to keep us at a healthy weight. Many people take up sports to ...
Why did I become an acupuncturist? It’s a question I get asked a lot by my patients, probably because acupuncture isn’t exactly top of many kids’ shortlists when it comes to career choices at school. And in fact, as if to prove the ...
Mention sciatica to anyone who’s suffered from it and the response you’re likely to get is an involuntary wince. Sciatica is very common and can be absolutely unbearable. Left untreated, it can last for days or weeks, but in extreme ...
Usually, the articles I write deal with issues from a purely professional perspective as an acupuncture therapist. Like most people, I have personally experienced periods of stress and anxiety, of sleepless nights and of course, like ...
So, welcome to the new year, which at the moment looks very much like the old year. It’s my dearest hope that you managed to avoid the virus and had a healthy and happy – if a little different – festive and New Year celebration that ...
Here we are on the threshold of another new year. Twelve months ago, coronavirus was a news story languishing near the bottom of our newsfeeds and none of us could have predicted what was to come. As is customary at this time of year, ...
The carol O Little Town of Bethlehem contains the line ‘the hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight’. For all of us, regardless of the carol’s religious associations, they are words that have special significance as we ...
