Traditional acupuncture (originated over 3,000 years ago) is an ancient and complete treatment, which can potentially help a wide range of conditions to maintain the body's equilibrium by focusing on all aspects of wellbeing, physically, mentally and emotionally, as far as nature will allow.
Who Has Acupuncture Treatment?
A wide variety of people come for treatment, ranging from children to the elderly. Young children may be treated with acupressure instead of needles.
What can acupuncture be used for?
Acupuncture can help with a wide range of conditions, which may be found on the British Acupuncture Website and on the NHS website (www.acupuncture.org.uk).
Traditional acupuncture is concerned with treating people as a whole. The goal of traditional acupuncture is to determine the cause of the symptom and treat it at its source. Therefore, these conditions are regarded as symptoms of an overall health problem and would be treated accordingly. Anyone seeking acupuncture treatment for these conditions would have to be committed to the goal of improving their overall health.
How does it work?
Any illness or symptom is associated with an imbalance of the person’s vital life energy or Qi (pronounced ‘chee’). Symptoms (which may be accompanied with the loss of a sense of well-being) indicate an imbalance of Qi, which must be rebalanced to restore health. Treatment is tailored to the individual, ensuring the underlying cause is treated (as opposed to the symptom alone). This treatment is conducted by inserting very fine stainless steel needles into specific acupuncture points.
As well as dealing with your condition by restoring the overall balance of energy, traditional acupuncture may help with an increased sense of well-being.
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