Acupuncture

Acupuncture was first practiced in the Orient over 2000 years ago and has long been proven to be clinically beneficial. It is a highly sophisticated, gentle system of medicine based on the premise that a state of well-being is achieved and maintained through the balancing of energy systems within the body.

Acupuncture treats the whole person and hence does not distinguish between physical complaints and emotional problems. The style of acupuncture we practice here not only focuses on your immediate complaint, but aims to strengthen you constitutionally in order to maintain that balance.

The initial consultation may last up to two hours when a full medical history will be taken. The treatment itself involves the insertion of very fine, sterilised disposable needles into specific points on the body and the needle sensation may vary from a tingling to a dull ache and is rarely unacceptable.

The number of treatments required would depend on the nature of your complaint; you would expect to be aware of some improvement after 4-6 sessions.

Acupuncture has also found recent success as a very effective and gentle treatment for facial rejuvenation.

Therapists: Deirdre Brunton, Stephen Lock and Jayne Storer