What can acupuncture help?
Traditionally acupuncture has been used to treat the entire spectrum of illness; physical and psychological, acute and chronic. Many people come for help with specific symptoms or conditions such as anxiety states, arthritis asthma, back pain, circulatory problems, depression, high blood pressure, indeterminate aches and pains, infertility, menstrual problems, migraine, rheumatism, skin conditions or ulcers. Extensive practice and Chinese research has shown acupuncture's effectiveness in helping these and many other conditions.
Many others come because they are feeling generally unwell; perhaps the pressures of modern living are building up, or they are suffering from the effects of mental or emotional conflict. Others are seeking a preventative form of treatment which can “nip imbalance in the bud” before the symptoms arise. Acupuncture treats the whole person, not just a specific symptom, and aims to bring balance to body mind and spirit as an integrated whole. It is this which allows it to be of benefit in all of the above. Although their study is grounded in Traditional Acupuncture all acupuncturists receive training in western medical sciences which allows them to recognise a situation where problems are best dealt with by, or in conjunction with, western medicine. You need have no fear that “something serious” will be missed if you decide to come for acupuncture treatment.
What can Chinese Herbal Medicine treat?
The possible uses of Chinese Herbal Medicine are very wide, and people of any age or constitution can benefit from it. The following conditions are commonly treated:
- Skin disease, including eczema, psoriasis, acne, and rosacea.
- Respiratory conditions, including asthma, bronchitis, and chronic coughs; allergic and perennial rhinitis and sinusitis.
- Digestive complaints, including irritable bowel syndrome, indigestion, ulcerative colitis.
- Gynaecological problems, including pre-menstrual syndrome, painful periods, menopausal syndromes, endometriosis, some forms of infertility.
- Urinary conditions, including chronic cystitis.
- Rheumatological conditions, including rheumatoid and osteo-arthritis.
- Headaches and migraine
- Chronic fatigue syndromes
- Anxiety and depression
- Hepatitis and HIV: some promising results have been obtained for Hepatitis C, and supportive treatment may be beneficial for HIV
- Some metabolic disorders, including diabetes and thyroid conditions, may benefit from supportive treatment
