Acupuncture Treatments
What is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture is a treatment, which may relieve symptoms of some physical and psychological conditions and encourage the patient's body to heal and repair itself, if it is able to do so.
Acupuncture stimulates the nerves in skin and muscle, and can produce a variety of effects. We know that it increases the body's release of natural painkillers - endorphin and serotonin - in the pain pathways of both the spinal cord and the brain. This modifies the way pain signals are received.
But acupuncture does much more than reduce pain, and has a beneficial effect on health. Patients often notice an improved sense of wellbeing after treatment.
Modern research shows that acupuncture can affect most of the body's systems - the nervous system, muscle tone, hormone outputs, circulation, antibody production and allergic responses, as well as the respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems.
Janine will assess each patient’s case, and treatment will be individually tailored.Typically, fine needles are inserted through the skin and left in position briefly, sometimes with manual or electrical stimulation. The number of needles varies but may be only two or three.
Treatment might be twice a week to begin with, then at longer intervals as the condition responds. A typical course of treatment lasts 5 to 8 sessions.
Here are some of the conditions that may be effectively treated with acupuncture:
- Back, neck, shoulder, knee and leg pain, sciatica, trapped nerves.
- Arthritis
- Migraines, headaches,
- Sports injuries
- Menstrual and menopausal symptoms, e.g. period pains and hot flushes
- Allergies - such as hay fever
- Sinus problems and chronic catarrh
- Work related and repetitive strain injuries
- Stress and tension related disorders, hyperventilation syndrome
- Help with stopping smoking
- Dental pain
- Nausea
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Janine Jones is a Member of the British Medical Acupuncture Society and the Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists.
Members are bound by professional codes and standards through the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and the Health Professions Council.
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