Acupuncture 

Acupuncture is fast becoming one the the most well researched and documented of all the alternative medicine practices.

Acupuncture is becoming increasingly mainstream, general pain-relief acupuncture is now being offered on the NHS because of both patient demand and proven success rates. More than two million treatments will be carried out in the UK alone.

There are a a large number of controlled study groups both here in the UK and abroad that have shown significant evidence that acupuncture is effective in the treatment of a variety of conditions including arthritis, osteoporosis, nausea, back pain, dysmenorrhoea (painful periods, migraines, and bladder problems. Acupuncture is particularly effective for chronic pain conditions.

It is also becoming increasing popular for its benefits on the emotional balance of the body not just the physical aspect and since the two are not separate in Chinese medicine terms it goes without saying that is particularly effective for emotional problems.

Since qualifying I always been keen to help people with stress and emotional related problems.

A "mini" explanation for those who have no knowledge of Chinese acupuncture theory is that each organ in the body has a corresponding emotion - see below

Within the fundamentals of Chinese medicine, the different organs have different emotions and mental abilities associated with them and I have listed the main ones below.

Liver - anger, frustration, resentment, bitterness, and stress

Spleen - over thinking, worry

Lung - sadness, grief

Heart - joy, sadness, grief

Kidneys - fear

When these are balanced and the energy is unblocked the body is allowed to heal naturally.