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Acupuncture for other problems
Benefiting a
really wide range of conditions
Acupuncture is not
just a technique for relieving pain or sorting out headaches. It's
a holistic system of medicine, and a very wide range of health problems
can respond well.
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Case studies |
"When I first decided to
visit Jessica I was very unwell and was feeling very low
with little motivation. I had been off work and in
hospital due to inflammation of
the sacroiliac joint and was barely able to walk or even
sit for that matter. The moment I met
Jessica I felt comfortable and at ease. Jessica is
sympathetic and caring and doesn’t just treat the
problem but the person. Not
only has she helped with the inflammation but I am more
motivated than I ever was since my illness.
Friends and family have noticed the change in me and I
can now look forward to living my life, being a
confident, happy and slightly more laid back woman. I
have been seeing Jessica for nearly a year now, NOT
because I have to but because I look forward to the
monthly boost of making me feel relaxed and focused on
living life to the fullest. I would strongly recommend
a visit to Jessica."
An
administrator in her 30s |
"...the most startling healing
success came later
when Jessica treated the pain I was experiencing from a
ganglion on my right
wrist. Because it never occurred to me that this could be
treated with acupuncture, I didn't mention it for a long
time. I was in pain for nearly a year and saw several
conventional specialists. Once the last specialist told me
there was no option but to operate, I mentioned it to
Jessica. One session of acupuncture
reduced the pain dramatically, and with follow-up
treatments, it is now completely under control."
A
researcher in her 30s
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Research |
As well as the conditions
described elsewhere on this website, a
2003 report by the World Health Organisation (WHO)(1) found a number of
conditions "for which acupuncture has been proved
- through controlled trials - to be an effective treatment",
including:
Adverse reactions to chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Facial pain
Essential hypertension
Primary hypotension
Pain in dentistry
Post-operative pain
Stroke
And those "for which
the therapeutic effect of acupuncture has been shown but for which
further proof is needed" included:
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Contact Jessica
 Each of us responds differently to
acupuncture. Do
get in touch to discuss whether
acupuncture is likely to be right for you, or to make an appointment.
Other
conditions
Acupuncture can help with a
wide range of health problems, click below to find out more:
Detailed
references
(1)
http://www.acupuncture-schools.us/national-institute-health-nih-acupuncture.cfm,
referring to World Health Organisation (2002). Acupuncture:
Review and Analysis of Reports on Controlled Clinical Trial, see
http://apps.who.int/bookorders/anglais/detart1.jsp?sesslan=1&codlan=1&codcol=93&codcch=196
(2)
Rampes (2001). The safety of
acupuncture. British Medical Journal 2001;323(7311):467 (1
September), doi:10.1136/bmj.323.7311.467, see
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/323/7311/467
(3)
From the 'About Us' area of the
Clinical Evidence BMJ website, page titled 'How much do we know',
http://clinicalevidence.bmj.com/ceweb/about/knowledge.jsp.
Extract at Oct 2009: "So what can Clinical Evidence tell us about
the state of our current knowledge? What proportion of commonly used
treatments are supported by good evidence, what proportion should
not be used or used only with caution, and how big are the gaps in
our knowledge? Of around 2500 treatments covered 13% are rated as
beneficial, 23% likely to be beneficial, 8% as trade off between
benefits and harms, 6% unlikely to be beneficial, 4% likely to be
ineffective or harmful, and 46%, the largest proportion, as unknown
effectiveness"
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