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.

 

Research

As well as the conditions described elsewhere on this website, a 2003 report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) 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:

 

Abdominal pain (in acute gastroenteritis or due to gastrointestinal spasm)
 Alcohol dependence and detoxification
 Bell’s palsy
 Cancer pain
 Earache
 Epistaxis, simple (without generalized or local disease) (ie nosebleeds)
 Eye pain due to subconjunctival injection
 Facial spasm
 Fibromyalgia and fasciitis
 Hyperlipaemia (ie high cholesterol)
 Ménière disease
 Opium, cocaine and heroin dependence
 Postoperative convalescence
 Raynaud syndrome, primary
 Retention of urine, traumatic
 Sjögren syndrome
 Vascular dementia
 Whooping cough (pertussis)

 

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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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:

 

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