Acupuncture
At Meadows Wellbeing
What is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture works to help maintain your body’s equilibrium. It involves the insertion of very fine needles into specific points on the body to regulate the flow of ‘Qi’, your body’s vital energy.
For a number of lifestyle and environmental reasons, Qi can become disturbed, depleted or blocked, which can result in some symptoms of pain and illness. In certain instances, traditional acupuncture can be an effective therapy to help restore balance and promote physical and emotional harmony.
Treatment is aimed at the source of your condition as well as your main symptoms. This approach helps with resolving your problem and enhancing your feeling of wellbeing. You may notice other niggling symptoms resolve as your main health complaint improves.
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Understanding Acupuncture
Many people come to acupuncture for help with specific symptoms or to relieve specific pains. Some use acupuncture because they feel generally unwell but have no obvious diagnosis. Others choose acupuncture simply to enhance their feeling of wellbeing.
Acupuncture is considered suitable for all ages, including babies and children and can be used effectively alongside conventional medicine.
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Sylvia Gulbenkian
LicAc MBacC BVetMed MRCVS DipPaed Acupuncturist
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Jan Stringer
Complementary Therapist
Find your body's natural balance through the precision of acupuncture.
What To Expect From Your Consultation & Treatments
Your first appointment will last for 1 hour with follow up appointments taking around 45 minutes to 1 hour.
The number of sessions required depend on your individual needs. Your acupuncturist will usually ask to see you once or twice a week at first. Some change is usually felt within five or six treatments, although occasionally just one or two treatments are sufficient.
Your acupuncturist will use a number of different methods to get a complete picture of your health and lifestyle, including taking a full medical history, reading your pulses, and looking at your tongue.
Based on this information, the acupuncturist makes a diagnosis and puts together your personal treatment plan.
Acupuncture points are selected according to your symptoms as well as your underlying energy pattern.
Some people choose to have ongoing regular acupuncture to maintain good health and for relaxation and wellbeing purposes.
Acupuncture needles are much finer than the needles used for injections or blood tests. When the needle is inserted you may feel a tingling sensation or dull ache.
The needles used are single-use, sterile, and disposable. Responses to treatment can sometimes include tiredness or mild dizziness, and very occasionally minor bruising may occur. However, all such reactions are short-lived.
PLEASE NOTE: If you have been prescribed medication we recommend you tell your doctor that you are planning to have acupuncture. Do not stop taking your medication. You should always tell your acupuncturist about any medication and supplements you are taking as this may affect your response to the acupuncture treatment. British Acupuncturist Council (BAcC) acupuncturists are trained to recognise any potentially serious underlying health conditions and may refer you to your GP if they consider it appropriate.