Welcome to Acupuncture in Bristol

Treatments

My name is Kim Kakebe and I am a Bristol based acupuncturist with over 10 years experience helping a wide variety of clients

– from those who are just feeling a bit under par to those with serious life-changing illnesses.

I strongly believe that acupuncture can genuinely improve one’s health and well-being in almost any circumstance.

I currently practice in 2 locations in the Bristol area – one in Redland, North Bristol and one in Wrington near Congresbury, south of Bristol. (for full details please see my “Contact” page).

Below you will find some background information about acupuncture – what it is, and how it works.

If you’re interested in finding out more, or wish to book an appointment, please don’t hesitate – call me on 07840 265903

I offer free 15-minute consultations by phone so you can learn more about acupuncture and whether it is suitable for you.

I look forward to speaking with you.

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'My initial session with Kim left me feeling revitalised and refreshed and I am delighted that each further session has been a success.'

Chris

Why Acupuncture?

You may have heard that acupuncture can be effective in treating pain-related conditions. For example, The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines on best practice now recommend that GPs offer a course of 10 sessions of acupuncture as a first line treatment for persistent, non-specific low back pain.

But you may not be aware that acupuncture can effectively treat a range of problems, including stress-related headaches and migraines, osteo-arthritis of the knee and digestive disorders such as nausea, but to name a few.

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The beauty of acupuncture is that it is a system that treats the person, not just the condition which one has, so each patient’s treatment plan will be different. Many people return to acupuncture again and again because they find it so beneficial and helps them to feel their best.

About Acupuncture

Acupuncture works to help maintain your system’s equilibrium. By using very fine needles at specific points on the body it regulates the flow of your body’s vital energy, or ‘Qi’ (pronounced “chee”). When Qi is in abundance and is flowing smoothly through us we thrive and our health is at its best. However once the flow is interrupted, is in meagre supply or is lacking in quality, subtle distress signals arise.

This may affect you on a physical level but you may also feel compromised on more of an emotional level, possibly leaving you feeling vulnerable or just not yourself. A properly trained acupuncturist can pick up on these changes, often before they cause illness, pain and disease.

One of the main differences between Chinese medicine and conventional Western medicine is the belief that emotions and climatic factors can cause a sense of “dis-ease” that can affect the entire living system.