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Acupuncture is part of the traditional medicine of China. Very fine needles are inserted in the body’s channels of energy to stimulate patients’ own healing responses and help restore their natural balance.
Acupuncture is one of the main therapies of Chinese traditional medicine. It is subtle and powerful, treating a wide variety of both acute and chronic health problems.
What conditions can acupuncture help?
Acupuncture can help a surprisingly wide variety of conditions including:
- Painful conditions such as arthritis, rheumatism, back pain, sciatica, tennis elbow, frozen shoulder, repetitive strain injury, neuralgia and dental pain
- Headaches and migraines
- Coughs, colds, catarrh, influenza, sinusitis and asthma
- Hay fever and other allergies
- Digestive problems, including constipation, diarrhoea, IBS, reflux and nausea
- Sleep problems
- Stress, depression and anxiety
- Menstrual problems, such as PMS, period pain, irregular cycles, or heavy bleeding
- Fertility
- Pregnancy problems such as morning sickness, breech presentation, tendency to miscarry
- Menopausal problems
- Tiredness and low energy, including post-viral fatigue syndrome
- Quitting smoking
- Cosmetic/facial revitalisation acupuncture
If you have a problem which is not listed here, acupuncture may still be able to help – just phone Dwara at the practice nearest you and ask to speak to her.
Acupuncture can also help to prevent illness recurring and promote good health.
Dietary suggestions, herbal remedies, exercise therapy, and life-style advice frequently form part of the treatment. Chinese medical diagnosis is particularly good at working out which everyday foods are most beneficial for any individual person.
Both adults and children can benefit from acupuncture treatment.
Your acupuncturist
Dwara Young MSc DipAc MBAcC.
Dwara is an experienced, professionally trained acupuncturist and a member of the British Acupuncture Council. She has been in practice since 1992.
If you would like to have a chat with her before making an appointment, do phone the practice nearest you and ask Dwara to get in touch with you, or email dwara@acupuncture-bristol.co.uk, putting "Enquiry from website" as your subject heading.
Clifton Physiotherapy
111 Pembroke Road
Clifton
Bristol BS8 3EU
0117 970 6390
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The Chiron Centre
130 Westbury Road
Westbury-on-Trym
Bristol BS9 3AL
0117 962 0008
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on Google Maps
Trinity Osteopathic Practice
42 Bell Street
Shaftesbury
Dorset SP7 8AE
01747 851 726
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