Acupuncture treatment
What can acupuncture treat?
Acupuncture is an ancient healing modality, which can be used to help treat or support many conditions, including, but by no means limited to:
- Musculoskeletal complaints and pain (e.g. lower back pain, sciatica, frozen shoulder, carpal tunnel syndrome etc)
- Fertility and IVF support
- Headaches and migraines
- Menstrual issues and menopause support
- Anxiety, stress and insomnia
- Digestive issues, such as IBS or reflux
- Facial conditions such as Bell’s Palsy and Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Respiratory conditions such as hayfever and sinusitis
- Support for people living with or beyond cancer. For example, helping to manage side effects from treatment, such as neuropathy or fatigue.
- Pregnancy-related complaints such as morning sickness, constipation, headaches, oedema and more. It can be used to help encourage a breech baby to turn, and from week 36/37 of pregnancy, acupuncture can help to prepare the body for birth (cervical ripening).
To find out whether acupuncture could be beneficial for you, please contact me at hello@acupuncturebyanna.co.uk / 07789 204535 to arrange a free 15 minute telephone consultation.
What can I expect at an acupuncture appointment?
An initial acupuncture consultation (priced £65) takes up to 90 minutes, allowing time to take a detailed history, develop and deliver the first treatment.
I will ask to see your tongue and take your pulses as these give me vital clues about your health.
Once the needles have been inserted, they are usually retained for 20-30 minutes. Many people are surprised by how small and hair-thin the needes are, and most people find acupuncture a restful experience. I aim to create a calm and comfortable environment in which you can relax.
Where appropriate, additional techniques such as moxibustion (heat therapy), cupping, gua sha or Tui Na (Chinese medical massage techniques) may be included in a treatment to help optimise results.
Follow up appointments will take up to one hour (priced £50).
As the effects of Acupuncture are cumulative, with each treatment building on the last, it is helpful to commit to an agreed course of sessions in order to achieve maximum benefit.