Acupuncture treatment
What can acupuncture treat?
Acupuncture treatment can be helpful for many conditions, including the following:
- Headaches and migraines
- Menstrual issues and menopause
- Fertility and IVF support
- Anxiety, depression and insomnia
- Digestive issues, such as IBS.
- Urinary issues.
- Musculoskeletal complaints and pain
- Facial conditions such as Bell’s Palsy and Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Respiratory conditions such as hayfever, asthma 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, carpal tunnel syndrome, oedema and more. It can also be used to encourage a breech baby to turn and from week 36/37 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 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. Most people find acupuncture a restful experience and I aim to create a calm 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:
Follow up appointments will take up to one hour.
As the effects of Acupuncture are cumulative, with each treatment building on the last, it is advisable to commit to an agreed course of sessions in order to achieve maximum benefit.