Acupuncture is widely considered to be beneficial for a range of conditions. Many people consult an acupuncturist wanting  help with their energy levels, their feeling of well-being, their emotional state, or other general issues. More specific problems commonly treated fall into categories such as:-

- Emotional and psychological: anxiety, stress, insomnia, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder.

- Musculoskeletal: back pain, sciatica, neck pain, arthritis, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, trapped nerves, injuries, rheumatism.

- Gynaecological: menstrual irregularities including painful periods, heavy periods, irregular periods, PMS, infertility & support through IVF, menopausal symptoms including hot flushes, night sweats, joint pains.

- Pregnancy-related conditions: morning sickness, pubic symphysis pain, heartburn, constipation, fatigue, itching, pre-birth preparation, breech presentation, late onset of labour, post-natal depression.

- Headaches, migraine, vertigo and dizziness.

- Fatigue, whether chronic fatigue syndrome, ME, or general tiredness.

- Digestive: irritable bowel syndrome, acid reflux, chronic constipation or loose/ frequent stools.

- Respiratory: hayfever, perennial allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, asthma, frequent coughs or colds.

- Ears and eyes: tinnitus, conjunctivitis, blepharitis, glaucoma, degenerative diseases leading to loss of vision.

- Skin: eczema, psoriasis.

- Urinary: enlarged prostate symptoms, cystitis, disturbed nights.

- Lack of usual vitality and generally impaired health.

- Stopping smoking.

This list is by no means exhaustive, and only typical examples have been listed under each category. In the Articles menu on the right, you will find more extensive descriptions of my approach to some of these conditions, and you are always welcome to telephone to enquire about a particular complaint. For some of the above conditions, you may already be under the care of your GP or a specialist; seeing an acupuncturist aswell is not usually a problem, although it makes sense to tell your doctor you are doing so.

Because traditional Chinese acupuncture is a treatment tailored especially for each individual, it often has the effect of helping the main complaint, whilst simultaneously providing a ripple of secondary benefits felt in one’s wider sense of health and well-being. This is a feature which is making acupuncture particularly attractive to many people nowadays.