Acupuncture Reviews

What is Acupuncture? ================== Acupuncture is part of traditional Chinese Medicine [TCM] which has been practised in China and other Eastern countries for thousands of years. Although often described as a means of pain relief, it is in fact used to treat people with a wide range of illnesses. It involves inserting ...

Some of you who have read my earlier reviews will know that I have suffered during the past 18 months with “cluster headaches” and believe me they are really painful. An “ordinary” migraine can last up to 3 days and I have tried various alternative therapies, some of have helped more than others. About a month ago I had to go to the ...

Acupuncture originated in China and is widely practised throughout the Far East. Traditionally used as a preventative treatment-the best Oriental doctors were considered to be those who prevented illness while the mediocre physician treated the sick-it is now widely used as a cure for a wide range of problems.The exact mechanism by which it works ...

My first experience of acupuncture was when I came into the lounge to discover my mother looking like something out of Hellraiser! She had needles sticking out of her head in abundance! She also had them sticking out of her feet, breasts, arms, everywhere you can think of. It was quite disturbing! My mother had had a very bad back for ...

I have to admit that I am not a big fan of going to my doctor when anything is wrong. Firstly my current doctor is unsympathetic towards anyone who doesn’t have a life threatening disease or affliction and secondly trying to get past the triage nurse is like trying to get past Nazi prison guards, I really should change my doctor! ...

I had been to the Doctor on a number of times because i had been suffering from neck and shoulder tension as well as headaches.I had tried various relaxation methods but none seemed to help me out so the Doctor said to me did i fancy trying Acupuncture,so as i had tried everything else i said yes. So an appointment arrived for a local ...

Accupuncture is an ancient Chinese medical treatment used for many reasons but nowadays, especially in the UK is used for pain relief. About fifteen years ago while working on a farm collecting eggs I started to have a lot of trouble with my elbow. I saw my GP and he diagnosed golfers elbow, the pain with this is totally horrific I could ...

I have suffered badly from restless legs syndrome for many years and have spent much money on seeing traditional neurological consultants trying to get a fix for my problem. RLS is an incurable semi voluntary spasm disorder affecting the legs where sufferers get a creeping, deep electrical sensation that casues them sleepless nights and leg ...

I have always been quite septical about natural remedies such as acupuncture - having an in-bred fear of needles certainly doesn't help! Some years ago I fractured my spine in a car crash and have lived with back problems ever since. Last summer the pain was so bad that I had to go to the doctor for pain killers - something I ...

A few years ago I developed severe ezcema.I was a regular visitor to the Doctors often emerging with a prescription for at least eight items.Ranging from steroid creams, special stuff to bath in and pills. Appointments to see a specialist at the hospital didnt seem to make any difference. I then read about acupunture in My local ...

Imagine the scene, - Me - sitting in the surgery, talking to my good trusted doctor, complaining that, after 3 months of physiotherapy treatment for a very painful neck / shoulder complaint, to no avail, the doctor says, --- " I would recommend acupuncture" ? Well - Firstly, I thought that the good doc was kidding me on. ...

Acupuncture! Allowing someone to push needles into your body! Are you insane! These thoughts ran through my head as I lay on the table before my first session of acupuncture..but maybe I am jumping the gun a bit. Let me tell you more... This story goes back a few years, where as a result of ski-ing like a silly thing I injured ...

I had a bad accident just before christmas last year which resulted in my pelvis being pushed out of line by two centimetres and the base of my spine twisting with it. Doesn't sound like much, but two centimetre is alot of movement for somehting like your pelvis. I tried the doctor, who was unable to do anything but passed me on a ...

I suffer from ME (or Chronic Fatgiue Syndrome)which I've had for a few years now and about 8 years ago I was fortunate enough to be able to afford acupuncture once every 2 weeks with a leading acupuncturist/naturopath in Bedfordshire. As soon as you walked into his practice you felt relaxed, there was soothing classical music playing, and in ...

One of the oldest healing methods known, is acupuncture. It is based on the ancient Chinese belief that there are patterns of energy flowing through the body. Disease occurs if this flow is blocked. When thin needles are inserted into the body at specific points, each linked to a particular organ network, the energy flow can supposedly be ...

Acupuncture does work ,I had my first treatment when I was suffering from anorexia I had gone down to six and a half stone , when a friend told me about how successful it could be with any illness . The Practitioner said to me I will have you right in a month ,I had been ill for a year , He also put me on a special diet of grains ...

If it's got a complimentary health tag on it-bet you pound to a penny I've tried it. Except for colonic irrigation! Pass! (pun intended!) I actually started off with acupuncture about 20 odd years ago-because this one looked the most mystical(therefore had to be good!) and I wanted to see how it worked. The acupuncturist had me ...

During my first pregnancy, I suffered awful morning sickness like you wouldn;t believe. Itried everything, ginger biscuits, plain biscuits etc, ginger ale and nothing worked. In desperation I tried the Boot Accupressure bands - they are meant for travel sickness but work just as well for morning sickness. You simply place them round ...

My views on complementary medicine, vegetarians and so on are usually very negative and scornful; until recently. I injured my ankle fell running. I've done it before and will again, no doubt. The hospital sent me for some physio, nothing unusual here. Then my physiotherapist suggested some acupuncture. He explained that he'd had ...

I have had three sessions of accupuncture, over three years. this has been through a pain clinic. I have a chronic pain condition, and it was recommended that I had a session of accupuncture. At first i was very sceptical, the thought of someone sticking pins in me was not a pleaseant thought. However, the actuallity was much different. The ...