The Centre

What is Acupuncture?

History

Acupuncture has been firmly established in China for 2000 years.

Philosophy & Theory

Acupuncture is based on the theory that our good health depends upon a life-giving force – Qi – which animates the body and is concentrated in channels which maintain the functioning of all the organs. These channels (meridians) flow just below the skins surface and have been investigated and mapped by Chinese doctors for thousands of years.

What can Acupuncture treat?

Acupuncture has a wide-ranging variety of uses. It can be used at any age or for any constitution.

Under the Advertising Standards Authority Guidelines (ASA) guidelines, no practitioner is allowed to list the large number of conditions that we believe can be helped by Chinese medicine in general, and by Acupuncture in particular.

However we can discuss your health concerns, either with you in person or on the phone. If you would like to have a private conversation please contact our practice

on tel. no. 01792 366115 or m. 07989 491369.

For a more detailed description of how acupuncture works please go to the

professional council's website: Welcome to the British Acupuncture Council

How Acupuncture Works.

Traditional acupuncturists are trained to use subtle diagnostic techniques that have been developed and refined for centuries. The focus is on the individual, not their illness, and all the symptoms are seen in relation to each other. Each patient is unique; two people with the same western diagnosis may well receive different acupuncture treatments.

The underlying principle of treatment is that illness and pain occur when the body's qi, or vital energy, cannot flow freely. There can be many reasons for this; emotional and physical stress, poor nutrition, infection or injury are among the most common.

By inserting ultra-fine sterile needles into specific acupuncture points, a traditional acupuncturist seeks to re-establish the free flow of qi to restore balance and trigger the body's natural healing response.

In The Acupuncture Centre in Mumbles we practice an Integrated Five Element and TCM style of Acupuncture.

Traditional acupuncture has a long history of adapting to new cultures in which it is practised. Its growing popularity and acceptance in the West may well promote yet more new and exciting variations on the ancient themes.

A growing body of evidence-based clinical research shows that traditional acupuncture safely treats a wide range of common health problems.

Transitions

Moving from one stage of life to another e.g. childhood to adolescence, adolescence to adulthood. Adulthood to old age can present significant challenges, which can manifest in symptoms. Acupuncture can help with these problems.