What for?

Acupuncture has been used for thousands of years to treat a wide variety of conditions.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published a long list of conditions which have been treated with acupuncture in controlled trials. Some people turn to acupuncture for help with a specific symptom or condition. Others choose to have treatment to help maintain good health, as a preventive measure, or simply to improve their general sense of wellbeing. Because traditional acupuncture aims to treat the whole person rather than specific symptoms in isolation, it can be effective for a range of conditions.

Remember that acupuncturists treat the person, not just the condition which they have, so each patient's treatment plan will be different. However, you can always ask your practitioner about other patients' experiences, to give you an idea of what to expect. Many people return to acupuncture again and again because they find it so beneficial and relaxing.

In 2009 the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence recommended that acupuncture should be made available on the NHS, as a cost-effective short-term treatment for the management of early, persistent non-specific lower back pain.  The British Acupuncture Council also has fact sheets on acupuncture research for various conditions:

Research fact sheets

These fact sheets are produced to provide accurate and unbiased general information for a variety of conditions. They provide summaries of research and how acupuncture may be beneficial. You should always consult your GP if you have any concerns or talk to a BAcC registered acupuncturist.

Keep up to date with our factsheets - take a RSS feed of this page (latest additions appear first) with this url

1 Acne
2 Acupuncture and tennis elbow
3 Allergic rhinitis
4 Anxiety
5 Back pain
6 Bell’s palsy
7 Cancer Care
8 Chronic fatigue syndrome
9 Chronic pain
10 Colds and flu
11 COPD
12 Cystitis
13 Dentistry
14 Depression
15 Eczema and Psoriasis
16 Endometriosis
17 Female fertility
18 Fibromyalgia
19 Frozen shoulder
20 Gastrointestinal tract disorders
21 Headache
22 Herpes
23 Infertility ART
24 Insomnia
25 Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
26 Male infertility
27 Menopausal symptoms
28 Migraines
29 Nausea and vomiting
30 Obstetrics
31 Osteoarthritis
32 Post-operative pain
33 Premenstrual syndrome
34 Puerperium
35 Rheumatoid arthritis
36 Sciatica
37 Sinusitis
38 Sports Injuries
39 Stress
40 Substance misuse
41 Tinnitus
42 Type-2 Diabetes
43 Urinary incontinence
44 Vertigo

You can get more information on current scientific research into the effectiveness of acupuncture by visiting www.acupuncture.org.uk or by getting in touch with us for a chat or to book a free 15 minute consultation.

Many people use regular acupuncture treatments as preventative medicine to keep in the best possible health.

Acupuncture has also been used for thousands of years not just for health but for beauty- which, of course, comes from within anyway. Facial Acupuncture treatments are always holistic and will aim to treat underlying conditions, but will focus on revealing your beauty through your face.

Please feel free to call our practitioners to chat about how acupuncture could help or to make an appointment

Please also see the British Acupuncture Council website for more about the latest research on Acupuncture.