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Western Acupuncture for Pain Relief

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Traditional acupuncture is a healthcare system based on ancient principles which go back nearly two thousand years. It looks at pain and illness as signs that the body is out of balance. The overall aim of acupuncture treatment, then, is to restore the body's equilibrium.

Western Acupuncture often uses needling as an adjunctive therapy. Therapists base their treatments on a theory that Acupuncture can reduce pain by stimulating the brain and spinal cord to produce natural pain-relieving chemicals such as endorphins, melatonin (which promotes sleep) and serotonin (to promote well-being), to name but a few. These chemicals assist the body’s healing processes and offer pain relief as a precursor to other treatments such as manual therapy or exercise in order to aid recovery. 

NICE  (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) recommends that acupuncture should be available as a cost-effective short-term treatment for persistent non-specific low back pain and tension-type headaches.

Anna Hindley and Victoria Williamson are trained in pain relief acupuncture - and use this therapy in conjunction with chiropractic adjustments to help restore function and reduce pain.  This is one of the skills provided to give an integrated approach to pain and inflammation management.


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