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33 Weston Road
Long Ashton
Bristol
BS41 9AA
Tel 01275 393149
Please contact us with any queries for our physiotherapists or staff via email
Long Ashton
Bristol
BS41 9AA
Tel 01275 393149
Please contact us with any queries for our physiotherapists or staff via email
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WHAT IS IT?Acupuncture is promotion of the bodies own healing mechanisms by stimulating specific points of the body, and is one of the varied skills offered by physiotherapists. Research evidence shows that acupuncture stimulates the brain to produce NATURAL pain relieving chemicals called endorphins. These assist the body to heal itself and offer pain relief. The traditional view is that QI (energy) flows around the body in channels. If the QI is flowing freely, the body is in a healthy state. If there is injury, disease or mechanical defects, then the energy stagnates. The stimulation of relevant acupuncture points frees this stagnation.Conventional acupuncture involves the use of pre- sterilised disposable needles of varying of various widths, lengths and materials that pierce the skin at the Acupuncture points. WILL IT WORK?Research has shown that most people gain pain relief from acupuncture due to the release of endorphins during the acupuncture process. Patients treated with acupuncture will generally require at least three treatments before the physiotherapist can be certain there is a reaction. The effect of acupuncture is cumulative. Pain relief builds up as treatment progresses, some responding rapidly while others take more time. Acupuncture does not work for everybody or for every condition, but good results are frequently achieved when the more conventional fields have been tried and failed.IS IT SAFE?Acupuncture is safe when practised by a member of the AACP (Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists) because of the strict hygiene guidelines, training courses and educational updates required to stay on the membership register. Linda Mclaren has been a practicing member for 4 years.WHAT CAN IT TREAT?Physiotherapists use it alongside other treatment.Common Conditions Treated:
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