Sefton Acupuncture Clinic
Formby, Southport, North Liverpool, Maghull & Ormskirk
About Acupuncture
What is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture is an ancient form of medicine developed in the East over 2500 years ago. This holistic form of medicine is now becoming more and more popular in the West and is commonly accepted as a useful complement to orthodox medicine. It is being increasingly recognised by doctors as one of the most valuable complementary medicines.
Although Acupuncture cannot help everyone, it can treat a wide range of problems, from acute musculo-skeletal problems to chronic, long term, debilitating illness.
Acupuncture has been known to be effective in treating many conditions including:
Fertility
IVF support
Anxiety, stress and tiredness
Neck, Back pain and other musculo-skeletal problems
Arthritis
Asthma
Depression
Insomnia
Sciatica
Addictions
Headaches & Migraine
Menstrual & Gynaecological problems
High Blood Pressure
IBS, Bowel and Digestive problems
Chronic pain and recurring illness
Neuralgia
Consequences of stroke
How does it work?
Chinese Medicine believes that energy or qi flows through a system of channels in the body called meridians. When this qi becomes blocked, excessive or deficient, pain and illness can occur. Acupuncture aims to unblock and rebalance this energy, encouraging the body to heal itself.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a list of diseases that are responsive to acupuncture.
Information on Acupuncture from the British Medical Journal:
Andrew Vickers and Catherine Zollman, ABC of complementary medicine: Acupuncture, BMJ, 319 pp. 973-976 (1999). Full article in HTML and PDF formats.
