Acupuncture - First visit
Please Note: This treatment is for the Norfolk Clinic NOT London Clinic
Acupuncture has been used and respected for thousands of years and used for many conditions. The use of fine needles are inserted into specific points along a meridian with the aim to bring balance and allow qi to flow.
The first visit includes an in depth consultation and meridian palpation using an oscillating rod. This will give a guide on what Acupuncture treatment will need to be given.
Please note that the treatment may include scalp acupuncture, abdominal acupuncture, cupping or moxa.
- Further Information
- Stress
- Depression
- Irritability / Anger
- Frustration
- Fearfulness
- Anxiety
- Panic Attacks
- Palpitations
- Concentration Difficulties
- Poor Memory
- Lack of Focus.
- Head
- colds
- flu
- sore throat
- cough
- allergies
- hay fewer
- red / dry / itchy eyes
- headaches & migraine
- light-headedness / dizziness
- facial tension, e.g. jaw
- toothache / pain
- sinusitis
- nose bleeds
- tinnitus
- Bells Palsy.
- shoulder / neck tension
- arm, wrist, hand aches
- repetitive strain injuries
- frozen shoulder
- tingling & numbness
- tennis elbow.
- back pain
- muscle cramps / spasms
- heavy / aching arms, legs, body
- leg & feet pain
- athlete’s foot
- sciatica.
- asthma & allergies
- chest pain & palpitations
- high blood pressure
- shortness of breath.
- digestion / stomach intestine problems
- poor appetite
- over-eating
- food cravings, e.g. sweet foods
- indigestion
- bloating
- wind
- constipation
- diarrhoea / loose stools
- irritable bowel syndrome
- intestinal/stomach cramps
- acid reflux
- halitosis / bad breath.
- frequent urination
- urgency of urination
- incomplete emptying / intermittent flow
- nighttime urination
- strong odour / cloudy urine
- cystitis.
- low / high libido
- menopause symptoms
- infertility
- painful periods
- menstrual infrequency / absence
- premenstrual syndrome
- heavy periods
- endometriosis
- fibroids
- Thrush
- pregnancy issues
- morning sickness
- mastitis.
- dry / itchy skin
- eczema
- urticaria
- psoriasis.
- low or sluggish energy
- tiredness / exhaustion
- feeling too hot(overheating) or cold(chilly)
- over / under sweating
- thirst, with or without desire to drink
- night sweats
- candidiasis
- ME
- post-viral fatigue syndrome
- haemorrhoids.
In 2002 the World Health Organisation (WHO) carried out a research and produced a list of “dis-ease” categories for which Traditional Chinese Medicine has demonstrable benefits:
Mental and emotional:
Physical Symptoms:
Neck & Upper Limbs:
Back & Lower Limbs:
Respiratory & Chest Conditions:
Stomach, Intestine & Digestive Tract:
Urogenital:
Sexual / Reproductive / Gynaecological：
Skin：
Other Symptoms：
How it's done
- STEP 1
After a full consultation and explanation of treatment, a full assessment will commence. This will include tongue reading, pulse reading and meridian palpation.
- STEP 2
Hairlike needles are placed gently into the acupuncture point and manipulated very gently to activate qi.
- STEP 3
Electrotherapy may be applied to stimulate the qi. This is a very subtle stimulation. Moxa may also be placed onto the body or cupping
- STEP 4
You will be left to relax with an eye mask and infra lamp red
- STEP 5
Acupuncture needles will be removed after 30 minutes
- STEP 6
Advice and aftercare given.