Folkestone Acupuncture

25/05/2022

https://time.com/6171247/acupuncture-health-benefits-research/

Here's what research says about the complementary therapy

04/08/2020

NICE RECOMMENDS ACUPUNCTURE

The department of health body 'NICE' (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) have recommended that medication such as paracetamol, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (these include aspirin and ibuprofen), benzodiazepines or opioids should not be offered for those with chronic pain.

Taken from the article, "there was little or no evidence that they made any difference to people’s quality of life, pain or psychological distress"

This is huge as many people are currently taking these medications with strong side effects that can drastically affect their quality of life.

Instead NICE make a number of recommendations including acupuncture. They emphasise "the importance of putting the patient at the centre of care".

This philosophy is built into the acupuncture system where treatment is tailored to the individual. Rather than relying on prescriptive protocals or a 'one size fits all' approach to treatment, acupuncture aims to target the specific needs of the person and their particular circumstances.

Many factors are taken into account to provide as holistic a treatment as possible. This gives the best chance of a profound and lasting healing result, attempting more than just the masking of symptoms as observed in the use of the pharmaceutical medications listed above.

This is not to say that all medication is somehow harmful or does not have it's place. This is not true at all. However in the case of chronic pain where people are perhaps on these medications for years with little to no benefit to their health, there may well be viable and effective alternatives such as acupuncture.

If you yourself or someone you know suffers the burden of chronic pain and the associated medications, contact us for a free consultation and find out how acupuncture can help.

https://www.nice.org.uk/news/article/commonly-used-treatments-for-chronic-pain-can-do-more-harm-than-good-and-should-not-be-used-says-nice-in-draft-guidance?fbclid=IwAR2DqRE3V9YDQQi9w-5vQnXsp_dBHIdX-odFC_wLCZYac5Bg3CeIh0nYSpY

  Instead, the draft guideline, which is now open to public consultation until 14 September 2020, says that people with a type of chronic pain called chronic primary pain should be offered supervised group exercise programmes, some types of psychological therapy, or acupuncture. Chronic primary pa...

24/07/2020

We are reopening from 27th July with a number of COVID safeguards in place. Visit www.folkestoneacupuncture.com for more info.

Acupuncture treatment in Folkestone

11/09/2019

https://www.healthcmi.com/Acupuncture-Continuing-Education-News/1707-acupuncture-decreases-insomnia-due-to-menopause-increases-estrogen

Acupuncture increases estrogen levels, reduces FSH and LH, and alleviates insomnia during menopause, perimenopause, and postmenopause.

17/05/2019

https://www.acupuncture.org.uk/public-content/public-pr-press-releases/6697-gps-should-prescribe-acupuncture-for-anxiety-says-membership-body.html?utm_source=hootsuite&utm_medium=facebook&utm_term&utm_content&utm_campaign=news&fbclid=IwAR2NJiSPa2EnjrQQWtYH0aX_1igebEHzDwRrdK3qkEZOs6e7GJArbQRxkvw

The British Acupuncture is calling on health care professionals across the UK to consider prescribing acupuncture for patients with anxiety. It comes...

15/05/2019

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47279032?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cxwkx729dx2t/menopause&link_location=live-reporting-story

A new study suggests acupuncture may be useful in reducing hot flushes and night sweats.

08/02/2019

Discover the benefits of acupuncture and why the ancient healing practice deserves to be a standard part of your wellness repertoire...

15/01/2019

https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/is-acupuncture-mainstream

Why acupuncture is mainstream, including new research and increasing popularity.

03/01/2019

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-acupuncture-treatments-used-to-aid-drug-users-on-road-to-recovery/?fbclid=IwAR0lMun-WcSts62x74yNUNvho0xx6iIAvWO6ouGF4EY6Daehq2Z3rpW6o3E

With Canada’s deadly opioids crisis continuing unabated, authorities are trying every tool in their kit to help drug users survive and recover

29/11/2018

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/world/china-watch/culture/chinese-acupuncture/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_tw

China’s ancient medical remedy of acupuncture proves to be an effective treatment for illnesses that Western medicine struggles to cure.

06/11/2018

http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/acupuncture-beats-injected-morphine-pain-groundbreaking-study?utm_source=Daily+Greenmmedinfo.com+Email+List&utm_campaign=f89e4d981c-Open+Letter+to+Nutritionists+About+Fluoride_COPY_0&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_193c8492fb-f89e4d981c-92383273&ct=t%28%29&mc_cid=f89e4d981c&mc_eid=6ae42d5ef1

A new study has found that acupuncture, the ancient practice of using needles to stimulate bodily self healing, is more effective than intravenous morphine for pain.

21/09/2018

https://experiencelife.com/article/acupuncture-getting-to-the-point/

Many people are turning to this ancient practice for relief from acute pain and chronic symptoms. Here’s why it works.

10/09/2018

https://acutakehealth.com/5-reasons-busy-people-make-time-acupuncture

By Sara Calabro Acupuncture often slips by the people who need it most. When our schedules are already jam-packed, it's hard to carve out time for another appointment. But the busier you are, the more important self-care becomes. Stress, even the good kind that motivates us to

30/08/2018

Everyone has their own pleasure chemical inside their brain, and it is called Dopamine. This is a single neurotransmitter that is responsible for many physical and mental processes. People have the ability to be able to stimulate their own dopamine levels naturally and by doing it is possible to…

05/06/2018

Research has uncovered plenty of reasons to get pricked.

08/05/2018

29/04/2018

https://www-bustle-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bustle.com/p/7-ways-acupuncture-changes-your-brain-according-to-science-8860049/amp

Most everyone knows what acupuncture is, but do you actually know how it affects you? The age-old practice has been around for at least two thousand years (and some people believe it is much older than that), and despite any skepticism about its effi…