Pangbourne Acupuncture

19/04/2024

Good advice

📌 Testicular cancer starts in one of the testicles and can affect anyone who has testicles, including men, transgender (trans) women and people assigned male at birth. It is most likely to happen between the ages of 25 and 40.

📌 Each year in the UK, around 2,400 people are diagnosed with testicular cancer. The most common symptom is a lump or swelling in a testicle, or a dull ache, pain, or heaviness in the sc***um. It is important to check your testicles regularly.

▶️Learn more about the types, symptoms and treatment here:
https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-awareness/testicular-cancer-awareness-month

🛎My Cancer My Choices offer complementary therapies that may help with some of the side effects of cancer treatments, so get in touch or visit our website to find out more:
https://mycancermychoices.org/treatments/

19/04/2024

Really interesting

Evidence Base Guidelines, Recent Research on Acupuncture for Endometriosis, and the Accredited Register of Acupuncturists in the Healthcare Sector. Holly:“To be told by a healthcare professional that potentially I may require donor eggs for IVF, due to my stage 4 endometriosis, was a shock. That w...

12/04/2024

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If you have been wondering how you could benefit from qigong and joining a class, let one of my students explain what he gets from it:

"I’m 75 years old and have suffered from something called polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) which is a condition that causes pain, stiffness and inflammation in the muscles around the shoulders, neck and hips. As well as this I have mild arthritis in my knees and hips.

A friend of mine who listened to me complaining suggested trying Qigong. He has been practising this discipline, along with Tai Chi, for some years and swore that it would help me.

He sent me some great YouTube videos that each last about 15 minutes and I’ve been following these every morning for the last 18 months. My aches and pains have definitely been less intense and I find that it puts me in the right mood for the day, mentally as well as physically.

My friend encouraged me to look for a local teacher as he said a weekly lesson would be even more beneficial, so from an internet search I found Rooke Holistic.
Wendy’s Qigong sessions are a great way to end the week and set me up for the weekend. An hour of Qigong is surprisingly physical even though the movements we practise are gentle. There is an element of meditation in the session and at the end, as well as feeling tired, I also feel very relaxed."

10/04/2024

Great news

Many complementary and alternative medicines (CAM), such as acupuncture, are commonly used for pain relief.

05/04/2024

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Clinical guidelines provide recommendations to healthcare professionals regarding the different options for a particular condition.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and The Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) produce clinical guidelines in the UK.

A systematic review is conducted to gather all the evidence. Clinical guidelines will often base their recommendations not just on whether a therapy is effective but also on a cost-benefit analysis.

Acupuncture is currently included in the following clinical guidelines:
▫️ Headaches in over 12s: diagnosis and management (NICE CG150)
▫️ Chronic pain (primary and secondary) in over 16s (NICE CG193)
▫️ Chronic pain (SIGN 136) management for lower back pain and osteoarthritis

To read more about acupuncture and clinical guidelines visit the research area on our website.

https://acupuncture.org.uk/about-acupuncture/acupuncture-research/

21/03/2024

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📌March marks Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, shedding light on a significant health concern affecting many.

‼️ In the UK, approximately 1 in 8 men receive a prostate cancer diagnosis annually. However, for Black men, this rate increases to 1 in 4. It's essential to recognise that individuals who are transgender women or non-binary assigned male at birth also need to be vigilant about prostate cancer and its symptoms. 👀

Learn more about the types, symptoms and treatment here:
https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-awareness/prostate-cancer-awareness-month

My Cancer My Choices offer complementary therapies that may help with some of the side effects of cancer treatments, so get in touch or visit our website to find out more: https://mycancermychoices.org/treatments/

14/03/2024

March 14 2024 is World Kidney Day!

Today is designed to raise awareness of the importance of our kidneys. In Chinese medicine, our kidneys play a vital role in the overall wellbeing of our patients.

The kidney channel in particular has some extraordinary points, one in particular being Kidney 6 - zhao hai 照 海, which translates to shining sea.

In an archived issue of Acu Spring, Peter Firebrace shares his brilliant insights into the importance of Kidney 6.

"Like an old-fashioned larder that keeps
everything cool, could KI 6 be the area
Zhuangzi is referring to when he talks of
the authentic person ‘breathing through
the heels’, here where yin qiao mai’s
upward journey begins, where swift
Mercury’s sandals sprout their wings?"
-Peter Firebrace, FBAcC, Acu. spring 2020.

Read the full article from the Acu. archive here:
https://bacc-wp-media-library.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/09101819/Acu-Spring-2020-web.pdf

06/03/2024

March is Endometriosis Action Month hosted by .uk

It is reported that Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women and those assigned female at birth in the UK.

A recent systematic review and meta-analysis by Geise et al concluded acupuncture treatment for endometriosis demonstrated clinically relevant improvements in pelvic pain and should be considered as a potential treatment intervention [1].

The British Acupuncture Council's practitioner register is accredited by the Professional Standards Authority. PSA accreditation means our members are highly trained, and GP referrals for acupuncture treatment might be possible.

If you're living with symptoms of Endometriosis - reach out to a BAcC registered practitioner for more information using the practitioner search tool on our website.

[1]. Giese, N., Kwon, K. K., & Armour, M. (2023). PMID: 38033648
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38033648/

24/02/2024

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a growing global healthcare problem2 associated with serious complications such as retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, and atherosclerosis which increase mortality and reduce quality of life. [7] T2DM is also responsible for a significant economic burden due to e...

22/02/2024

Find out more at Formula Health in Pangbourne

Acupuncture is made up of different styles. Traditionally-based systems of acupuncture, western medical acupuncture, and microsystems. Find out more here.

16/02/2024

The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) helps to protect the public by overseeing organisations that register and regulate people working in health and social care. The PSA works with statutory regulated healthcare professional organisations such as the General Medical Council and the Nursing and Midwifery Council, as well as self-regulated organisations such as the BAcC.

Accreditation means that the BAcC’s register meets the PSA’s benchmarks in governance, standard-setting, education and training, management, complaints and information.

The BAcC is committed to ensuring all patients receive the highest standard of professional care during their acupuncture treatment. Our Code of Professional Conduct governs ethical and professional behaviour, while the Code of Safe Practice sets benchmark standards for best practice in acupuncture.

All BAcC Members are bound by these codes.

To find your local BAcC registered practitioner head to our website and check out our practitioner search tool. https://acupuncture.org.uk/find-an-acupuncturist/