The Garden Room Acupuncture Clinic

29/05/2025

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04/12/2023

Wonderful news, but the reason for posting is that Conor has clearly been receiving cupping - you can see the evidence on his right shoulder and back - It’s always great to see athletes and top sportspeople utilising all the tools and techniques Chinese Medicine offers 😀

Conor McGregor and fiancée Dee Devlin have welcomed their fourth baby together. The couple is already parents to Rian, 2, Croia Mairead, 4, and Conor Jr., 6.

16/11/2023

🌎 Happy World Acupuncture Awareness Day!

📍 Where are you in the world? We know some of our graduates are now in far flung places, sharing the amazing benefits and wisdom of our wonderful ancient medicine! Or perhaps you’re a patient? Let us know in the comments below…

🙌 The ETCMA (European TCM Association) has been actively promoting a global effort to celebrate November 16th as World Acupuncture Awareness Day (WAAD).

☯️ They state that acupuncture has a long and rich history as a system of health and wellness, dating back over 5000 years. With the growing availability of research and analysis, Acupuncture has become a key integrative component of patient care worldwide.

🇬🇧 In over 180 countries around the world, Acupuncture has been recognised for its value in health resiliency and prevention. In the United States alone, there are over 40,000 highly qualified practitioners offering acupuncture services, while in Europe that number is around 80,000.

🏛️ In November 2010, UNESCO added Acupuncture and Moxibustion to the list of "Intangible Cultural Treasures of Humanity", declaring that this 5000 year old system of healing deserves recognition and a place in our history.

💻 This year the ETCMA even started a petition that had over 3000 signatures, to get the infamous “Google Doodle” to feature World Acupuncture Awareness Day on November 16th to help raise awareness of the benefits of acupuncture and its importance in healthcare!

❤️ You too can get involved by spreading the and hashtags on your social media and sharing what your favourite thing is about practicing or receiving acupuncture.

07/11/2023

Current endometriosis treatments do not always provide symptom relief, with many using complementary approaches. This study examined the effectiveness…

06/11/2023

🔥 Cupping 🔥

Cupping is a therapeutic approach by attaching small jars to the body, in which a vacuum is created with a flame. Cupping can be used in combination with acupuncture.

It has the function of warming and promoting the free flow of qi and blood in the meridians, dispelling cold dampness, diminishing swelling and pain.

In clinic, it is mainly used to treat Bi syndrome caused by wind dampness, or general qi and blood stagnation, as seen in conditions like pain of the lower back, the shoulders and the leg.

It can also be used to help with cough and asthma, or expel external pathogenic wind invasion at the start of a cold.

Bringing blood and qi to the surface of the skin is what creates the purple marks that are associated with cupping. This is not as scary as it looks, it is a positive thing to re-establish flow and warmth in the area.

This is part of our TCM curriculum at the college… if you wish to know more about our degree, come to one of our upcoming open days.

💻 Our next online open evening is on Monday 4th December at 7pm.

🏫 Our next in-person Open Day at the college is on Saturday 20th January at 11:30am.

➡️ If you would like to book on to an open day, do so via messenger here - https://m.me/cicmcollege?ref=Open

📧 Or if you don't have messenger, just get in touch with our lovely registrar Jo directly - jobrown@cicm.org.uk or on 01189 508 889

🎓 See more info about our BSc degree here - https://www.acupuncturecollege.org.uk/bsc-hons-acupuncture-degree

📣 And if you are already an acupuncturist, we would love for you to share this post with your patients too!

👍 Every like, comment, save and share helps us spread this amazing ancient wisdom, with the wider world!

📕 Excerpt from “Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion” by Cheng Xinnong.

29/10/2023

26/09/2023

The research indicates that acupuncture is an effective treatment option for those who suffer from headaches.

21/09/2023

New season energy is heading your way tomorrow ✨ The Autumn equinox (also known as the first day of fall), marks the changing season and with it, shorter days, and longer nights ahead. It’s also a time for self-reflection, recalibration, and balance. The DailyOM Journal team is shedding light (pun intended) on the historical, spiritual, and astrological significance of the autumn equinox plus some four rituals for ushering in the new season. Read more via the here: bit.ly/48fJSlv

15/09/2023

Today is our 26th ARRC Symposium!

Our first session of the day is a talk by Prof Taras Usichenko.

Prof Taras is talking us through acupuncture for pain control in patients after caesarean section.

"Everybody knows acupuncture is useful in the treatment of pain, and systematic research now shows acupuncture is also effective in treating acute post operative pain after caesarean section ".

As shown in a recent randomised clinical trial, acupuncture added to standard analgesia, reduced pain and accelerated patient mobilisation after cesarean delivery (CD) compared with placebo acupuncture and standard pharmacological therapy alone. Additional analysis revealed that analgesic effectiveness of acupuncture was associated with the length of experience of the acupuncturist. This acupuncture method is implemented for treatment of postoperative pain after CD as a standard operating procedure at the University Medicine of Greifswald.