Sláinte Acupuncture

19/04/2024

It was lovely to get this message today from a 46 year old, satisfied client after having facial rejuvenation acupuncture.

"Hi Maggie, I just called into the shop there and M... said, "You look really well today, you look really young". And I said, "I've had facial rejuvenation acupuncture" and she replied, "Well, you look like a teenager!"

What do you expect from a facial? There was a time when it involved a cleanse, some light exfoliation and extraction if you're lucky, but things have changed – there's a new breed of holistic facialists deploying their services in the capital who have taken the concept to new heights offering...

17/11/2023

Acupuncture is a complete health treatment used for all conditions including pain, sleep problems, anxiety, depression, asthma, ezcema, colds, flus, digestive issues, period problems, fertility, pregnancy problems, natural pregnancy labour induction to promote an efficient labour and delivery, carpal tunnel syndrome and arthritis. All good effects, no negative side effects.

On November 16th. The world celebrates Acupuncture Awareness day. Join us in promoting our proud profession. Remember that in the hands of qualified professi...

01/02/2022

‘Imbolc/Vision'To celebrate Imbolc and Brigit's Day 1st February, this is an eco-poetry film commissioned by The Source Arts Centre, Thurles. Inspired by the...

01/02/2022

30/01/2022

Afternoon Inspiration ...

30/11/2021

http://www.shen-nong.com/eng/treatment/coldbaths.html

Traditional Chinese medicine has a long tradition in promoting health by taking cold baths. Long-term benefits of cold baths are help a range of ailments including headache, insomnia or nervousness; it also good for prevention of cardiovascular diseases, flu and airway diseases, stimulating the dige...

26/11/2021

According to research 28 million people in the UK (approximately 43% of the population) live in chronic pain (Fayaz et al, 2016). Historically pharmaceutical interventions in the form of opiates, paracetamol, ibuprofen, antiepileptic drugs and anaesthetics have been used to manage chronic pain. However the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) recently commented that “a number of commonly used drug treatments for chronic primary pain have little or no evidence that they work and shouldn’t be prescribed” (NICE, 2020). Within the same draft guidance acupuncture is recommended as an option for some people with chronic primary pain when delivered within certain defined parameters. In a 2018 meta-analysis researchers concluded that acupuncture is effective for the treatment of chronic pain, with treatment effects persisting over time. Specific effects of needling at correct acupuncture point locations were important contributors to the treatment effect (Vickers et al, 2018).

RCHM members who are professional acupuncturists complete degree level training over three years on specially accredited courses to develop their acupuncture skills. If you are experiencing chronic pain and would like to find out more about how acupuncture can help you visit www.rchm.co.uk

Fayaz et al (2016) https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/6/6/e010364.full?sid=ec62fb50-666e-41a9-a502-32c86d8df495

Vickers et al (2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5927830/

Nice (2020) 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

25/11/2021

Chinese Medicine tips for the Winter.
Cosy up, sleep more, rest more, eat warm soups and stews, conserve your energy and enjoy.😊😊

WINTER TIPS •

19/10/2021

World Menopause Awareness Day

One of the most commonly experienced symptoms of menopause are vasomotor symptoms (VMS) including hot flushes and night sweats. Although spoken about in conversation, amongst women, and experienced by approximately 70% of women in Western cultures, there still remains somewhat of a taboo. In recent years, there has been a lot more coverage in the media. Rest assured ladies you are not on your own.
There is significant evidence demonstrating the usefulness of acupuncture for reducing the severity and frequency of hot flushes (VAS). Like with most acupuncture treatments, the results are cumulative, meaning the more sessions you have the stronger the effect. You should notice a result at your first treatment. After having, for example, 3 treatments you should see a further reduction in frequency and intensity.
Once you notice a reduction in symptoms, you will also notice further benefits in other areas or your daily life. Sleep quality improves, anxiety levels reduce, better concentration. Partly, because you are not wasting time focusing on all the discomfort your symptoms are causing. A pragmatic randomised control trial by Avis et al. showed 12 months later, improvements were maintained.
The type of study referred to there, simply means, it mimics usual clinical practice. In other words, an acupuncture treatment from a qualified Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)practitioner, who has studied for a minimum of 3 years, and has the skills and experience to do a diagnosis and treatment from a TCM perspective. These studies are critical to inform decision making by patients/clients, clinicians and policy makers. They assess effectiveness of the available medicine. In other words the results for the patients/clients.
In a review by Berezza et al. on acupuncture for sleep disorders, 75% of women reported improvement in sleep following acupuncture treatments.
A review looks are different studies, assessing usefulness of results and choosing relevant studies, in order to assess effectiveness of acupuncture for sleep complaints in this case.
Based on the evidence, acupuncture is a significant consideration, for any woman, experiencing hot flushes either as an add on to HRT or instead of HRT.
In every case lifestyle factors play a huge role, but that is for a whole other blog series!
thanks to Sinead Dee

02/02/2021

An expert in older people's health says taking vitamin D will help protect against COVID-19.The ...

19/01/2021

Conceiving and carrying a baby can be one of the most important and rewarding experiences in a woman’s life and studies have shown that pre birth acupuncture may help labour and birth resulting in more natural births(non surgical), less medical pain relief and shorter hospital stays.
As an acupuncturist, a woman, mother and grandmother, I take a lot of pride in helping mothers through this exciting and creative time in their lives, helping to make it the most positive and joyful experience possible.

rehttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31971456/

A number of studies show that acupuncture may help with labour and delivery. An NHS maternity acupuncture service providing birth preparation acupuncture has assessed its routine hospital maternity annual data from 2014 to 2016 to see what effect it had on labour and delivery outcomes. The data from...