About
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a part of Traditional Chinese Medicine that has been practiced in China and other countries for over three thousand years. It is safe, has scientific validation of its effectiveness and is a drug free modality for the treatment of many common ailments,
The World Health Organization has identified a broad range of conditions which, as a result of controlled trails, are known to respond to Acupuncture.
At an Acupuncture consultation the patient's presenting condition is diagnosed according to the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and a treatment protocol is determined. In most cases this involves the application of very fine, single use, sterile disposable needles at specific sites on the body known as acupuncture points. The action of the needles on these points facilitates the body's healing processes. Some patients (especially those with a strong phobia of needles) may be treated with low power infra-red Laser instead of needles. Other treatments that may be applied include Cupping, and/or Moxibustion (the warming of acupoints with a mild slow burning herb.)
Auricular Therapy is a form of Acupuncture which is applied wholly to the Ear. There are points on the ear that can be used to diagnose and treat the whole body. This therapy can be very effective for painful conditions as well as for treating underlying disharmonies.
Chinese Herbal Medicine . Herbal formulae are dispensed according to the principles of TCM after diagnosis based on a thorough history and a careful consideration of the presenting condition. This Practice uses only GMP processed, EU certified patent herbal pills or tablets.
What can be treated?
It is a fact that, as you are reading this, millions of people worldwide are having acupuncture treatments for all kinds of medical complaints; they may be treated in treated in hospitals, in GP's surgeries and in private clinics in Europe, Australia, America, and in China. These treatments are funded by the state, by insurance companies or more commonly, by the patients themselves.
Despite this, an absurd EU inspired regulation endorsed by Britain, prohibits me from identifying conditions that may benefit from acupuncture treatment.
To find out if there is a possibility of receiving help for your condition from acupuncture or Chinese medicine you need to look to the World Health Organisation for their recommendations. Please note that I am not responsible for information from other websites.
If that is not enough you can look to information published by the British Acupuncture Council which lists conditions for which independent research shows benefits for acupuncture treatments, or to go to the website of the Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association to see what they have to say.
For more information call-
Crossmichael Complementary Therapy Centre
The Old School
Crossmichael
01556 670 023
Jim Chalmers
B. Ac. Cert. Advanced Ac. ( China )
Cert Chinese Herbal Medicine
Fellow, Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Assn.
Fellow Acupuncture Ethics and Standards Organisation
Member International Guild of Professional Practitioners
Mobile 07749 087 699
www.crossmichael.info