Treating Covid-19 with Chinese Medicine
How do we treat Covid-19 with Chinese Medicine? This is a question posed on my recent Chinese Herbal Medicine course. I’m posting my answer to show the sort of thinking that goes into how we choose a herbal formula in Chinese Medicine. There are many different herbs and formulae that can be chosen for Covid-19.…
How do we diagnose and treat fever with Chinese Herbal Medicine?
I’m posting some of my essays from my recent course in Chinese Herbal Medicine. They illustrate the thinking process of how we diagnose and treat fever and other conditions with Chinese Medicine. This one is from my final exam. It was a rather short question which made answering difficult but I got a great grade. Case…
How does acupuncture help athletes?
How does acupuncture help athletes? A case history and call for support: how does acupuncture help athletes and please support this local charity drive. I regularly see athletes for sports injuries, and fatigue and recovery issues. I’m sponsoring a wonderful mountain bike challenge a client is doing for charity. I will donate most of my…
How to achieve success with a low FODMAP diet
Low FODMAP Diet. FODMAP refers to fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols. They are all short chain carbohydrates (sugars), found naturally in foods, which can be fermented by the gut bacteria to produce all the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) – bloating, constipation, diarrhoea, loose stools, cramps and pain. It can also contribute to…
Can Acupuncture Help Long Covid?
Can Acupuncture Help Long Covid? Let’s talk about… Long Covid and acupuncture: an introduction We have all been severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The UK government and its scientific advisers have taken measures intended to slow the rate of transmission, reduce the number of fatalities and keep the NHS afloat. Whatever might…
Game changing research into acupuncture supported IVF & ICSI
Game changing research into acupuncture supported IVF & ICSI – a review of the evidence base by Lianne Aquilina and Mark Bovey, British Acupuncture Council, 2019 (with minor editing by myself) If you don’t want to read the full article here is my take home message: The latest research finds more evidence for acupuncture improving…
Covid-19 – Keeping you safe when we go back to work.
Update from July 19th I’m delighted to say we are now able to treat all conditions as normal again. I will continue to wear a mask and will continue to ask my clients to do the same if they are able. I was going to delete the information below but feel I want to keep…
Clinically vulnerable people
On the advice of The British Acupuncture Council I have to use my professional judgment as to whether to exclude clinically vulnerable clients from my practice based on their risk and vulnerability in relation to Covid-19 infection. This is based on the categories of clinically vulnerable people and clinically extremely vulnerable people. I’m sure you…
Acupuncture for Low Back Pain & the NICE Guidelines
New NICE guidelines for low back pain and sciatica. NICE have updated their guidelines for low back pain and sciatica and, contrary to the evidence, are no longer recommending acupuncture to be provided for these conditions on the NHS. The following video sums up the situation well: An article published on the Journal…
Personalised acupuncture has long term benefits for fibromyalgia
Spanish researchers have found that personalised acupuncture has long term benefits for fibromyalgia, providing pain relief and improved quality of life. What is Fibromyalgia? According to NHS Choices: Fibromyalgia, also called fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), is a long-term condition that causes pain all over the body. As well as widespread pain, people with fibromyalgia may also…
Acupressure for cervical ripening
I regularly give acupuncture to pregnant women who are past their due date who want to avoid a chemical induction. The primary point pair we use to induce labour using acupuncture are L.I. 4 (Hegu) and Sp. 6 (Sanyinjiao). Now Iranian researchers have performed a study which suggests that massage at Sp. 6 may help…