About Acupuncture Treatments
Acupuncture is an excellent medicine as it can be carried out alongside many other treatments. Sometimes it can help when other approaches have failed, but similarly there are situations when people also need to see a doctor. It makes sense to let your GP know that you are having acupuncture.
Single-use sterile Acupuncture needles are gently inserted at carefully selected points, and are safely disposed of after each treatment. There are several associated techniques.
These can include:-
- moxibustion (the use of a gentle warming herb used to stimulate some acupuncture points)
- acupressure and meridian massage
- cupping
- ear acupuncture
- electroacupuncture
People generally find that having acupuncture is a pleasant and relaxing experience, also allowing them time to step back from everyday life. Treatments are usually once or twice a week at first and the length of a course of treatment will vary from person to person, going at a speed in tune with their system. Only for the lucky few do symptoms disappear over night. Initially, people usually notice them starting to become less frequent or less severe. If acupuncture is working for you, you should be benefiting from a change within the first five treatments, although for many conditions more treatments will be required.
