What to expect during treatment

At your first consultation, we will spend some time talking through what is going on for you currently and cover a wide variety of topics such as symptoms, medical history, diet and digestive system, sleeping patterns and emotional state as well as any treatment you have received so far. I will feel your pulses and examine your tongue.

From this detailed questioning and observation, I will then select an appropriate combination of points to needle. Fine, sterile, disposable needles are used and the process should be almost painless. The most common feeling is a slight pinprick and some dullness around the area needled. The needles are left in place for approximately 15-20 minutes. An individual treatment plan will be suggested and discussed with you, but as a guide, a typical course of treatment is between 5 and 8 sessions and depends on the responsiveness of each individual to the treatment as well as the duration of the condition.

Some techniques I may use alongside acupuncture are:

• Cupping therapy
• Electro acupuncture
• Guasha
• Moxibustion
• Ear Seeds and Auricular acupuncture
• Functional medicine