Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a vast body of knowledge and practices that can offer you help for specific ailments or simply help to improve your general health and wellbeing.
At Acubody, we offer acupuncture as one of our core services but we also like to consider the wider benefits that can be gained for TCM.
It’s normal for first-time patients to be anxious about the practice of acupuncture before they’ve had their first session. There are a number of myths in circulation today that can make this NHS-approved treatment method seem somewhat questionable.
In reality, acupuncture is a completely safe and reliable treatment if carried out by fully trained practitioners. We explore what acupuncture feels like and a few things you can expect during your first treatment with us at Acubody or other accredited practitioners.
Some people choose to be treated with acupuncture as part of their strategy to resolve fertility issues. Often, it is chosen as a complementary approach alongside IVF.
Acupuncture is believed to have a restorative effect on the body and is recognised by the NHS and other health organizations as a viable treatment plan for certain conditions. And when done properly, acupuncture has few side effects and risks.
Acupuncture is used for a range of health problems, including chronic back pain, headaches and migraines. While it is used as a treatment method in Western medicine and is recognised by organisations such as the NHS, it has roots in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).
In the world of acupuncture, you’ll likely find practitioners who prescribe to either of the two fields: Western (or ‘medical’) acupuncture or traditional Chinese acupuncture. So what’s the difference between these two versions?
A great many people will suffer from symptoms of stress and anxiety at some point in their lifetime, regardless of age, gender, or purpose in life.
Some are lucky enough to find stress useful as a motivator, but others can become crippled by its harmful influence on their health, both in the short and long-term.
Myofascial release (MFR) is now a specialist treatment used by physical therapists throughout the UK for handling injury prevention, pain reduction, muscle strengthening and flexibility improvement in patients. It has also been suggested as a way to improve posture and athletic performance.
Differing from the kind of ‘massage therapy’ that many people confuse Myofascial release with, this therapeutic treatment uses different tools and techniques to achieve its results. This includes identifying trigger points, movement therapies and applying pressure to connective tissue.
A migraine is a neurological condition that can cause intense, debilitating headaches with symptoms including nausea, vomiting, numbness and sensitivity to light and sound.
According to the NHS, they usually begin in early adulthood and affect around 1 in every 5 women and around 1 in every 15 men.
Many are unaware of what myofascial release is, despite the many benefits it can have on an individual’s health, mobility and quality of life.
In this post, we explore what this unique kind of physical therapy is — often used to treat muscle tightness and sensitivity as well as chronic pain and structural imbalances— and whether it would benefit you as part of your health and treatment plan with Acubody.
Injuries among youths and children make up a large proportion of yearly cases of sports-related injuries in the UK. Whether it’s school sports activities or local under-18s sports leagues for football, rugby, hockey or netball, millions of young patients visit clinics and hospitals each year due to an acute or chronic sports injury.
There are generally two main types of sports injury: acute and chronic. An acute sports injury is the result of a specific fall, hit, collision, or other kinds of sports trauma.
Most people experience insomnia at some point in their lives, whether it’s as a result of increased stress or due to a significant lifestyle change, like having a baby or moving a house.
Often, changing your lifestyle habits and addressing any issues associated with diet, exercise, stress, or medical conditions can restore restful sleep for many people.
