In three years time the London Olympic and Para Olympic games will begin and for the first time ever Osteopathy will be included in the host of medical services. Many people associate osteopathy simply with the treatment of back issues, but actually they are trained to assess and treat the entire body. Throughout the games read more »

Chinese Medicines process of ‘cupping’ can help to reduce the dreaded cellulite. Cupping has been found to be a successful treatment for a number of ailments. For example headaches, back pain, joint and muscular pain, infertility, sexual disorders, rheumatic diseases and hypertension. It is also highly effective when used for detoxification and circulatory problems. Massage read more »

Dysmenorrhea is the term which describes painful menstrual cramps which are commonly treated with NSAID drugs. 25% of those diagnosed with this issue have found that the traditional medication does not alleviate their pain and these findings are what have lead to the trial of acupuncture for symptom relief. Patients included in the acupuncture study read more »

According to a recent study, a combination of Chinese herbs plus weekly acupuncture sessions could improve symptoms of seasonal allergies such as hay fever. 52 participants between the ages of 20 and 58 were spilt into two groups. The first group received a 20 minute acupuncture treatment once a week for six weeks using points read more »

The fact that back pain is one of the biggest causes of sick days in the UK could have something to do with us being a nation of serial slouchers. The British Chiropractic Association wants to encourage people to work on their posture so that normal day to day activities such as house work, DIY, read more »

The Health Secretary has recently announced that herbal medicines, traditional chinese medicine and acupuncture are to have new safeguards instated to protect the people that use them. In addition to this it has also been announced that the NHS are to launch a pilot scheme for acupuncture and other complementary treatments for lower back pain. read more »

Medical experts believe that transcendental meditation could aid high blood pressure and psychological issues reports the Daily Mail. Transcendental meditation was initially started in 1957 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and is a relaxing process which involves the daily chanting of a mantra. Two recent studies have now found that the relaxation therapy has a higher read more »

People who quiver at the thought of their routine dental check-up could soon experience relief from acupuncture, reports BBC News. Researchers from the journal Acupuncture in Medicine have found that acupuncture is able to ease the anxiety of the one in five of us with a fear of dentists. The treatment is to happen five read more »