Many of us have heard of acupuncture but beyond the basics of knowing that fine needles are used, you may be unfamiliar with the details. A form of complementary therapy, acupuncture tends to take two forms: traditional or Chinese...
Despite millions of migraine sufferers in the UK there is no standard medical approach to this sometimes disabling illness. It is a complex disease with a range of individual symptoms from mild to severe which are usually treated by either...
According to the World Health Organisation, between 1990 and 2013 the number of people suffering from depression or anxiety worldwide increased by 200 million (rising from 416 million to 615 million).
Mental health affects us all and it’s...
Are you considering changing careers? If you're thinking about retraining and entering the world of complementary therapy, you probably have a lot of questions.
We spoke to Therapy Directory member Rachel Edney about how she found herself...
Disease gains entry to your body in various ways:
Through your skin, from injuries, cuts, surgical incisions, wounds, injections. Through various openings, such as your eyes, nose and mouth. Many infections arrive via your fingers. You touch or...
London is a 24-hour city and sometimes it can be a struggle keeping a sensible working diary. Early starts and long evenings are common but I came to acupuncture from the live entertainment industry so I’m not shy of putting in the hours. Free time...
I love this time of year. I can’t get enough of freshly baked crumble made using blackberries foraged from a wood where the leaves are taking on a tinge of gold. It’s no longer summer and it is not yet autumn, it is glorious harvest...
Many people suffer from headaches, and all-encompassing terms which can mean different things to different people. But can acupuncture help relieve your headache?An acupuncturist would want lots of information about your headache so they can make a...
Today marks the beginning of the Acupuncture Awareness Week in the UK, an amazing medicine model with an incredible 4000 years history, and still evolving. Acupuncture is a one of the major modalities of ancient Chinese Medicine that is...
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been practiced for thousands of years. In TCM, the body is believed to be an energetic system that must have a balanced, harmonious flow of vital energy.
Known as Qi, this vital energy needs to be balanced...
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