Who Will Provide Treatment?
Simon Lloyd BSc (Hons) Chiro has completed postgraduate training in ‘medical acupuncture’ and is fully qualified to provide treatment.
What Will Happen During My First Visit?
Initially a case history will be taken, and following this
a thorough physical examination (orthopaedic and neurological) will
be made. This will provide the necessary information to make a clinical
diagnosis. The results of the findings will be explained to you and
you will be informed about the proposed method of treatment as well
as any advice that may assist your condition.
What Does Treatment Feel Like?
Typically, you will feel very little during a treatment. Most people's
experience of needles is of those used in injections and blood tests.
Acupuncture needles bear little resemblance to these. They are much
finer and are solid rather than hollow.
Depending on the individual and the area being treated – the sensation
experienced may vary from a slight scratch, to a mild ache, to nothing
at all, or to deep relaxation and relief.
Is it Safe?
"Therapies Such As Acupuncture Are Probably Much Less Damaging Than
Steroidal Anti-Inflamatory Tablets" - Dr Madeline Devey Arthritis
Research Campaign. This assumes, of course, that the
acupuncture is performed by someone with an adequate knowledge of anatomy
and medicine.
How many treatments will I require?
Sometimes one treatment is enough but this is unusual. Most people require
a course of roughly 6 treatments. At first you may be asked to come
back after a few days, and as improvement occurs the intervals between
treatments may then be longer.
References – British Acupuncture Council. www.acupuncture.org.uk
- Training Notes A. Campbell MRCP(UK) Dip. Med. Ac., F.F. Hom