Acupuncture

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This an ancient member of the family of healing arts, its roots going back thousands of years.

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The traditional theory of acupuncture is concerned with 'vital energy' or 'Qi'. This is thought to flow through the body, nourishing and maintaining it, and is concentrated in channels called 'meridians'. By inserting fine needles at specific points along these meridians, body functions can be regulated and the restoration of health promoted.

A different way of using needles, often called 'dry needling' to distinguish if from the use of hypodermic syringes, has been developed. The theory is that shortened muscles can produce pain both locally and further afield in the body. These muscles have related sensitive areas called 'trigger points'. By inserting needles into these points this muscle shortening and its associated pain can be helped.

Both of these approaches are used at the centre