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Traditional Chinese Acupuncture believes that Qi (vital energy) runs throughout the body in a complex network of inter-relating meridians.  When Qi flows smoothly in all directions the body, mind and emotions are nourished and work in harmony so we may enjoy good health and wellbeing.  When this flow is disturbed, perhaps due to trauma, lifestyle or environmental factors, imbalance can occur and discomfort or symptoms of illness appear.   These may be very specific or far more generalised, such as stress, tension or fatigue.

A skilled acupuncturist, treating each case as unique, will use the framework of traditional acupuncture to assess your symptoms and formulate an individual treatment plan.  Using appropriate acupoints, the acupuncturist guides the body to begin its own healing process.  As your treatment plan is personalised, you may experience an improvement in your overall sense of wellbeing and find that other health niggles improve, as well as the specific problem for which you first sought treatment.



Chinese medicine's model of the body is radically different from the Western biomedical view and so, strictly speaking, it is not known from a biomedical perspective how acupuncture works.  However, current research suggests that by activating biochemical changes it helps the body to balance its self-regulating systems which leads to healing and wellbeing.