Acupuncture

At ThePhysiotherapyDOC we LOVE to help people. We use many different approaches including massage, cupping, spinal mobilisations and acupuncture.

What is Acupuncture?

Acupuncture treatment has stood the test of time for 1000’s of years, there are 2 main types, the Chinese method which mainly focuses on specific acupuncture points which are linked with ‘meridians’ and ‘energy flow’, and a more western technique called Dry Needling which involves a direct application of a needle to a specific tissue or muscle bulk.

What does Acupuncture do?

When the needle has been inserted, it stimulates sensory nerves that are underneath the skin, causing a release of pain-relieving endorphins from the brain which help dampen you pain response and also helps muscle tissue relax.

Does Acupuncture Hurt?

The needles used in acupuncture are extremely thin, and most people report minimal levels of pain when experiencing their treatment. When you get an injection using a standard hypodermic needle, it tends to be sore, this is due to the needle ‘cutting through’ tissue causing trauma. Acupuncture needles are so thin, they ‘separate’ tissue, causing no trauma.

We know how difficult it is to even get an appointment at the doctors, never mind seeing a Physio, and when you do, all you get given is painkillers and the odd exercise.

We are not a fan of people having to ‘survive’ on painkillers to get through the day, it puts you on to a road to nowhere and eventually ends in people having a significantly poorer level of quality of life. We are a HUGE believer in hands on treatment and we tailor our sessions to be mainly hands on because thats what we are experts at, exercises and stretches can be done in your own time, when you’re with us, we get straight to work on easing your pain.

When pain happens, we know it’s very easy to just take some paracetamol and get through the day, or even just ignore it and hope it will just get better, go away, or be sorted by rest or a good night’s sleep.

Sadly, this is never the case, 1 of the things we find ourselves saying to patients all the time is how we still haven’t worked out the reason as to why we don’t get help straight away for our pain. If the car makes a grinding noise, its booked in the garage that day. Your phone screen flickers…. hello repair shop, but when our body aches, creaks, cracks and pops with pain, what do we do? “Ahhh it’ll be ok”. The body is the most important thing of all that we need to look after, and we don’t.

Pain happens for a reason, it’s our body’s way of alerting us to an issue that needs looking at, don’t ignore it, get it looked at, 1000’s of people who have given us the chance to help them have all said how they can’t believe how bad they were, and wonder how they got through the day at work, or survived on so little sleep because the pain they were in was taking over their life.