Acupuncture
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The following conditions respond very well to acupuncture:
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An acupuncture session usually lasts 60 minutes and involves an assessment of your general health, medical history and a physical examination followed by insertion of the acupuncture needles.
During the session, you'll usually be asked to lie down. You may also be asked to remove some clothes so the practitioner can access certain parts of your body. The needles used are fine and are usually a few centimetres long. They are single-use, pre-sterilised needles that are disposed of immediately after use. Once the needles are in place, they may be left in position for a length of time lasting from a few minutes up to around 30 minutes. A course of acupuncture usually creates longer lasting pain relief than a single treatment.
Acupuncture has been in continual use for over two thousand years, however it was not until 1979 that the World Health Organisation formally announced that acupuncture can be used to treat over forty different diseases.
During the session, you'll usually be asked to lie down. You may also be asked to remove some clothes so the practitioner can access certain parts of your body. The needles used are fine and are usually a few centimetres long. They are single-use, pre-sterilised needles that are disposed of immediately after use. Once the needles are in place, they may be left in position for a length of time lasting from a few minutes up to around 30 minutes. A course of acupuncture usually creates longer lasting pain relief than a single treatment.
Acupuncture has been in continual use for over two thousand years, however it was not until 1979 that the World Health Organisation formally announced that acupuncture can be used to treat over forty different diseases.
