Farnham Acupuncture and Wellness

Acupuncturist in Farnham, Surrey, GU10 3PW

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In Chinese medicine a very common condition is what is called Qi Deficiency. So what is meant by Qi and how can we be deficient in it? Qi is usually translated as “energy”. Another word to use to grasp the sense is “Vitality”.

Oriental philosophy sees Energy flowing through and filling the universe, permeating matter and allowing movement to occur. In the human being this energy enters via food and air to allow the body to function. If we lack this energy or Qi it is only a relative lack, because if we were to become really “empty” of this substance then we would no longer be alive.

This same Energy is thought to permeate and spiral through the body, filling the organs and moving through the extremities via the system of channels or meridians that are used in acupuncture and shiatsu. It also enters the blood and circulates though the body by the way of the blood vessels.

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Back Pain

The treatment of general musculo-skeletal pain has long been a mainstay of acupuncture therapy. I very commonly add into the treatment one of the many adjuncts of acupuncture, which may include cupping, moxibustion, Gua Sha, and Tui Na.

New research has been undertaken that has led to widespread adoption of acupuncture in standard medical practice. Acupuncture has been shown to be clinically effective in the treatment of lower back pain in a 2009 study that then was adopted in NICE guidelines.

The treatment of back pain with acupuncture is usually quite straightforward. Success is often linked with changes in lifestyle and posture. Some guidelines for exercise will be given if needed. As a rule of thumb the length of treatment is very much connected with the length that the condition has been present for.