Acupuncture
What we use it for
Back & neck pain
Lower back, sciatica, disc-related pain
Migraines & headaches
Chronic and tension-related
Neuropathy
Nerve pain, numbness, tingling
Arthritis & joint pain
Knees, hips, shoulders, hands
What a session is like
We talk first
Where it hurts and what you’ve tried.The needles
You lie down in loose clothes. Most feel a dull warmth, not a prick.
Sometimes
A gentle pulse
A light current on a few of the needles.Resting
You rest a while, then they come out.More about the gentle pulse (electroacupuncture)
- A gentle electrical pulse runs between a few of the needles while you rest, keeping the stimulation steady.
- We mostly use it for long-standing pain, and for nerve pain, numbness and tingling.
- It feels like a light tapping or buzzing, and we turn it down whenever you say.
- There is nothing extra to book.
Not used if you have a pacemaker or other implanted device, or are pregnant — we needle by hand instead.
- 在您休息时,轻柔的电脉冲在几根针之间通过,让刺激保持稳定。
- 我们多用于长期疼痛,以及神经痛、麻木和刺痛。
- 感觉像轻轻的敲击或嗡嗡的震动,您说一声我们就调小。
- 无需另外预约。
如您装有心脏起搏器或其他植入式装置,或正在怀孕,我们不使用电针,改为手法行针。
What the research says
Wondering whether acupuncture actually works? It’s one of the most studied treatments for chronic pain.
- The largest analysis to date pooled 39 trials and 20,827 patients.
- Acupuncture did better than fake needling, and better than no acupuncture, for back, neck, joint, headache and shoulder pain.
- Most of the improvement was still there a year later.
想知道针灸是否真的有效?针灸是慢性疼痛治疗中研究最多的方法之一。
- 迄今规模最大的分析汇总了 39 项试验、20,827 名患者。
- 对于腰、颈、关节、头部和肩部疼痛,针灸的效果优于假针,也优于不做针灸。
- 一年后,大部分改善依然存在。
Vickers AJ, et al. Acupuncture for chronic pain: update of an individual patient data meta-analysis. The Journal of Pain, 2018.
Book a visit
Tell us what hurts and we’ll work out where the needles go.