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At Borough Green Osteopaths we can now offer modern acupuncture / dry needling. Acupuncture is defined as the insertion of solid needles into the body for therapeutic purposes. Modern or non-traditional acupuncture ignores or radically reinterprets the traditional apparatus of "meridians" and "points" and is based on the modern understanding of anatomy, physiology, and pathology. This form of acupuncture has also been called "dry needling". Dry needling and modern acupuncture are therefore different names for the same thing. What can acupuncture treat?
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Is acupuncture safe?
The needles used are in a sterile sealed pack, once used they are disposed of and not used again. All our practitioners are fully trained and insured to apply acupuncture needles and techniques.
Is it painful?
The needles used are comparable to the width of a human hair. Insertion of the needle can vary from going unnoticed to a small pinch of the skin. After needle insertion sensations such as warmth, heaviness, mild pain and tingling are common.
How many treatments?
Frequency of treatment can vary, it is common to have 2 - 10 treatments for a complaints. Conditions treated early will usually require less treatments and chronic conditions will usually require more treatments.
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Member of the General Osteopathic Council