The benefits of self-care
Roberta King writes: “Self-care is something I’ve come to value enormously over the last few years and it’s something I’m a huge advocate of. As a private counsellor and mental health practitioner working in GP surgeries I meet a lot of people who are struggling with their mental health and the general stresses and strains […]
Acupuncture for Hayfever
Hay fever is a common allergic reaction which occurs at this time of the year. Also known as seasonal allergic rhinitis, it shares symptoms with perennial (year round) allergic rhinitis, but occurs as a reaction to pollen from grass, trees and weeds during the early spring and summer months. The well know symptoms of itchy […]
Is Acupuncture the answer to a looming opioid crisis?
Recently, the U.S. government’s Centre for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a call for public comment related to the government’s exploration of inclusion of acupuncture and licensed acupuncturists in federal payment schemes. The Society for Acupuncture Research* have responded by publishing a report “Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain: Recommendations to Medicare/Medicaid” https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/acm.2019.29067.jjm The […]
A new McTimoney Chiropractor has joined the team at York Clinic
Spring has sprung and a new McTimoney Chiropractor has joined the team with a spring in her step! Anna from Serenity Chiropractic uses the McTimoney method to adjust the bones of your body to improve skeletal alignment. In doing so, it helps your nervous system work more efficiently, relieves pain and discomfort and increases mobility. […]
Massage Therapy for Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia syndrome is a complexed condition characterized by chronic widespread pain in muscles, soft tissue and joints; painful and tender skin; shooting pains; restless legs and muscle weakness and a cluster of other symptoms including anxiety, brain fog, depression, IBS, sleep disturbance, stiffness, and chronic fatigue 1, 2 Affecting 2% to 5% of the population, […]
Acupuncture to support IVF or ICSI Treatment
A newly published review of evidence has found acupuncture to have a significant treatment effect in improving the birth rates of sub-fertile women undergoing IVF or ICSI. This comes as no surprise to us at York Clinic where three of our acupuncturists are founding members of the Yorkshire branch of the Acupuncture Conception to Childbirth […]
When Just Sitting Down Can Leave Women in Agony: A story of chronic vulvar pain relieved by acupuncture. By Ali Longridge
I was so delighted to see this story in the papers “It affects millions, but many are too embarrassed to seek help”.(1) It is about a young woman called Ruby who’s life was ruled by excruciating pain in her vulva when she sat down for longer than an hour. She describes her pain as “a burning […]
Traditional Chinese Medicine – a holistic approach to optimising health.
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a holistic approach to optimising the health and wellness of an individual. Chinese herbal medicine, and Tui Na (traditional Chinese massage), can be used by themselves or alongside acupuncture to maximise well-being or recovery and as a long term strategy to prevent illness. The basic theories of TCM include the […]
Modern life is stressful …. sometimes exhausting
By Dr Kirsty Kennedy There’s not many of us who can say we don’t get stressed from time to time, especially in our fast paced world. However, at times it can grow to become a particular problem and often this is the point at which people seek specialist psychological help. People can often sustain a […]
Myths about Sperm Quality
Myth number one: There’s Nothing you can do about Sperm Quality except that there is….plenty….including acupuncture … By Ali Longridge PhD MScAc MBAcC ACT Acupuncturist Specialising in Fertility I was inspired to write this blog after getting lovely data from my two most recent patients, Ben and Harry. I like these stories because, whilst the […]