At Performance Physiotherapy we use acupuncture as a means of reducing pain and enhancing other physiotherapy treatments. This is a therapeutic modality involving the insertion of fine single-use, pre-stirilsed disposable needles; we practice an adaptation of Chinese acupuncture using current knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology, and the principles of scientific evidence based medicine.
Acupuncture can be effective in any pain condition. A selection of conditions where acupuncture may be useful are:
- Tennis elbow
- Achilles tendinitis/tendinopathy
- Acute Shoulder pain
- Lower Back & Neck Pain
- Illiotibial band syndrome at the knee
- Shin splints
- Women’s health conditions
We are registered locally and with the Acupuncture Association of Charted Physiotherapists (AACP). For further information please refer to http://www.aacp.org.uk/public-sp-31531/what-is-acupuncture
