Self-Care Physiotherapy guides


Joint injections

We provide various joint injections services in our surgery. These are carried out by Dr C Notaney, Dr A Notaney and Dr M Tokhi.

Please ask reception for more details.


acupuncture

Acupuncture is a treatment derived from ancient Chinese medicine. Fine needles are inserted at certain sites in the body for therapeutic or preventative purposes.

Acupuncture practitioners – sometimes called acupuncturists – use acupuncture to treat a wide range of health conditions. However, the use of acupuncture isn't always based on rigorous scientific evidence.


The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) provides guidelines for the NHS on the use of treatments and care of patients.
Currently, NICE only recommends considering acupuncture as a treatment option for:

  • persistent lower back pain

  • chronic tension-type headaches

  • migraines


Acupuncture is also often used to treat other musculoskeletal conditions (of the bones and muscles) and pain conditions, including:
chronic pain, such as

  • neck pain

  • joint pain

  • dental pain

  • postoperative pain


For full information about acupuncture, please read here

http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Acupuncture/Pages/Introduction.aspx

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