FAQs
- Is acupuncture a safe treatment?
- Acupuncture is safe when administered by well-trained practitioners. Slight bruising may sometimes result from acupuncture treatment, although this is not usual. The needles are sterile and are only used once before being disposed of. Your practitioner is bound by a strict code of professional conduct & safe practice with full disciplinary procedures.
- Is Chinese herbalism different from Western herbalism?
- Very different. Chinese medicine is the oldest continuous recorded medical system and herbalism is the main component of it. It is based on a deep understanding of the underlying causes of illness as well as the symptoms. It has a unique diagnostic system. Western herbalism comes from European folk medicine. To most Chinese people herbal medicine is the most valued therapy. Every year in China, thousands of clinical and experimental studies are carried out into the efficacy of Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture, and countless books and articles are published in Chinese and Western medical journals. Some Chinese individual herbs are sometimes used by western herbalists but this should not be confused with genuine Chinese herbal medicine.
- I am going for IVF treatment, when should I start having acupuncture?
- Clinical reality means that we should look at combining what Western and Chinese medicine can offer either in preparing women for IVF cycles, or helping then recover from IVF cycles. Protocols for IVF are complex, involving multiple phases with specific physiological aims. Correspondingly, acupuncture treatments before, during, and after IVF need to be carefully considered in relation to the biomedical aspects that are being manipulated.
When to start to support IVF depends on lots of factors. Your age, any reason for infertility, any previous successful/failed IVF cycles, any gynaecology disorders, any autoimmune disorders, high FSH, low AMH, poor response, or over stimulation, poor uterine blood flow, or implantation failure, etc, are all needed to be considered. We suggest you always can book a free consultation before you decide your treatment. - What Medical qualifications do you have?
- Ying Liu went to medical school to be trained in general medicine (including Chinese and modern biomedicine) for 8 years. She gained a Masters Degree in Medicine in 1997. Ying is a registered doctor in the Chinese Health Service and had been working at the University Hospital in Shandong Province, China for ten years before she came to the UK. She is a member of the ATCM (UK).
Universities of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China are listed in the World Health Organization (WHO) Directory of Medical Schools. - Can I claim the acupuncture treatment from my insurance?
- More and more insurance companies cover for acupuncture, some even for Chinese herbs. You need to check with your insurance company to find it out.
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