Classical Acupuncture

Carole Duménil Lic. Ac., OMBAcC, Soc. SAC

Carole trained at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine in Reading (UK) and went on to complete a one-year apprenticeship in Classical Five-Element Acupuncture.

She worked in private practice in London for 6 years, including 4 years working at the Kite Clinic, which specialises in the use of acupuncture for fertility and hormonal problems. She has a special interest in the use of acupuncture for women's health and stress related conditions, including tiredness, insomnia, depression, headaches or IBS.

She is a fully insured practitioner, an Overseas insured Member of the British Acupuncture Council (OMBAcC), and member of the Societat d'Acupuntores de Catalunuya (SAC) as well as a qualified Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncturist.

You can read more articles by Carole on how acupuncture can help with a wide range of issues including fertility on our blog

What is Acupuncture?

According to traditional Chinese philosophy, our health depends on the state of the body's vital energy, or Qi. A smooth and balanced flow is associated with a healthy body, while a disrupted, obstructed or deficient flow manifests in illness. The aim is to treat the person and their constitution, as well as their condition, by restoring balance in their vital energy or Qi.

Within the framework of the Five-Element system, physical findings as well as the person's history enable the practitioner to organise a diagnosis. This helps identify the element, organ or bodily function that under internal or external stress, becomes imbalanced and initiates a state of disease.

The insertion of ultra fine needles into specific points along the body's energy pathways can stimulate the human body's natural healing response, release pain-killing endorphins and improve functioning of the hormonal system.

Modern studies have revealed that acupuncture can raise the level of specific hormones, prostaglandin, T-cell counts, gamma globulin, opsonins and overall anti-body levels.

What can Acupuncture help with?

Practice and research over many years has shown acupuncture's effectiveness in helping a wide range of symptoms and the World Health Organisation has endorsed it for the treatment of over 60 conditions including:

Anxiety	Depression	Back Pain	Sciatica
Digestive Problems	Bowel Problems	Headaches	Migraines
Insomnia	Tiredness	Menstrual Problems	Fertility Problems
Asthma	Arthritis	Rhinitis	Hayfever
RSI	Tendonitis	Skin Conditions	High Blood Pressure

Women's Health

Carole has experience in using acupuncture for hormonal imbalances and during pregnancy. More specifically treatment can be useful for:

PMS

Anxiety	Depression	Painful Periods	Irritability
Irregular Periods	Bloating	Heavy Periods	Cravings
Breast Tenderness		Headaches

Conception and Fertility

Unexplained infertility	Secondary infertility
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)	Endometriosis and Fibroids

Pregnancy and postnatal care

Morning Sickness	Constipation	High Blood Pressure	Induction
Breech Presentation	Anxiety	Post-Natal Depression	Insomnia
Backache	Oedema	Tiredness	Sciatica

Diagnosis and Treatment

You will be asked about your current symptoms and any treatment you have received so far, your medical history, diet, digestive system, sleeping patterns and emotional state. This information, along with pulse diagnosis, will allow your practitioner to fully assess your general state of health in order to identify your underlying pattern of disharmony. This full diagnosis will allow your acupuncturist to tailor a treatment suited to your individual needs.

Initial consultations take 1½ hour and follow ups take 45 minutes. The frequency of treatment varies depending on the severity of the imbalance, for how long the condition has been present, and whether or not anything in the person's lifestyle is interfering with the progress of healing.

Initially, most people will need to get weekly treatment before improvement can be maintained, and then treatments will gradually be spaced out.

For more information or to contact Carole please email carole@thebodyworksclinic.com or call 952 883 151.

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