Norwich Acupuncture

11/06/2025

Acupuncture for various types of knee pain here. Shown with and without Electro.

26/10/2024

Back pain, shoulder / neck pain / headaches are always the most presenting conditions at my clinic. You can ask for a GP referral or self refer to the clinic for pain relief. If your insurance will cover the fees, please check whether a GP referral is needed before booking your appointments.

Back pain was one of the conditions included in a large systematic review, along with osteoarthritis of the knee, neck pain, migraine, tension headache, and shoulder pain.

As far as we are aware, this is the largest high-quality systematic review that evaluates acupuncture for any condition. In summary, the Acupuncture for Chronic Pain: Update of an Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis is the most reliable assessment of acupuncture to date.

For the above chronic pain conditions the review found:
• acupuncture is superior to ‘no acupuncture controls’
• acupuncture is superior to placebo
• the clinically relevant effects of acupuncture on chronic pain persist overtime
• referral for acupuncture treatment is a reasonable option for chronic pain patients

The British Acupuncture Council is accredited by the Professional Standards Authority, therefore GPs are permitted to refer patients to BAcC registered practitioners.

We have research fact sheets for back pain, neck pain, osteoarthritis, facial pain, headache, fibromyalgia plus more on our website.

*A reduction in pain of 50% or more.
**Other treatments: medication or physio therapy or exercise and advice.

[1] Vickers AJ, Vertosick EA, Lewith G, et al. Acupuncture for Chronic Pain: Update of an Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis. J Pain 2018;19(5):455-74. doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2017.11.005 / https://www.jpain.org/article/S1526-5900(17)30780-0/fulltext

12/07/2024

England vs Ireland - who to support?!

07/06/2024

Repetitive overuse of the forearm and elbow causing pain near the knobbly bits ( aka lateral epicondylitis / tennis elbow). Too much wood chopping in this case. First session looks like this. If a positive response this is repeated. If pain relief is minimal it's time to get the electro machine out.

22/01/2024

Ear seeds - lots of questions since that Dragons Den episode. For the record, we've been using them for years. They don't cost us much and we put them in for free at the end of your acupuncture session if requested. Some absolutely love them and feel it makes a big difference. Others not so much. Feel free to ask me next time you're in clinic.

04/05/2023

Best start to a day is seeing my sister at work. 'Help Kate I've put my back out!'

21/03/2023

'Can you acupuncture yourself?' I get asked this all the time. I overuse the upper third of my trapezius and over time it starts to pull on my neck. This is what gives me relief. Any acu pro will know you shouldn't needle all the way down to the shaft like this (but I forgive myself as couldn't see behind my own head). Really simple and really effective.

17/01/2023

Nice to see some cautious optimism again with acupuncture and back pain. Review of small studies looking at acupuncture performed by acupuncturists, physios and midwives suggest pain relief can be significant and side effects minimal.

Analysis shows significant benefits with no major side-effects for mother or baby but more trials needed ‘to confirm results’

10/01/2023

Too good not to share. Can you spot Soma clinic? SOMA Wellbeing Centre, Charlotte Evans - Women's Health Specialist Kerry Dolan
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10/06/2022

Evening swim. Happy Friday everyone!

26/02/2022

So swollen on my ankle after spraining it on court. Hope it's better for next week's game.