St Neots Chinese Medical Centre

03/11/2025

🌿 The Role of Acupuncture in Cancer Care 🌿

Acupuncture can play a valuable supportive role at every stage of cancer care. Increasing evidence shows it can help improve comfort, reduce treatment side effects, and enhance overall well-being.

✨ How acupuncture may help:
✅ Enhancing well-being at any stage of cancer treatment
✅ Supporting palliative care and improving quality of life
✅ Helping manage post-operative pain
✅ Treating cancer-related pain naturally
✅ Reducing the need for narcotics — and thereby minimizing side effects such as confusion, nausea, constipation, and changes in mental activity
✅ Controlling nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy or radiotherapy
✅ Reducing local swelling and helping tissue recover more quickly after surgery
✅ Easing breathlessness in patients with lung cancer or those who also have COPD
✅ Boosting the immune response
✅ Relieving xerostomia (dry mouth) following radiotherapy

Acupuncture works by stimulating the body’s natural healing responses, improving circulation, and calming the nervous system — helping patients feel more balanced, supported, and comfortable during a challenging time.

To read more, see the brief article below from the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture, which highlights these supportive roles.

💚 If you or someone you know is undergoing cancer treatment and would like to explore how acupuncture may help, please feel free to get in touch for more information or a gentle, supportive consultation.

https://medicalacupuncture.org/conditions/acupuncture-for-cancer/

Alongside prescribed medications, acupuncture has shown promise in reducing pain and other side effects from cancer and cancer treatments.

15/10/2025

🌿 Why Acupuncture Helps with Arthritis 🌿

Arthritis can make everyday movements painful — whether it’s stiffness in the morning, aching joints, or swelling that limits mobility. Many people find that acupuncture offers real relief, especially when conventional treatments aren’t enough.

👉 How it works:

🩸 Acupuncture improves blood circulation around the joints, helping to reduce inflammation and nourish cartilage and surrounding tissues.

🧠 It encourages the body to release natural pain-relieving chemicals like endorphins, reducing pain without medication.

💆‍♀️ It relaxes tight muscles and eases stiffness, allowing smoother movement.

Many of my patients with osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis report less pain, improved flexibility, and a better quality of life after a course of acupuncture treatments.

If you or someone you know struggles with joint pain, acupuncture could be a gentle and effective way to support your body’s natural healing. 🌸

📍St Neots Chinese Medical Centre
📞 To book or ask a question, please call 01480 475696

25/09/2025

🌍💙 World Arthritis Day – 12th October 💙🌍

Arthritis affects millions of people worldwide, and for many it feels like a lifelong struggle. GP care and medication often mean painkillers to mask the pain, and eventually, surgery to replace worn joints. But these approaches can’t slow the progress of arthritis.

💡 To protect your joints and improve your quality of life, it’s important to:
✅ Follow a balanced diet that reduces inflammation (think omega-3 rich foods, fresh vegetables, and less processed sugar).
✅ Keep moving – gentle, regular exercise strengthens the muscles around your joints, giving them better support.
✅ Try acupuncture – it can help relieve pain, reduce inflammation, and improve circulation, making movement easier and more comfortable.

✨ With over 18 years of clinic experience, we’ve seen how acupuncture helps clients not only manage pain, but also slow down arthritis progression by supporting the body’s natural healing process.

💬 On World Arthritis Day, let’s spread awareness: you don’t have to just “live with it.” There are natural, effective ways to ease pain and stay active.

📅 Contact us today to book an appointment.

📧 Email: info@chinesenaturaltherapy.co.uk

📞 Tel: 01480 475696