Catherine Boyle Acupuncture

04/03/2020

Spring is coming - from April I will be opening a new Weds clinic at the wonderful Yoga Park in the beautiful Waveney Valley in Suffolk - I will still be at Fix London Mon & Tuesday each week.

03/03/2020

This is a post for my Acupuncture colleagues - it's really for interest - please note this is not relevant to the UK nor would I ever consider using acupuncture to treat Coronavirus. This is firmly and appropriately in the domain of Western Medicine here in UK This article is a report from a Chinese Doctor in Wuhan where they are using an integrated approach to treat - In China the use of Traditional Chinese Medicine is standard practice in the hospitals and they have thousands, no probably millions of experts there

Disclaimer: This article is compiled, translated and edited by John K. Chen and Lori Hsu from three references to inform the readers how COVID-19, the 2019 novel coronavirus, is currently treated in China. For readers who may have such an infection, contact and consult your primary physician, go to....

03/03/2020

Back from an amazing food trip across Vietnam learning about their approach to food as medicine..lots of new ideas for clinic . Incredible diet just looking at their food makes you feel healthy!

05/01/2020

The season of sore throats....Chinese Medicine regards food as medicine - so if you have a sore throat - the humble pear can help - juice a few pears, skin and all - the velvety rich juice is very soothing for sore throats and it's delish ....

18/12/2019

After receiving acupuncture treatment three days a week during the course of radiation treatment, head and neck cancer patients experienced less dry mouth, according to study results from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

01/02/2019

Research into acupuncture as a medical treatment has grown exponentially in the past 20 years, with over 13,000 studies conducted in 60 countries.

01/02/2019

This is the season for marathon training and the clinic starts to get busy as the demands of training lead to injury but training does not have to end in injury - there is much to be learned - check out this great workshop at Fix by my amazing colleagues -

Please join us for a half-day workshop for runners of all levels. If you're deep in preparation for marathon season, have returned to running after some time off or perhaps are panicking about the fact that you've signed up for a half-marathon (we've been there), this workshop will give you the s

31/01/2019

Often my medic friends tell me they don't 'believe in acupuncture' - which is interesting because when I ask about this it's never an evidence based opinion -just a gut feel - acupuncture is far from a being a belief system - there is a growing understanding of how it works from a scientific perspective and what this shows - is just how complex and sophisticated the biological effects are

In the emergency department, acupuncture relieves pain, cuts stress and anxiety, and is acceptable to the majority of patients.

04/12/2018

Back in London Town - at the wonderful Fix London Fields - www.fixlondon.co.uk for bookings!

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08/08/2018

This is a really useful resource for those in pain to help understand and manage the pain response

Trauma Is Really Strange is unique comic that explains the strange nature of trauma and how it confuses the brain and affects the body.
Dissociation is a very common response to being overwhelmed and a key theme of the book. Most people dissociate most of the time. The shutdown response is poorly understood by most people - including manual therapists, meditators and movement educators.
Living with dissociation can leave us feeling confused, disconnected and not real. Dissociation is very common in anxiety, depression and persistent pain states.
Learning to feel safe inside your body changes everything.
For more check www.bodycollege.net

27/07/2018

Thanks so much to those who supported the community pop up during July - it was great to see people so pleased about having a local Acupuncturist. I am now working to set up a new Dungloe Acupuncture clinic - aiming to open mid September so watch this space!