Welcome to Godfrey Bartlett's Acupuncture web site. For an appointment in Brentwood, Essex, please telephone 01277 223894.
I am a fully qualified acupuncturist, and Member of the British Acupuncture Council. I have been practising for over 7 years in Essex, Brentwood, and am able to make home vists to Chelmsford, Billericay, Wickford, Upminster, Shenfield, Hutton, Hornchurch, Ongar, and Ingatestone if you are unable to see me in the tranquil setting of my private clinic in Brentwood.
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Traditional Chinese Medicine
Acupuncture is only one aspect of Traditional Oriental Medicine.
Patients visiting my clinic may expect to be treated with one or more of the following traditional elements of Chinese Medicine:
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Acupuncture: the insertion of fine needles at designated acupuncture points.
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Cupping: the placement of glass, or bamboo cups on the skin with a vacuum.
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Moxa: the burning of an herb called mugwort, on or near an acupuncture point.
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Plum blossum or seven star: the light tapping of an area of the body with a small sterile hammer which has seven points.
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Tuina: Chinese massage technique utilizing the acupuncture points and meridians.
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Dietary & lifestyle advice based upon TCM philosophy.
Nutrition & Lifestyle
Improvement and maintenance of health may require attention to a variety of factors including: emotional, environmental, dietary and physical factors. Because of their circumstances, patients often find changes in these areas difficult to make. However, supportive acupuncture treatment can give patients the resolve to deal with these factors and make changes in their lives which in turn improves their health and happiness.
The following attributes can make a huge difference to the balance of someone's health:
Emotional:
Appropriate expression of emotions
Avoidance of being 'stuck' in any one emotional state.
Deliberate relaxation with meditation, relaxation tapes, or prayer
Stress reduction and avoidance of stressful situations where possible.
Unresolved emotional injuries
Playtime - having fun!
Environmental:
Clean, fresh air
Adequate sunshine
Plants and animals
Dress appropriate to season
Appreciate nature and the seasons climates.
Avoid extremes of damp, cold, wind or heat.
Dietary:
Eating in unhurried and relaxed surroundings
Appropriate quantities of food
Variety and balance of foods
Fresh food
Adequate, clean drinking water
Physical:
Stretching, Tai Qi, Qigong, yoga, deep breathing
Aerobic exercise including:
walking, running, gardening, etc at an appropriate level
Avoiding excessive repetitive motion
Adequate sleep, rest and relaxation
Proper postural alignment
Why choose Traditional Chinese Medicine?
Chinese Medicine is Holistic
It is probably one of the most Holistic medical systems available today.
This means that it takes an integrated view of the person. Mind, body and emotions are seen to interact and affect each other.
Treatment is Specific to the Patient
Chinese Medicine looks at the disease and the person. People are unique with different strengths and weaknesses, therefore a disease pattern can be specific to them. Chinese Medicine has the capacity to give a unique diagnosis and corresponding treatment specific to the person.
Chinese Medicine helps prevent disease
The aim of treatment, in additon to relieving the main symptoms, is to restore overall harmony and health to the individual. It can therefore be used to prevent illness and enhance longevity.
TCM allows patients to understand their disease process
TCM is based on direct observation of health and disease, it relies more on patient information than diagnostic tests. Treatment is not something which is done 'to' the patient, but is given in partnership with the patient's own developing understanding of their disease and health processes.
What conditions can Acupuncture help?
Acupuncture can be applicable to and effective in a surprisingly wide variety of conditions. The following is a list of diseases commonly treated by Acupuncture, but many other diseases can be treated.
- Head:headaches, migraines, dizziness, ear, eye & throat problems, sinusitis, facial paralysis & pain, facial tics, Bell's Palsy, stroke.
- Respiration: asthma, bronchitis, hay fever, cough.
- Circulation: cold extremities, high blood pressure, heart disease, angina.
- Digestive tract: diarrhoea, constipation, nausea, ulcers, IBS.
- Women's problems: PMT, painful irregular heavy or absence of periods, menopausal problems, cystitis, thrush, infertility.
- Joint, Muscle & Back problems: arthritis, rheumatism, back pain, sciatica, tennis elbow, sports injuries, RSI, numbness, muscle spasms,aches & pains.
- Emotional/Stress problems: anxiety, Depression, stress, insomnia, irritability,excessive worrying.
- Many other problems: low energy, tiredness, CFS or ME, immune deficiency, Parkinsonism, addictions.
- For mothers to be, acupuncure is also effective for turning potential breech babies, and for induction of labour at full term.
To make an appointment for acupuncture, please call Godfrey Bartlett on 01277 223894.
