Shen Life Acupuncture
Balance for Body and Mind
Begin your journey towards health and vitality here…
Five Element acupuncture is simple, elegant and profound.
Its core principle is the recognition that our body, mind and spirit or “shen” (emotions) are linked, and that illness and pain reflects an interruption in the smooth flow of our physical and emotional energy.
Five Element Acupuncture in Oxfordshire
Classical Five Element acupuncture is an ancient discipline that has been practised for thousands of years and can positively impact your general wellbeing and quality of life.
Patients come with a variety of conditions including stress, fatigue, insomnia, anxiety or depression, allergies, digestive issues, menopausal symptoms, reproductive health issues, muscle and joint pain, difficult life events such as separation or divorce, grief and trauma, or for symptoms that are hard to diagnose in Western medicine.
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Acupuncture is recommended by the NICE guidelines for short term relief of chronic pain, including migraine, back pain and musculo-skeletal pain, and is recommended by the World Health Organisation for a wide range of conditions.
Treatment
Your acupuncture treatment will be individually tailored to address your specific needs, as every patient is unique. The first session starts with a consultation to identify the main reasons you're seeking treatment and to consider both immediate symptoms and deeper-rooted causes.
A personalized series of acupuncture treatments will follow, based on your requirements. All of this will take place in the secure and peaceful atmosphere of the clinic's treatment room, ensuring your comfort throughout the process.
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Common Conditions
People come for acupuncture treatment with a wide variety of symptoms:
Anxiety
Depression
Stress
Grief
Trauma
EMOTIONAL HEALTH
Peri/Menopause
PMS
Endometriosis
Reproductive health
WOMEN’S HEALTH
Tension headaches
Migraines
Arthritis
Neurological
Cancer
CHRONIC CONDITIONS
IBS
Bloating
Acid reflux
Constipation
Nausea
DIGESTIVE DISORDERS
Muscular tension
Sports injury
Sciatica
Joint pain
Carpel tunnel
MUSCULO-SKELETAL
Hayfever
Asthma
Bronchitis
Allergies
RESPIRATORY
Unsure?
Many people are doubtful at first, and often only find themselves looking for alternatives when they’ve run out of ‘traditional’ options.
At Shen Life, I like to be open and transparent about what my treatments can and can’t do, and I’m not afraid of answering any ‘tough’ questions.
“But isn’t this just all “woo woo” nonsense?”
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There has been a huge amount of research into the effectiveness of acupuncture as a medical treatment over the last 20 years. Acupuncture has been found to affect biochemical messengers in ways that can alleviate pain and aid relaxation.
If you’d like to read more about research and evidence for acupuncture, please visit the Evidence Based Acupuncture website for a great in-depth one page summary of recent research and results.
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Just like taking a course of medication or committing to a period of physiotherapy, acupuncture works on an accumulative basis.. A short course of weekly treatments is advised, leading to more spaced out sessions as and when you can.
In ancient China acupuncture was used as a preventative therapy, maintaining good health rather than solely treating ill health after it occurs.
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No, luckily acupuncture only requires an open mind and a BAcC qualified acupuncturist!
NICE and the W.H.O recommend acupuncture for short term relief of various conditions and evidence-based acupuncture research is increasingly showing the biomedical basis for the effectiveness of acupuncture, so that it is becoming more commonly accepted within the healthcare community.
“I’ve tried everything. This won’t work for me.”
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I cannot offer a ‘magic wand’ (unfortunately!) in my acupuncture treatments. However, Five Element acupuncture differs from other therapies in that I consider the whole person and the root cause of illness. My treatments work on the emotional and physical aspects of your health issues.
By addressing both these elements of you as a person, my treatment is not only directed at easing your symptoms, but also building resilience and emotional balance to enable you to face life’s challenges positively.
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Living with long-standing conditions can be exhausting and demoralising. Acupuncture can help with chronic pain. It can also bring relaxation and relief from stress and emotional distress.
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No case is ever too complex for acupuncture.
I would never suggest to any patient that they reduce or stop any medications without discussion and agreement with their GP.
However, acupuncture can help to relieve symptoms short-term, resulting in a patient feeling ready to initiate that discussion with their GP. I am happy to work with other healthcare providers and provide referral letters if requested.