My journey with Acupuncture began in 2007 after receiving treatment from a renowned Acupuncturist in Ubud Bali. I experienced such a profound shift, and witnessed such amazing recovery in others, that when I returned to the UK I began my studies in 2008. I completed a 3 year training in Acupuncture and Tuina ( Chinese Medical Massage and Manipulation) at the Body Harmonics School in 2011. I have
also done an advanced course in Acupuncture and Moxibustion at the Shandong University Of TCM in Jinan China. I studied and interned with the same renowned Acupuncturist in Bali where I was able to gain valuable experience working with stroke patients and other stubborn illnesses not normally treated in the west with acupuncture. I have also gained valuable experience in multi-bed clinic settings from treating in busy clinics In Asia. I am passionate about healing and I am dedicated to the wellbeing of my clients. I continue to further my studies each year going deeper into the treatment of various conditions with Acupuncture. More recently I have trained extensively in the Master Tung system with Dr Wei-Chieh Young and Dr Robert Chu. Also Balance Method Acupuncture by the late Dr Richard Tan. I have also trained under Dr Zhu learning the Zhu Scalp Acupuncture system. I have traveled worldwide for the past 17 years learning with many different teachers and healing modalities along the way such as Shamanism in the Americas and Qi practices in Asia
Edward practices:
Traditional Chinese Acupuncture ( TCM)
Electro-Acupuncture
Cupping and Moxibustion
Chinese/ Japanese Scalp Acupuncture
Zhu Scalp Acupuncture
Auricular Acupuncture
Master Tung Acupuncture
I Ching Balance Method Acupuncture
Tuina Medical Massage
Acupressure
Reiki
I am a member of the Acupuncture Acutherapy Council
To see what acupuncture can treat the World Health Organisation recognises the treatment of these conditions:
website below:
http://www.evidencebasedacupuncture.org/who-official-position/
TRADITIONAL CHINESE (TCM) ACUPUNCTURE
Acupuncture is a tried and tested system of medicine. The Chinese and other eastern cultures have been using acupuncture to restore, promote and maintain good health for thousands of years. Nowadays more and more people are finding this long established therapy can offer an effective solution to all manner of today's ills. Good health is not just the absence of pain or disease. Traditional acupuncture works to maintain the body's equilibrium by focusing on all aspects of wellbeing, physical, mental, and emotional. According to traditional Chinese philosophy, our health is dependent on the body's motivating energy moving in a smooth and balanced way through a series of channels beneath the skin. This energy is known as qi. The flow of qi can be disturbed by any number of factors. These include emotional states such as anxiety, anger, or grief, as well as poor nutrition, hereditary factors, infections, and trauma. When the qi is unbalanced, illness may result. The acupuncturist inserts ultra fine needles at chosen points along the channels of energy. The aim is to stimulate the body's own healing response and restore its natural balance. Treatment is aimed at the root of your condition, as well as your symptoms. This approach can lead to a more permanent resolution of your problem. STYLES OF ACUPUNCTURE
it is important to be aware of the differences existing between the distinct acupuncture styles, philosophies and depth of needling at present used in this country (UK).
**Traditional Acupuncture based on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) which could mean:
-The much more gentle and shallow acupuncture commonly used by those trained in most of Britain's schools, or
-The type of more powerful acupuncture using deeper needling performed in present day China.
**Five Element Acupuncture as well as 'Stems & Branches' acupuncture
These styles focus on bringing balance between the 5 elements ( fire, earth, metal, water and wood). It focuses on acupoints mainly located on the extremities of the arms & legs. Needle insertion is often very shallow and is very gentle.
**Integrated Acupuncture
This combines 'Five Element' with 'British style Traditional acupuncture'.
** Medical Acupuncture
This is the acupuncture practiced by western doctors, physiotherapists, osteopaths, and chiropractors. They mainly perform acupuncture for pain relief relating to musculo-skeletal problems. Most of them do not recognise Qi Energy or meridians and do not use Chinese diagnosis.
**Microsystems Acupuncture is alternative to & complementary to traditional acupuncture. It comprises the following :
-Auricular acupuncture uses either needles, studs, seeds or metal balls on specific points which functionally and topographically represent the whole body.
-Korean Hand acupuncture “Sujok “ treats in the same way.
-Wrist and Ankle acupuncture based on 12 points which energetically links into all the body’s physiological systems.
-Scalp acupuncture affects the motor, sensory and associative areas of the cerebral cortex.
-Master Tung and Dr Tan acupuncture systems where needles are inserted into specific areas which correspond to specific and quite different parts of the body. TUINA
Tui Na (pronounced 'twee-nah') massage is a complete healing system, like acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. These three forms of therapy are the main components of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Tui Na is probably the oldest system of bodywork still practised yet its popularity continues to grow. The techniques of Tui Na and details of its uses in treating a range of health problems were already documented in a vast treatise - The Yellow Emperor's Classics of Internal Medicine, written about 2500 years ago. After such a lengthy period of development and evolution, modern Tui Na is the most tried and tested hands-on therapy in the world. How is it done? Tui Na is applied to the clothed body. Patients sit on a chair or lie on a couch. Be prepared to answer some questions about your state of health before having a Tui Na treatment. How does it work? Tui Na works in accordance with the complex theory of TCM. Fundamental to this theory is the life powering energy that the Chinese call Qi (pronounced 'chee'). Every aspect of bodily function depends upon Qi and its flow through the tissues. The Chinese recognise a network of 12 paired meridians - one member of each pair on the right side of the body and the other on the left. There are also two unpaired meridians that encircle the trunk and the head in the mid-line. These meridians are not like vessels, they have no anatomical structure but they are pathways along which the main flow of Qi occurs. It is best to visualise them as precise currents of Qi, just like currents of water in the oceans. Interestingly, Western scientific methods have been used to plot the courses of these meridians, and they confirm the accuracy of detailed maps produced around the time of The Yellow Emperor's Classics of Internal Medicine. At irregular intervals along the meridians there are specific Qi points (the acu-points of acupuncture) where pressure, needles or heat can affect the way Qi flows through the meridian. This effect can manifest itself on some part of the meridian quite distant from where the stimulus is applied. When Qi flow is disturbed anywhere in the body, Qi imbalance that results can cause pain, stiffness, sickness - even emotional pain. The Chinese believe that health and vitality depend on Qi balance in the body. Tui Na is one of the best ways of achieving this and it uses an array of techniques to do it. A Casual observer watching a session sees what appears to be a thorough workout for the soft tissues and joints, but the practitioner aims to do more than this. Attention is focused on meridians and selected Qi points. They are massaged in different ways to remove all blockages to the flow of Qi. In China, Tui Na is used for conditions that, in the West, would be treated by osteopaths, chiropractors and physiotherapists or with drugs. What does it feel like? It is a very vigorous massage; every technique requires movement as well as pressure, After the first session you may feel a little sore but after two or three more most people adjust to the deep pressure. Depending on the type of Tui Na treatment you have, you might leave feeling a bit light headed. Some patients experience sleepiness while others feel supercharged. Almost always, everyone feels better after Tui Na. Any side effects? As with acupuncture, Tui Na produces many side effects, but all of them are positive. A common example is the person treated for chronic back pain finding that their chronic constipation has also been eased. This is because the pain treatment focuses on the Bladder meridian which links directly into the Qi energies of the large intestine. Sometimes side effects can be very emotional and patients feel like crying uncontrollably. Are there contra-indications? As with all forms of therapy, there are certain conditions that would contra-indicate Tui Na but very few would contra-indicate it completely. Very deep, soft tissue massage and vigorous join manipulations would be inappropriate for someone with osteoporosis and so would direct massage on skin affected by eczema or infection, to mention just two examples. Even in these cases, however, it might be possible to do very effective Tui Na using distinct parts of the meridians and selected distant Qi-points.
