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How Do I Find A Properly Qualified Acupuncturist |
| This text is written by Susannah Dowie, the Principal of The London College of Traditional Acupuncture which is the foremost Acupuncturist training college in the UK |
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| Professional Acupuncture: |
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Takes 3 years full time to learn to degree level (3,600 hours) |
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Is a profession in its own right |
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Treats most conditions, from digestive disorders to grief, from asthma to infertility, from worry to insomnia |
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Works holistically – treats emotions and physical problems (the mood swings and the period pain that follows), treats the cause as well as the symptom (the long-term stress that causes the mood swings as well as this month’s PMT) |
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| Acupuncturists who are members of the British Acupuncture Council fall into this category. |
| Medical acupuncture: |
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Medical acupuncture can be learned in a short time (80 hours) |
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Is used to supplement another therapy (medicine, physiotherapy) |
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Effectively treats a narrow range of symptoms but not causes (pain but not the reason behind it) |
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Treats physical conditions (pain, nausea), but not the emotions that go with them |
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GP’s who do weekend courses, members of the British Medical Acupuncture Society, as well as Osteopaths and Physiotherapists who practice Acupuncture fall into this latter category.
All the Acupuncturists who work with The Fertility Support Company are members of the British Acupuncture Council.
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