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Mon, 02 Mar 2026 08:39:26 +0100

Dear Clients,
Both of our clinics are temporarily closed from 3rd to 30th March. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Have the benefits of statins been overstated?

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 09:58:19 +0100

Researcher Paula Byrne writes on what she and her colleagues learned from a meta-analysis of 21 clinical trials involving 140,000 patients.
https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/have-the-benefits-of-statins-been-overstated

Ross J Barr: how acupuncture can move the longevity needle

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 08:58:14 +0100

London acupuncturist Ross J Barr, featured in the Financial Times, shares how he uses acupuncture for anxiety, fatigue, fertility, grief, and more.
https://www.ft.com/content/25e95f2e-ed62-4b4f-a78f-5afe2d2e7e11

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Mon, 17 Mar 2025 09:31:51 +0100

Dear Clients,
Both of our clinics are temporarily closed from 19th March until 10th Apri. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Acupuncture for post-stroke depression: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Tue, 16 Jan 2024 18:28:29 +0100

https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-023-04749-1#article-info

Sixty-two studies, involving 5308 participants published from 2003 to 2022, were included. The results showed that compared with western medicine (WM) (defined as pharmacotherapy for PSD), acupuncture (AC) alone or with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (RTMS), Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) alone or with WM, were superior for alleviating depression symptoms. Compared to Usual Care, AC alone or plus other therapies could significantly decrease scores on the Hamilton Depression Rating scale. According to result of SUCRA, AC plus RTMS had the highest probability of improving depressive symptoms with a probability of 49.43%.

Clinical efficacy and safety of acupuncture treatment of TIC disorder in children: A systematic ...

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 10:58:59 +0100

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33989798/

Short-term use of ibuprofen may increase chance of chronic pain, study suggests

Fri, 13 May 2022 09:57:07 +0100

Using drugs like ibuprofen and steroids to relieve short-term health problems could increase the chances of developing chronic pain, new research suggests.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/may/11/short-term-use-of-ibuprofen-may-increase-chance-of-chronic-pain-study-suggests

New York Times: Considering Bone or Joint Surgery? You May Not Need It.

Sat, 22 Jan 2022 08:59:47 +0100

British researchers looked at studies of 10 common orthopedic operations, including surgeries of the knee, hip, shoulder, spine and wrist. They found good evidence of the superiority of surgery over other treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome and total knee replacement. For six other common surgeries, randomized trials found little advantage over interventions like exercise, weight management, physical therapy and drug treatment. The researchers found no controlled trials that had compared hip replacement or knee cartilage repair with nonsurgical care. The study is in The BMJ.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/04/well/bone-joint-surgery.html

Acupuncture for Constipation

Thu, 13 May 2021 15:24:50 +0100

22-year-old Ellen was visiting her boyfriend's family last year. During her stay she developed constipation, probably due to change of place and diet. She couldn't open her bowels for about 10 days and felt really uncomfortable. Her boyfriend's mum got worried and brought her to see me. I did electro-acupuncture in her tummy and cupping on her back. She felt relaxed afterwards. Two days later I got a phone call from her boyfriend's mum saying: "Ellen went to the toilet a few times the day after your treatment. It's a big relief! Whatever you did worked brilliantly!"

NICE Recommends Acupuncture for Chronic Primary pain

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 14:19:41 +0100

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published support for the use of both traditional Chinese and Western acupuncture for chronic primary pain. Chronic primary pain is defined by NICE as pain for which no underlying condition adequately accounts for the pain or its impact.

In November 2016, NICE did not support acupuncture for the treatment of low back pain. Their view was that there was no evidence that it was better than sham treatment. (https://www.nice.org.uk/news/article/nice-publishes-updated-advice-on-treating-low-back-pain ) This surprising stance was objectionable not only to acupuncture practitioners but also to Western medical doctors. Even the British Medical Journal questioned the recommendation. (https://www.bmj.com/content/356/bmj.i6748/rr-3)

Yesterday, April 7, however, NICE published guidelines recommending the use of acupuncture for chronic pain:

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Have the benefits of statins been overstated?

Ross J Barr: how acupuncture can move the longevity needle

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Acupuncture for post-stroke depression: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Clinical efficacy and safety of acupuncture treatment of TIC disorder in children: A systematic ...

Short-term use of ibuprofen may increase chance of chronic pain, study suggests

New York Times: Considering Bone or Joint Surgery? You May Not Need It.

Acupuncture for Constipation

NICE Recommends Acupuncture for Chronic Primary pain

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng193/chapter/Recommendations#assessing-all-types-of-chronic-pain-chronic-primary-pain-chronic-secondary-pain-or-both