Current Page: Our Services - Acupuncture Acupuncture  Julie Tarrant MCSP and Tim Eden MCSP are qualified to practice acupuncture for pain relief.  Acupuncture is sometimes used in a treatment session as an adjunct to traditional physiotherapy techniques to facilitate pain relief by decreasing muscle spasm. Physiotherapists have through training in anatomy, physiology and pathology far exceeding that of non-medical professionals who practice acupuncture. Our skills in musculoskeletal diagnosis and treatment, our ability to provide advice on self-treatment and our highly regarded knowledge on prevention makes the physiotherapist the obvious acupuncture professional. Our practice is therefore scientific based, using traditional acupuncture methods. Vital energy (Qi) flows through a system of twelve main channels and regulates body functions. Each channel is called a meridian, and each meridian is identified with an organ or function. Each meridian can be mapped on the surface of the body and specific points can be identified (acupoints). Needling these points can affect the flow of Qi (energy). Our physiotherapist also use dry needling techniques, where the needle is inserted for a shorter period of time directly into the muscle group which is in spasm. This too is an effective way of decreasing muscle spasm and therefore relieving pain. Current Date & Time: Physiotherapy Acupuncture Pilates Podiatry/Chiropody Women’s Health Therapeutic Massage Sports Massage Neurological Physiotherapy © 2011 - PhysioActive Chartered Physiotherapy Clinic.           Designed and Hosted by Core Digital & Recognised by ALL Leading Private Medical Insurers