Acupuncture guides

Jaw clenching, tooth wear and TMD pain need different answers. This guide explains where acupuncture evidence fits and how to discuss a practical care plan.

Understand the difference between preventing frequent tension-type headaches and treating an individual attack, with a clear plan for assessing progress.

Read the current UK recommendation alongside newer research, with clear advice about urgent symptoms and questions to bring to an assessment.

An evidence-led guide to acupuncture and hay fever that explains promising study results, important uncertainties and the role of established allergy care.

A balanced guide to acupuncture and pregnancy nausea, with practical questions for your maternity team and clear advice about seeking help for severe sickness.

A realistic aftercare plan for the journey home and the following day, with clear advice on reporting symptoms and avoiding detox myths.

An even-handed comparison that explains the terminology and helps you ask about the proposed technique, practitioner and treatment plan.

A guide to a traditional heat-based technique, the limits of condition-specific research and the practical details that should inform your decision.

Understand the evidence for acupuncture in lateral elbow pain and the practical questions that help connect symptom care with work, movement and rehabilitation.

A practical guide to electroacupuncture: how it differs from manual needling, what research can tell you and how to discuss suitability and meaningful outcomes.