Treatments and Therapies

Conditions treated

The World Health Organisation (WHO) are responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards and articulating evidence-based policy options. The WHO established a list of diseases and disorders that can be treated with Acupuncture, this list was based on medical evidence and includes over 100 conditions including:

Abdominal pain & distension, acne, addictions, allergies, asthma, back pain, blood disorders, cancer, chills, chronic fatigue syndrome, chest pain, common cold, constipation, cough, depression, diabetes, diarrhoea, digestive disorders, dizziness, ear infection, eye diseases, fatigue, hay fever, headache, heartburn, hypertension, infertility – both male & female, insomnia, IBS, Lung problems, menopause, mental & emotional issues, menstrual disorders, night sweats, obesity, palpitations, pregnancy care, respiratory disorders, sciatica, shoulder pain – including frozen shoulder, sinusitis, sore throat, stomach ache, stress, stroke, tinnitus, toothache, urinary disorders and weight loss.

Bairbre Crowley uses the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine diagnosis for treatment using the following therapies:

• Acupuncture
• Abdominal Acupuncture
• Cupping
• Electro-Acupuncture
• Auricular Therapy (ear acupuncture)
• Heat Therapy
• Life style and dietary advice.

By using the above therapies, we provide the patient with a tailor-made, specific treatment suitable to treat & resolve any disorder and underlying problems.

As a registered member of the Acupuncture Foundation Professional Association, your practitioner is strictly regulated and patients can be assured of receiving professional, ethical treatment.

As outlined by the AFPA guidelines, in practice we use sterile, single-use, disposable needles.