Client with osteoarthritis in knees
“I am a long-time sufferer of level 4 arthritis in both knees which not only was debilitating as I couldn’t walk but put me into dark moods due to the constant pain. On a scale of 1-10 for pain, I was scoring a 9. The only respite from this was to go to bed so I wasn’t in pain.
After meeting Helen, she guided me through what the treatment would involve and I began a course of weekly treatment.
Since starting acupuncture with Helen, the arthritic pain has reduced dramatically and I can now walk with minimum pain, scoring a 3 instead of 9. My mental wellbeing has greatly improved.
Helen is very knowledgeable on the benefits of acupuncture and without her help I would still be in that dark place.
All I can say is thank you Helen for helping me get my life back on track.”
Client with pain in shoulder, neck and arm
“Years of poor posture from sitting in front of my work computer and lugging a heavy suitcase around the London underground left me with pain and constant discomfort in my right shoulder, extending into my neck and sometimes down my right arm. At its best I would score it at 2 or 3 / 10 on the pain scale; at its worst, 7 or 8.
Having never had acupuncture before, I was reassured by Helen’s calm and relaxing approach. She talked me through the whole process and, at each point, explained what she was doing and what I could expect.
I have been amazed by how quickly acupuncture has eased the pain, loosened the muscles, and helped increase mobility in my neck and shoulder. After each treatment, the difference is immediate, and I’m sure that if I changed my working arrangements the pain relief would be permanent.”
Client with lower back pain
“This treatment has been very effective for me as my job involves a lot of bending and stretching, and the treatments have taken the pain levels right down. I would highly recommend this treatment if you suffer from lower back pain.”
Client with frozen shoulder
“Initially I had a lot of nerve pain in my left arm. I had to sleep on my right side or back, arm straight. This woke me often, as my go-to position is arm bent. Sometimes I’d wake arm bent and have to jump out of bed to straighten it and swing it to relieve the pain. This has improved massively over the last couple of months since your treatments started, to a point where it rarely wakes me and I’m back to sleeping arm bent. Sleeping on my left (affected) arm has been a no-no for 6 months. I can now roll over on to my left. It would still wake me if I fell asleep like that but I can now lean on my left without immediate sharp pain. Massive thank you.”
Smoking cessation
“I am free from smoking cigarettes for 7 weeks. I stopped after the second switch of the needle in the ear (2 weeks). Although there has been no actual need to touch the ear needle, I do think on odd occasions it’s a ‘crutch’ or has a psychological effect if you press on it.”
Hay fever
“The hay fever treatment seems to have worked great. So far I have had no hay fever symptoms, despite the start of spring being here. I feel the treatment has been very effective so far.”