How we help › Medical Acupuncture
For all • All ages • Every stage of life

Precise, gentle and grounded in evidence

Fine, sterile, single-use needles applied with modern clinical understanding to ease pain, release stubborn tension and support recovery, integrated with the rest of your care and suitable for most people, regardless of age or ability.

Acupuncture point model at SPORTS CLINICAL
What it's for

Precision with a light touch

Medical Acupuncture helps with persistent muscle pain, deep-seated tension and tightness that has not fully responded to other approaches, used on its own or woven into your wider treatment. It is suitable for most people, regardless of age or ability, and both of our practitioners are qualified in its use, so it is always applied by the person who already knows your case.

Every session starts with a rigorous assessment of whether acupuncture is right for you, with everything explained and your written consent taken before a single needle is used. The needles themselves are fine, sterile and single-use, and most people find the experience far gentler than they expected, often noticeably relaxing. Its place in your plan is reviewed as you progress, alongside hands-on treatment and rehabilitation.

What to expect

What Medical Acupuncture involves

A rigorous assessment

Whether acupuncture is right for you, decided carefully first, with everything explained and consent taken before treatment begins.

Gentle in practice

Fine, sterile, single-use needles, placed with precision; most people feel far less than they expect and often find it deeply relaxing.

Part of the bigger plan

Used where it genuinely helps, alongside hands-on treatment and rehabilitation, and reviewed as your recovery progresses.

What it means for you

Precise, gentle, and grounded in evidence

Nothing is rushed and nothing is assumed. Each needle has a reason, each session has a purpose, and the whole of it sits inside a plan built around you.

Reassurance

Safe, gentle, and at your pace

Everything is done with care and at a pace that suits you, and nothing is rushed or forced. The aim throughout is simple: that you feel in good hands, understood, and steadily better.

How we help

Part of a wider range of connected care

Medical Acupuncture is one of eight connected services, matched to you rather than delivered from a fixed menu.

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Recognised and accountable

Held to recognised professional standards

Members and registrants of the Royal Society of Medicine, the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council, the Institute for Functional Medicine, the Society of Sports Therapists, the Institute of Sport and Remedial Massage and the British Medical Acupuncture Society, among others.

Royal Society of MedicineRoyal Society of Medicine
CNHCComplementary and Natural Healthcare Council
Complementary Medical AssociationComplementary Medical Association
Society of Sports TherapistsSociety of Sports Therapists
Institute of Sport and Remedial MassageInstitute of Sport and Remedial Massage
British Medical Acupuncture SocietyBritish Medical Acupuncture Society
Sports Massage AssociationSports Massage Association
Federation of Holistic TherapistsFederation of Holistic Therapists
Sports Therapy OrganisationSports Therapy Organisation
London School of Sports MassageLondon School of Sports Massage
Complementary Therapists AssociationComplementary Therapists Association
Institute for Functional MedicineInstitute for Functional Medicine
British Society of Lifestyle MedicineBritish Society of Lifestyle Medicine
Prescribing Lifestyle MedicinePrescribing Lifestyle Medicine
Personalised Care InstitutePersonalised Care Institute
Functional Range ConditioningFunctional Range Conditioning
Instrument Assisted TherapyInstrument Assisted Therapy
Kinesio Taping AssociationKinesio Taping Association
QINOpractic MedicineQINOpractic Medicine
Proprioceptive Deep Tendon ReflexProprioceptive Deep Tendon Reflex
Applied Movement NeurologyApplied Movement Neurology
Recursive Human MechanicsRecursive Human Mechanics
Royal Society of MedicineRoyal Society of Medicine
CNHCComplementary and Natural Healthcare Council
Complementary Medical AssociationComplementary Medical Association
Society of Sports TherapistsSociety of Sports Therapists
Institute of Sport and Remedial MassageInstitute of Sport and Remedial Massage
British Medical Acupuncture SocietyBritish Medical Acupuncture Society
Sports Massage AssociationSports Massage Association
Federation of Holistic TherapistsFederation of Holistic Therapists
Sports Therapy OrganisationSports Therapy Organisation
London School of Sports MassageLondon School of Sports Massage
Complementary Therapists AssociationComplementary Therapists Association
Institute for Functional MedicineInstitute for Functional Medicine
British Society of Lifestyle MedicineBritish Society of Lifestyle Medicine
Prescribing Lifestyle MedicinePrescribing Lifestyle Medicine
Personalised Care InstitutePersonalised Care Institute
Functional Range ConditioningFunctional Range Conditioning
Instrument Assisted TherapyInstrument Assisted Therapy
Kinesio Taping AssociationKinesio Taping Association
QINOpractic MedicineQINOpractic Medicine
Proprioceptive Deep Tendon ReflexProprioceptive Deep Tendon Reflex
Applied Movement NeurologyApplied Movement Neurology
Recursive Human MechanicsRecursive Human Mechanics

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