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Acupuncture Treatment in Barcelona
Very fine needles at specific points on the body to relieve pain, calm the nervous system and restore your balance. A personalised treatment with more than 2,500 years of history.
Traditional Chinese Medicine
What it is
What is acupuncture?
Acupuncture treatment is one of the therapeutic methods of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Its practice dates back more than 2,500 years and it spread to Europe and America from the 16th century onwards. It is considered one of the oldest medical practices.
It involves inserting very fine needles into specific points on the body that correspond to the map of meridians through which Qiflows. Qi is a hard word to translate: it means the potential of one state to transform into another and the connection between the two, which always implies communication, movement or exchange of energy. It is usually translated as the body’s “vital energy”.
This energy travels throughout the body, from the deep organs to the skin, through interconnected meridians. Acupuncture points are their main crossing points. By stimulating the needles at specific points, an experienced acupuncturist can influence this energy and so improve your health.
Effectiveness
What is acupuncture for?
The World Health Organization (WHO) recognised the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for these conditions after reviewing research and clinical trials.
Muscle and joint pain
Knee and back pain, neck pain, frozen shoulder, rheumatoid arthritis, sciatica, sprained ankle and tennis elbow.
Headache and facial pain
Headache or migraine, facial pain (including craniomandibular disorders), post-operative pain and dental or temporomandibular pain.
Digestion
Epigastric pain or acute dyspepsia in peptic ulcer, acute and chronic gastritis, gastric spasm, nausea and vomiting, biliary colic.
Gynaecology and pregnancy
Dysmenorrhoea. In pregnancy: nausea and vomiting, induction of labour and malposition of the foetus.
Stress, anxiety and depression
Emotional and psychological disorders.
Other
Adverse reactions to radiotherapy or chemotherapy, allergic rhinitis, essential hypertension, primary hypotension, renal colic, leucopenia and recovery after a stroke.
According to the WHO, there are many other conditions where acupuncture has shown benefits, although more clinical studies are needed:
- Acne vulgaris
- Bronchial asthma
- Earache
- Alcohol and drug dependence
- Quitting smoking
- Fibromyalgia
- Insomnia
- Hyperlipidaemia
- Ovarian hypofunction
- Ménière’s disease
- Post-herpetic neuralgia
- Female and male fertility
- Polycystic ovary syndrome
- Chronic prostatitis
- Recurrent urinary tract infection
- Chronic ulcerative colitis
- Sjögren’s syndrome
- Atopic dermatitis
That is why acupuncture is a natural solution for pain, intestinal, muscular and hormonal problems.
Your session
What is an acupuncture session like?
Diagnosis
We talk about your history, your symptoms and your habits. I look at your tongue and take your pulse to find the root of the problem.
Needles
I insert very fine needles at the chosen points. Most people feel only slight discomfort, and many feel nothing at all.
Rest
You rest on the treatment couch while the needles work. If needed, I combine it with cupping, moxa or electroacupuncture.
Your plan
I suggest how many sessions you need and give you diet and lifestyle guidelines for home.
By condition
Acupuncture for your case
The most common reasons people visit our Barcelona clinic.
Anxiety and stress
Calms the nervous system and improves sleep and tension.
See treatment →Fertility
Regulates the cycle and supports your IVF or IUI treatment.
See treatment →Back pain and sciatica
Low back pain, neck pain, muscle knots and sciatica.
See treatment →Migraines and headaches
Fewer, milder attacks.
See treatment →Insomnia
Sleep well again, naturally.
See treatment →Menopause
Hot flushes, night sweats and mood swings.
See treatment →Quitting smoking
Less anxiety and fewer cravings, without medication.
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Acupuncture treatment by Julia Valiente
My philosophy
“I see the work of a therapist as a kind of investigation: finding the root of the problem is essential for the right diagnosis and treatment.”
My first contact with alternative therapies came from an interest in a healthier way of eating, adapted to each person. Studying energetic nutrition led me to Chinese Medicine, which drew me in with its combination of philosophy and medicine: more a way of understanding life and health than a conventional medicine. In my clinic I aim to awaken your vital force and help you change the lifestyle and eating habits that are harming you, so you can find your balance and look after your health.
- Graduate in Traditional Chinese Medicine (ISMET, Barcelona)
- Advanced Training in Acupuncture (Pompeu Fabra University)
- Naturopathic and Oriental dietetics (Institut Roger de Llúria)
What is acupuncture?
Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese medicine practice that uses thin needles to stimulate specific points on the body. This stimulation is believed to help balance vital energy, known as “Qi”, and promote health.
How does it work?
Acupuncture stimulates specific points along the body’s meridians, unblocks the flow of energy and supports the body’s self-regulation. This can help relieve pain, reduce stress and improve overall wellbeing.
Is acupuncture treatment painful?
Most people feel only slight discomfort when the needles are inserted, and many don’t feel it at all. Acupuncture needles are much finer than injection needles and are inserted superficially.
How many sessions does it take to see results?
It depends on the condition and how each person responds. Some feel relief after a single session, while others need longer treatment. I’ll suggest a personalised plan.
When is it recommended for gynaecological treatment?
- Dysmenorrhoea or period pain
- Premenstrual syndrome
- Infertility and fertility support
- Absence of periods (amenorrhoea)
- Irregular periods
Do you work with health insurers?
No, this is a private practice and we don’t work with health insurance companies.
Start your acupuncture treatment
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