Acupuncture in Falkirk
Ruth McWilliam Acupuncture is a service providing acupuncture treatment by a registered nurse, in your own home, in the Falkirk and Forth Valley area.
Ruth is a member of the British Medical Acupuncture Society and is regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, and Healthcare Improvement Scotland. Healthcare Improvement Scotland regulates private-sector healthcare in Scotland and ensures that licensed services meet required standards. Currently, I am the only registered nurse in the Falkirk area that has a licence from Healthcare Improvement Scotland to practice acupuncture.
There are different types of acupuncture and I offer medical acupuncture, dry needling, and auriculotherapy
Conditions treated
There are a remarkable number of conditions which acupuncture may help to manage. The following are issues which are most commonly treated in my practice:
- Acute and Chronic pain: Muscoskeletal pain is one of the main symptoms that patients present with, the most common being lower back, neck and shoulder pain. However, patients do present with all types of pain and pain conditions, for example arthritis, facial pain, tennis elbow etc.
- Headache/Migraine: Acupuncture can be of benefit for the treatment of headache and migraine. In fact, NICE recommend the use of acupuncture in the treatment of tension-type headache and migraine.
- Women's Health: Period pain, Menopausal symptoms, Fertility support etc.
- Bladder Symptoms: Irritative bladder etc.
- Digestive Problems: Irritable Bowel Syndrome etc.
- Hayfever
There are many more conditions acupuncture may help with. If you are unsure, please call me, I offer free consultations.
Further Information
If you wish to do your own research,The British Acupuncture Council has produced a range of fact sheets which indicate the range of conditions that acupuncture may be helpful in managing. These can be found here. These are written from a traditional acupuncture point of view, if you want to read about evidence-based acupuncture, as relevant to western medicine, you could look at information provided by The British Medical Acupuncture Society on their website here.
About Ruth
I spent over a decade working in the field of environmental biology as a researcher, project leader and teaching fellow, before deciding on a career change and becoming a nurse.
I have had a long standing interest in health and complementary healthcare. I first experienced acupuncture when I had treatment for a painful condition I had been diagnosed with and was thoroughly impressed with the results it achieved when nothing else had really been effective. Having previously worked as a scientist I was really curious as to how this worked. After doing a bit of my own reading, I decided to go ahead and train to be an acupuncturist myself!
I completed training given by the British Medical Acupuncture Society, who provide courses for healthcare professionals who are regulated by statute, and I am now a certified practitioner of medical Acupuncture. I have a special interest in treating pain and find it really rewarding.
I worked in a busy acupuncture clinic in Scarborough while I was doing my training where I learned a huge amount from an experienced practitioner. I also ran my own acupuncture practice in Scarborough for 2 years. Eventually I decided to relocate back home to Scotland, which is what I had always intended to do. I am now offering a mobile treatment service in the Falkirk and Forth Valley area, where I will treat you in your own home. Areas outside Forth Valley, but close to Clackmannanshire where I am based, will also be considered for home visits. Please call to enquire.