Two styles of acupuncture are most commonly on offer in this country – traditional and western (medical acupuncture).
Traditional Acupuncture, as practised by members of the British Acupuncture Council (BAcC) - the main UK regulatory body for the practice of acupuncture - is an holistic approach to health - based on more than 2,000 years of development and refinement in the Far East. The tradition is as much about the maintenance of overall health and well-being as the management and treatment of isolated symptoms. The BacC web site is: www.acupuncture.org.uk
Western or medical acupuncture is a more recent development, practised predominantly by doctors and physiotherapists, using a limited range of acupuncture techniques on the basis of a western medical diagnosis.
Isle of Wight Acupuncturists (in alphabetical order)
Jeniffer Charity, MBAcC
The Hope Clinic, 23 Union Road, Ryde, Isle of Wight.
Telephone: 01983 563539
Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture Centre
3 High Street, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1SS.
Telephone: 01983 527 538
Judith Crawford, Physiocare, Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists,
Ryde 01983 812576, Bembridge 01983 875177, Cowes 01983 282204
Herbmedic, Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture
59 High Street, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1SB.
Telephone: 10983 524 666
Rachel Lambert-Smith MBAcC
The Shen Clinic, Holyrood Street, Newport, Isle of Wight.
Tel. 01983 521811
The Shen Centre, Westridge, Ryde, Isle of Wight.
Tel. 01983 617333
Tony O’Mara, MBAcC
The Hope Clinic, 23 Union Road, Ryde, Isle of Wight.
Telephone: 01983 563539
Mrs Carole Parker, MBAcC
Watchbell House Natural Therapy Centre, 8 Lugley Street, Newport, Isle of Wight. Telephone: 01983 522477
