One of the questions Alice is most frequently asked in clinic is “how did you get into acupuncture?” Often it is hearing of others experience that pushes us to take the plunge and try something different. There isn’t a much more compelling story than Alice’s. It is the ultimate acupuncture love story.

Francesca, aged 29, first visited Alice for support with pain caused by Interstitial Cystitis (IC), from which she had been suffering for around 14 months. After a few months of acupuncture, Francesca was in a very different place, living almost completely pain free.

Pain anywhere in the body can be so debilitating and NICE guidelines now suggest the use of acupuncture for chronic pain. [1] In this blog post, we are going to take a deep dive into pain specific to the head, exploring research and Chinese Medicine.