Hello, my name is Kath and I am a fully qualified, practicing General Practitioner with a special interest in the use of acupuncture for many medical conditions.
I am a member of the British Medical Acupuncture Society
and hold their Certificate in Medical Acupuncture, CMA.
I am continuing to study for the higher level BMAS Diploma in Medical Acupuncture.
My Story & Qualifications:
Having lived in the North West of England for most of my life I qualified as a doctor from Manchester Medical School in 1993 and three years later became a GP. I am registered with the General Medical Council, and undergo regular peer assessment and re-validation.
I have now founded DWMA in order to offer a fuller holistic therapy to anyone wanting help with physical or mental health issues. I use my medical training, knowledge and experience to diagnose and use several modes of Acupuncture to help clients.
MBChB, University of Manchester, 1993
JCPTGP No.28740 1997
Certificate of Medical Acupuncture, 2024
Chinese or Western Acupuncture, what’s the difference?
Acupuncture has been widely practiced in China and other countries for centuries. It is a well tried and tested therapy that involves the insertion of fine needles into the body. In Chinese practice acupuncture is often used together with other therapies such as herbal medicine, together these and more therapies form what is known as Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Western or Medical Acupuncture takes this ancient practice and integrates it with modern western medical knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology.
Scientific research shows acupuncture works. Many healthcare professionals now find it helpful in the management of pain, headaches, anxiety and depression and numerous other conditions.
In the West we use the term Medical Acupuncture to signify the integration of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture with current knowledge of normal and abnormal body function, allowing us to successfully treat people, often where orthodox western approaches have not worked.
