Dr Maggie Ju Acupuncture London Chelsea, North Kensington, Notting Hill, and Richmond

Ankle and foot pain can be debilitating, causing a significant impact on one's daily life and overall well-being. Whether it stems from repetitive use disorders like Achilles tendinopathy and plantar fasciitis or is the result of an injury such as a sprain or fracture, finding effective pain relief is crucial. In recent years, acupuncture has emerged as a promising treatment option for various musculoskeletal conditions, and research suggests that it can effectively alleviate ankle and foot pain. Numerous studies have investigated the efficacy of acupuncture in managing pain for a range of musculoskeletal issues, including headaches, neck pain, elbow pain, and wrist pain. With regard to foot and ankle pain, a systematic review was conducted to assess the impact of acupuncture on pain intensity, functional status, and overall quality of life in adults. The review included four randomized controlled trials (RCTs), involving a total of 211 participants. The findings of the systematic ...

Having shin pain? Acupuncture can help Shin pain or shin splints is pain on the front of the lower leg between the knee and the ankle. It can hurt directly over the shinbone all the way or over the muscles that are on the inner or outer side of the tibia. It can be a dull aching, or sharp and severe pain. It could be one or both shin with large area across whole length of the shin bone. This pain is usually caused by overuse from irritation of the muscles or other tissues in the lower leg. They are common in runners, tennis and basketball players. The cause is not clear, but it is suggested that running and repetitive weight baring on the legs leads to inflammation of the tissue around the shin bone. Acupuncture can help release shin pain by reducing inflammation of the area. The ankle is a large joint made up with three bones: two are from the leg tibia known as shin bone and fibula –the bone next to the shin bone; one foot bone talus sitting above the heel bone. Ankle joint moves th...

 Plantar fasciitis is the most common injury of the plantar fascia and is the most common cause of heel pain. It is associated with long standing. The main symptom is sharp heel pain which is worsen by bearing weight on the heel after long periods of rest for example after getting out of bed or after prolonged periods of sitting. After continuing walk, the pain symptoms is improved. There may be other symptoms accompanied the pain such as numbnesss, tingling, swelling or radiating pain. Acupuncture is effective to treat plantar fasciitis and realse the pain. There are some clinical evidences by recent research on this aspect. There is a study which investigated the efficacy of electro-acupuncture coupled with conventional treatments and compared it with the efficacy of conventional treatments alone in patients with chronic plantar fasciitis. Subjects in the control group received five weeks of conventional treatments, including stretching exercise, shoe modification and rescue anal...

Effect of acupuncture on chronic Achilles tendonitis Why can acupuncture help tendon injury? Tendon is tough fibrous connective tissue which connects muscles to bones. Tendon is made of collagen. Tendon injury includes acute and chronic injury is very common. The symptoms include pain, redness, warmness, swelling, tenderness near the injured tendon. Pain increases with activity. Also pain can radiate to other part of the body. Rest, ice, steroids injection, massage can be used to treat tendon injury. Acupuncture is proven to be effective for tendon injury. Clinical study showed that acupuncture improves pain and functional activity in patients with tendon injury. Recent studies showed that acupuncture can modulate anti-inflammatory and mechanotransduction molecular pathways which subsequently increase collagen synthesis and reorganisation. This underlies acupuncture tendon healing mechanisms. Effect of acupuncture on chronic Achilles tendonitis Achilles tendon is the tendon at the bac...