Acupuncture for Health and Wellbeing
Vivien Shaw PhD, Dip Ac, MBAcC
Acupuncture is recommended by the NHS as an excellent treatment for chronic pain, headache, post-operative and joint pain
Traditional Chinese medicine is over two thousand years old, and in that time has been used to treat just about any condition that you can think of.
Modern medicine relies on clinical trials to establish that a treatment really works, and the evidence from the acupuncture research is compelling.
In addition to being highly effective, acupuncture has the key advantage is that it doesn't use drugs, and so has very few potential side effects.
In order for a therapy to be recommended to the NHS, all the available evidence is examined by senior scientists working for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). They then write guidance for the NHS suggesting gold standard treatment.
Having already stood the test of time, acupuncture is now proving itself a powerful treatment tool in modern medicine.
NHS information and recommendations
Vivien qualified as an acupuncturist in 1992, and has over 30 years experience working with a wide range of patients.
She has done a lot of work treating chronic pain and complex medical syndromes, and a holistic approach is fundamental to her treatment philosophy.
She is always happy to discuss your specific needs with you to provide the very best treatment available.
Vivien is also a researcher and public speaker with expertise in the origins of acupuncture. Read about her work!
Watch this video podcast where she talks about her research with Nick and Spod from Acutrack
Listen to her interview on the Acupuncture Point show on UK Health Radio.
She was also on the BBC World Service as part of an expert panel on
The Evidence: Putting the Mouth Back in the Body
Samantha Williams-Jones
Exercise Referral Professional/Level 4 Fitness Instructor.
I have been teaching exercise classes since 1994 all over Ynys Môn and Bangor. I teach mainly in Canolfan Beaumaris now after joining the NERS (national Exercise Referral Scheme) team in 2007.
I am qualified to level 4 standard in, Cardiac rehabilitation Chronic Respiratory Disease, Postural Stability/Falls Prevention, Obesity and Diabetes management, Chronic Lower Back Pain.
I also have a level 3 diploma in teaching Pilates and Trigger Point Pilates, Clients with Specific Controlled Conditions, Advanced gym Instructing and level 2 in teaching Exercise to Music.
I work full time for Anglesey County Council Mon Actif delivering Fitness sessions for the NERS Scheme 3 days per week and Falls prevention for the Frail and Elderly 2 days per week.
I am also an active member of The Green Prescribing Project situated in Llangoed nature reserve which helps clients with poor mental health conditions by getting them out in the fresh air learning woodland skills like whittling, willow weaving, bushcraft, foraging and plant and tree identification.
I teach mainstream fitness classes for Canolfan Beaumaris and help with the marketing for events and activities.
I love living in Ynys Môn and take advantage of the beautiful scenery by weekend mountain walks and have walked the whole coastal path many times.
