RULES NOW ENFORCED BY AD. STANDARDS AGENCY

This is the statement we’re having to put out on the clinic website:

‘It is now no longer possible to give you examples of conditions that Acupuncturists / Osteopaths treat due to the requirements of the Advertising Standards Agency’s  CAP (Committee of Advertising Practice) Codes on Health, Beauty and Slimming Marketing Communications that Refer to Medical Conditions. The following web link connects you to their listing   http://www.osteopathy.org/web_images/documents/Advertising%20standards%20CAP%20codes%202009.pdf
esp pages 5 to 8.’

So I’m trawling my blog to remove any evidence that suggests that I may be able to treat your eczema, or migraines etc etc. Of course I hasten to add that in the past the significant number of lifetime migraine sufferers that attended my acupuncture clinic and experienced alleviation or cessation of their migraines….. IT WAS ALL COINCIDENCE !! I’m sorry if any connection was in any way made with the treament you had, and the relief you experienced, even those of you where symptoms were apparently significantly reduced while lying on the treatment couch; sorry my friends, all in your heads (no pun intended).

So bear with me while I digest this ridiculous new edict and find out what I’m allowed to vaguely allude to as a slight possibility that maybe acupuncture might have some bearing on treating. Possibly. Though of course unlikely.

SO HERE”S THE LIST !!

Conditions for which suitably qualified medical advice should be sought

Addictions Alcoholism (Dependence) Age related Macular Degeneration, AMD Anaemia Angina Anorexia Arthritis [c.f. Arthritic Pain (M)] Asthma Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, ADHD Autism

Blood Pressure, High Bronchitis Bulimia

Cancer Cataracts Crohn’s Disease Circulation, Poor [c.f. Circulatory Problems] Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease, COAD Compulsions (P)

Depression [c.f. Feeling Down or Feeling Blue] (P) Diabetes Diverticulitis Dizziness

Drowsiness Drug Addiction (Substance Abuse)

Ear Disorders, Serious Eating Disorders Emphysema Epilepsy

Erection Problems or Erectile Dysfunction [c.f. Temporary Erection Problems, Temporary Erectile

Dysfunction] Eye Disorders, Serious

Fibroids Fits Frigidity (P)

Gall Bladder Disorder Gall Stones Genito-Urinary Disorders Glaucoma

Gout

Impotence [c.f. Temporary Erection Problems, Temporary Erectile Dysfunction] Infectious diseases Infertility [c.f. Sexual Counselling]

Insomnia, Chronic Jaw Joint Dysfunction

Learning Difficulties Leukaemia

Kidney Disorders

Malignant Diseases Mania (P) Multiple Sclerosis, MS Malaria

Memory problems or Memory Lapses Menopausal Symptoms Menstruation, Regulation of Metabolic Diseases

Migraine [c.f. Migraine Headaches] Muscular Dystrophy Myopathy

Obesity [c.f. Diet, Trouble Sticking to] Obsessions (P) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD (P) Osteoporosis

Overdose

Pancreastitis Paralysis Parkinson’s Disease Prostate Problems Psoriasis [c.f. Skin Problems] Psychosis (P)

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Respiratory Diseases

Schizophrenia ‘Senility’ Sexually Transmitted Diseases Skin Disorders, Serious Spinal Injuries Stroke

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