Louise Attwood

Louise Attwood is a fully qualified acupuncturist and Chinese herbal medicine practitioner based in Leeds. She is the founder of The Jade Centre, where she provides evidence-led Traditional Chinese Medicine alongside a background in Western nursing. Louise specialises in fertility and women’s health, stress and anxiety, chronic pain, digestive issues, and hormonal balance. Her work focuses on personalised care, careful listening, and treatments that support long-term health rather than quick fixes.

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Arthritis- How Acupuncture and TCM Can Help

Arthritis – the Traditional Chinese Medicine Approach Western medicine – Arthritis is a term for a disorder where there is inflammation affecting the joints in the body. There are more than 100 separate categories of arthritis. The most common is osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease) and rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is an auto-immune disease; other types include traumatic

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Neck and Shoulder Pain – How TCM Can Help

Neck and Shoulder Pain – the Traditional Chinese Medicine Approach I often treat people suffering with neck and shoulder pain, however since lockdown I have seen the numbers rise significantly.  I imagine this is a combination of more people working at home and therefore possibly not working with good postural positions alongside ongoing work related

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Tiredness and Fatigue - the Traditional Chinese Medicine Approach

Tiredness & Fatigue – the Traditional Chinese Medicine Approach

Tiredness and Fatigue – the Traditional Chinese Medicine Approach Tiredness includes lack of physical and mental energy, poor motivation, excessive sleepiness, exhaustion, listlessness, feeling flat or a devastating inability to perform even the simplest of tasks.  In western medicine tiredness is often difficult to diagnose. Unless there is an underlying disease such as an underactive

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