The British Medical Acupuncture Society is a nationwide group of family doctors and hospital specialists who practise acupuncture alongside more conventional techniques. The BMAS believes that acupuncture has an important role to play in health care today.
Acupuncture is a medical technique used to treat a wide variety of conditions.
Recently, acupuncture has become increasingly popular. Very large claims have been made for acupuncture in the past, not all of them can be substantiated. On this page, the BMAS has provided detailed information to help you decide whether acupuncture might be a useful treatment to try for your condition. We also provide information to help you select an appropriate practitioner. Acupuncture is a medical treatment which can relieve symptoms of some physical and psychological conditions and may encourage the patient's body to heal and repair itself, if it is able to do so.