Acupuncture & TCM

Experience holistic acupuncture care at One Acupuncture, Barnstaple's award-winning clinic specialising in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). This session combines effective techniques to support your health and wellbeing: - Traditional holistic acupuncture - Modern orthopaedic-style approaches - Customised treatment plans for your specific needs Your treatment may also include comple... Read More

Experience holistic acupuncture care at One Acupuncture, Barnstaple's award-winning clinic specialising in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).

This session combines effective techniques to support your health and wellbeing:
- Traditional holistic acupuncture
- Modern orthopaedic-style approaches
- Customised treatment plans for your specific needs

Your treatment may also include complementary therapies such as Tui Na massage, Gua Sha, cupping, or Light Therapy—all tailored to enhance your results.

Our comprehensive care includes personalised advice on:
- Nutritional support
- Lifestyle recommendations
- Self-care strategies for ongoing wellness

We proudly welcome people of all ages, backgrounds, genders, and identities in a respectful, safe, and supportive environment, honouring our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Book now to take a positive step toward improved health and vitality.


Acupuncture & TCM for Fertility

Experience specialised fertility support at One Acupuncture, Barnstaple's award-winning clinic specialising in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). This session combines powerful techniques to help you get pregnant and stay pregnant. Focusinc on Acupuncture, our treatment may also include complementary therapies such as Tui Na massage, Gua Sha, cupping, or Light Therapy—all tailored to your s... Read More

Experience specialised fertility support at One Acupuncture, Barnstaple's award-winning clinic specialising in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).

This session combines powerful techniques to help you get pregnant and stay pregnant. Focusinc on Acupuncture, our treatment may also include complementary therapies such as Tui Na massage, Gua Sha, cupping, or Light Therapy—all tailored to your specific fertility needs.

Optional advanced testing services are available to provide deeper insights into your fertility health, helping us create a more targeted treatment approach.

Our comprehensive care includes personalised advice on:
- Fertility-enhancing nutrition
- Strategic supplement recommendations
- Lifestyle modifications to optimise conception and pregnancy

We support all fertility journeys, including natural conception, assisted techniques (IVF, surrogacy, donor), primary and secondary infertility, and recovery after loss (we welcome everyone who wants to have a family).

Book now to take a positive step toward successful conception and pregnancy.


Acupuncture & TCM for Pain

Experience effective pain management at One Acupuncture, Barnstaple's award-winning clinic specializing in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). This session combines powerful techniques to target your specific pain concerns: - Traditional holistic acupuncture - Modern orthopedic-style acupuncture - Electro-acupuncture - Precise dry-needling for trigger points Your treatment may also in... Read More

Experience effective pain management at One Acupuncture, Barnstaple's award-winning clinic specializing in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).

This session combines powerful techniques to target your specific pain concerns:
- Traditional holistic acupuncture
- Modern orthopedic-style acupuncture
- Electro-acupuncture
- Precise dry-needling for trigger points

Your treatment may also include complementary therapies such as Tui Na massage, Gua Sha, cupping, or Light Therapy—all tailored to your individual needs.

Our expertise addresses both acute and chronic pain conditions including:
- Back, hip and knee pain
- Headaches and migraines
- Trigeminal neuralgia (TGN)
- Neuropathic pain
- Arthritis
- Sports injuries


Vision Acutherapy Programme (for vision loss)


Free Exploratory Consult (online/phone)

You are warmly invited to book a free exploratory consult with Alison to find out who One Acupuncture can help you.
This is via a video link that is sent to you, or if you prefer, by phone call.

Multi-Award winning Holistic Health Physician (Eastern & Energetic Medicine focus). Acupuncture Clinic of the Year - South West (2023 and 2024) Runner-Up West Country Women Awards - Health and Wellbeing (2024). British Acupuncture Council Research Award Winner (2012).

Alison Savory, PhD (Clinical Medicine, Cambridge). A Holistic Health Physician, fusing Traditional Eastern Medicine (Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine) with modern therapeutic technologies to excite and energise people with chronic health conditions so they can excel in all they are and all they do.

CLINICAL FOCUS: CHRONIC PAIN & FATIGUE CHRONIC AUT0-IMMUNE & ILLNESS WOMEN’S HEALTH CANCER SUPPORT

ACUPUNCTURE Integrates ancient medicine with modern science to provide a truly holistic service. With over 11 years of full-time clinical experience, uses a range of acupuncture styles according to what is needed, including TCM, Five Element, Tung, Neoclassical, Motor-Point (ortho-style), Dry Needling and Microsystems (incl. MA48, Auricular).

CLASSICAL HERBAL MEDICINE Trained in the Hu Xi Shu Jing Fang lineage and TCM, Herbal Medicine is offered online and available to everyone across the UK.

FACIAL ACUTHERAPY® - FACE & SKIN FROM WITHIN With advanced training from world authorities in Facial Acupuncture, this unique programme addresses face and skin issues from within, creating lasting and meaningful holistic results. It also applies to facial conditions, including palsy, pain, TGN, and TMJ.

VITALIQI® LIFE - VIP PERSONAL RESET RETREATS People come to North Devon from all over the world for these exclusive VIP health reset retreats, catering mainly for those with chronic health issues like Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME, Long-Covid, and other post-infection and auto-immune conditions.

WOMEN’S HEALTH Her specialist interests include all aspects of Women’s Health for all life-stages including all types of pain, fertility, pregnancy, post-natal, peri/menopause and any hormonal issues.

PAIN Alison passionately believes that no-one should be in pain. Taking a holistic, whole body & mind approach rooted in all aspects of Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine and in combination with modern Orthopaedic-style Acupuncture techniques she rapidly and effectively reduces pain, always seeking to understand and treat the root cause, not just the symptoms.

CANCER SUPPORT Having worked part-time as an NHS Volunteer for My Cancer My Choices in Berkshire, and seeing the results in clinical practice, Alison is deeply committed that people living with cancer at all stages have support. This includes those undergoing treatment and palliative care.

QUALIFICATIONS & AWARDS

BSc (Hons) Acupuncture (First Class)

Licentiate in Acupuncture (LicAc)

Professional Diploma in Tui Na (Chinese therapeutic massage) (Distinction)

Classical Chinese Herbal Medicine Jing Fang Lineage (S Robidoux, Beijing)

Ph.D. in Clinical Medicine (Cambridge)

B.Sc (Hons) Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (First Class)

Advanced Masters Level MA48 (USA)

Advanced Level Practitioner of Neoclassical Acupuncture

National British Acupuncture Council Research Award for Dissertation “No pain, lots to gain: The Effect of Acupuncture on Pain Medication Use” (2012).

Acupuncture Clinic of the Year (South West 2023).

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS/MEMBERSHIP/LICENSING

Member of the British Association for Holistic Medicine & Health Care (BHMA)

Licensed by North Devon Council for Acupuncture.

Past Member of the British Acupuncture Council (BAcC) (2012-2020). A spokesperson for BAcC and Expert for the national 2017 awareness campaign.

Fertility Network Co-ordinator South-West (2017 - 2022).

Founder and Chair of Acupuncture for Conception to Childbirth Team (ACT) Berkshire – professional interest group. (2013-2017).

Volunteer for National Childbirth Trust including Local Chair (2004-2012).

For more detailed information about Continued Professional Development & Training please consult our website www.oneacupuncture.co.uk

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