Matthew Kent Acupuncture

Matthew Kent Acupuncture BAHons. Dip. Ac. MBAc.C

I have recently moved my busy practice from a clinic in Ely to my home and clinic in Norwich. When government guidelines allowed, I began work in late summer, following the strict Covid protocols stipulated by the British Acupuncture Council, the governing body to which I belong.

I have been in continual practice since 1995, and am one of only ten advanced Toyohari-style acupuncturists in the country, and the only one in Norwich. Toyohari acupuncture is a very powerful yet gentle style, developed originally by blind practitioners in Japan. It is an extremely holistic and refined system of acupuncture; quite unlike any other, in my experience. We use very fine needles and have developed very light, superficial, pain-free needling techniques. I combine this wonderful rebalancing style with another, more pragmatic Japanese style called Manaka acupuncture, and with the more western medical style of needling called Trigger Point. For acute pain, I often also use a system of ear acupuncture developed by the US army called Battlefield Acupuncture.

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What Do I Do?

My primary goals in treatment are two-fold: first to assess and improve your own natural healing ability by finding what is the primary disturbance that weakens and blocks it, and secondly to resolve your symptoms as far as possible.

What Do I Treat?

To be honest, I don’t really treat a condition in isolation; I address the imbalance that has allowed it to happen, and the stress that underpins most of our ailments. This can mean that, with treatment, one can feel better in all kinds of ways. Several patients mention this in their testimonials.