Dr Jacqueline Filshie
MBBS FRCA DipMedAc
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Dr Jacqueline Filshie has pioneered the use of medical acupuncture for symptom control, and has lectured nationally and internationally on the subject. She has written and edited several textbooks including key textbooks on Western medical acupuncture.
An influential member of the British Medical Acupuncture Society, she has taught, practised and promoted acupuncture as a therapy across the healthcare spectrum, integrating it into modern medical practice. Dr Filshie uses a particularly gentle needling technique.
Dr Filshie is an accredited member of the British Medical Acupuncture Society.
She has considerable experience in treating patients with symptoms related to cancer treatment, survivorship and palliative care.
These symptoms include pain, chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy, arthralgia, fatigue, dry mouth, hot flushes, insomnia, shortness of breath and low mood.
She has carried out randomised controlled trials using acupuncture for fatigue and breathlessness in cancer patients.
She is close to completing a randomised controlled trial of acupuncture for long covid symptoms.
She has published guidelines for the use of acupuncture in treating patients with symptoms relating to cancer and cancer treatment.
About Dr Filshie
Dr Jacqueline Filshie
MBBS FRCA DipMedAc
Western medical acupuncture is a therapy involving the insertion of fine needles into the skin. It is an adaptation of Chinese acupuncture, using current knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology, and the principles of evidence-based medicine.
Acupuncture treatments are tailored to the individual and several symptoms may be treated at the same time. General effects often include a general sense of well-being, relaxation and improved sleep, alongside treating your specific complaints. Side effects are minimal: possible minor bruising or bleeding, or feeling drowsy or faint.
Acupuncture can be beneficial in a wide range of conditions:
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For short term relief of some musculoskeletal conditions including neck pain, chronic neck pain, lower back pain and osteoarthritic knee pain.
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For short term relief of migraine and tension type headache.
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Research has shown that there may be benefits to women’s health including treatment for painful periods, and menopausal conditions such as hot flushes and night sweats.
Dr Filshie has carried out a randomised controlled trial of the use of acupuncture in the treatment of overactive bladder.
Modern medical acupuncture,
integrated into contemporary,
evidence-based healthcare
About medical acupuncture
Dr Jacqueline Filshie, MBBS FRCA DipMedAc
Appointments: 07966 298321