What is bigroom acupuncture? Acupuncture in Bristol & Oxford
Bigroom clinics offer acupuncture in an affordable ‘multi-bed’ setting in Bristol and Oxford. Modelled on a treatment environment commonly seen in China, bigroom clinics are open-plan, with several beds in one room separated by privacy screens. This way, our practitioners can treat more than one patient at a time, which means that our prices are significantly lower than typical one-to-one treatments.
We have all worked in the traditional one-to-one setting, but found that many potential patients felt unable to come for treatments because of the costs. And although we still treat one-to-one patients at other clinics, we concentrate on multi-bed treatment because we think that everyone should have the opportunity to improve their health through acupuncture, regardless of their salaries. Our multi-bed clinics provide all members of the community with a choice about how to manage their health.
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What to expect
When you make your first booking with us, you’ll initially come for a one hour, one-to-one consultation and treatment. During the consultation, your bigroom practitioner will take a detailed medical history, discuss the condition or problem you’re looking for help with, talk to you about what you can expect from your acupuncture, and agree a treatment plan with you. When you come back for subsequent sessions, we will always try to make sure you see the same practitioner.
Of the 1,500 patients treated in bigroom’s first year, only two opted to have one-to-one treatment. Our patients tend to enjoy the shared environment of multi-bed clinics, and find the screens we use provide a pleasant and respectful atmosphere. However, acupuncture sessions held in private are always offered as an alternative.
Our aims
Acupuncture has been proven to offer benefits to patients suffering from scores of conditions, including such wide-ranging complaints as hay fever, depression, and morning sickness.*
But the 2,500 year-old therapy is often hard to afford, especially in the current financial climate, and it is rarely available through the NHS. Bigroom acupuncture Bristol and Oxford offer an excellent opportunity to access treatment for half the price (or less) of the average one-to-one treatment.
We believe that everyone should be able to experience the benefits of acupuncture treatment. Our intention is to provide a safe, pleasant, respectful environment in which healing changes can occur.
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Bigroom patients say...
‘[the bigroom team…] make huge efforts to ensure a respectful and supportive environment, by remaining approachable, conscientious and completely professional at all times.’ Nicola.
‘Don't be daunted. Needles, moxa and attention to your emotional and physical state are discreetly provided – it's a gentle and relaxed place to be.’ Chris.
‘[bigroom] have been really supportive and kind through a very challenging period of ill health. I feel their acupuncture has been an essential part of my getting well. I'm so grateful to have been able to have treatments with them. I'd really recommend them to anyone with health issues they want to improve. Big thank you!’ Ruth.
'Bigroom was not my first experience of acupuncture, and I was very impressed by the level of care and professionalism they offer. Although I was unsure about the format of the treatment sessions I am happy to say there is no sacrifice made whatsoever in the level of treatment offered.' D.B Bristol
'Bigroom has been a fantastic help to me. I have always wanted to try acupuncture but couldn't afford to pay in the region of £40 a session. The bigroom team are extremely professional and provide a very personal service, and I wouldn't hesitate in recommending them.' B.C. Bristol
'I attended bigroom to receive treatment for a natural induction of my labour. I found all the bigroom team to be informative, professional, supportive and reassuring. The treatment worked and I now have a beautiful baby girl who also benefits from their acupuncture.' T.J. Bristol
'I have experienced the bigroom team to be supportive, intuitive and caring practitioners. Having received treatment for anxiety, I would recommend bigroom to anyone. They took a genuine interest in how I was, whilst being both understanding and easy to talk to’. E.C. Oxford.
'The bigroom team make huge efforts to ensure a respectful and supportive environment, by remaining approachable, conscientious and completely professional at all times. I had acupuncture for infertility and am now 23 weeks pregnant. I found the practitioner informative and enthusiastic about their work. I can highly recommend treatment’. N.P. Bristol
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* Acupuncture: Review and Analysis of Reports on Controlled Clinical Trials’, (WHO 2003). Your bigroom practitioner will be more than happy to discuss the evidence base for acupuncture - please ask us!
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