Testimonials

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We love hearing from our previous patients about their experience at the clinic. You can select the category that you are interested in reading or just scroll through to see all the info.
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I came to see you for moxibustion last Wednesday (to turn my breech baby). My midwife sent me for a presentation scan this morning and baby has turned head down!
I definitely felt increased movements following the treatment but I wasn’t sure if it had turned. I don’t know how it works but thank you very much. My midwife is sure to recommend you to future pregnant ladies with breech babies.

AH

Thanks for your support and expertise. Here’s evidence of a great result! We’re very proud parents of a lovely little boy.

I wanted to send you a huge thank you for all your help and support. I came to your practice last year for acupuncture to help with my IVF treatment. The treatment was successful, my pregnancy went really well and our beautiful baby girl was born in April this year! We are both doing well and she is healthy and gorgeous. I’ve attached a picture of her, she is now 15 weeks old.

BB

Unhappy with fine lines & wrinkles I embarked on courses of facials from glycolic acid peels to collagen treatments recommended as the best anti-aging treatments. In my experience there was a small improvement which only lasted a few days and cost me a fortune! Eventually found Facial Rejuvenation acupuncture. After 12 weeks of treatment my fine lines had virtually disappeared and wrinkles had considerably lessen. To such an extent I ditch the glycolic acid based facial products. I have successfully maintained a younger appearance with just one monthly treatment. I am absolutely delighted with the results of the Facial Rejuvenation acupuncture.

 

JC

I have been seeing Caroline for herbal medicine for a few months now and have been so impressed with the positive affects on my health. The herbs she has prescribed has made a huge difference to my overall wellbeing in mind, body and spirit. Caroline has a wealth of experience and really takes her time to understand your health concerns. She adapts the medicine to your needs and communication and care is outstanding! She’s very patient, caring and highly skilled at what she does. Highly recommend her to anyone wanting to improve their health with Chinese herbal medicine. You won’t be disappointed. Thank you so much Caroline.

BB

I went to see Caroline at the Calverley & Rawdon Acupuncture Clinic after I developed Bell’s Facial Palsy following a particularly bad virus and chest infection. I had looked up the treatments for Bell’s Palsy on the internet myself although no medical person had advised or recommended me to do this. In my opinion the acupuncture definitely helped me to a speedy recovery – within a couple of sessions my face started to return to normal and after 7 sessions I decided it had returned almost completely, so much so that the consultant I was seeing commented that she had never seen anyone recover so quickly!

JH

He’s here! He’s absolutely perfect and doing really well. We wanted to thank you so much for your amazing care and support throughout our treatment. We know it helped us emotionally and sure it helped our treatment be such a success. We’ll never forget your help – thank you!

CA

I just wanted to say thank you again for the part you played in our pregnancy journey. I strongly believe that your work with needles made this little miracle possible.

JR

Can I just thank you for such a caring and considerate approach. I feel truly looked after when I come to you. Your colleague is one of a kind, absolutely what I needed at such a vulnerable time.

AS

If I ever needed treatment again I would not hesitate to come back to your clinic. You were absolutely brilliant and I have sung your praises to family and friends.

SZ

After trying to get pregnant for several years, two years ago my husband was diagnosed with severe oligospermia – a very low sperm count. We couldn’t believe it! It was a real unexpected shock. Fortunately with my fertility intact, we were accepted onto a course of ICSI treatment with LGI.

Wanting to maximise our chances of success, we spent some time researching on the internet, and we decided to focus on improving our lifestyle with better nutrition and acupuncture. We found Caroline, who really fitted the bill as she is affiliated to Zita West. My husband was treated first with acupuncture, which he found very relaxing and Caroline supported his treatment with Chinese medicine. I was also treated in preparation for and throughout the ICSI cycle. Both of us found Caroline very supportive and understanding throughout this difficult period in our lives. The outcome has been a massive success – my husband’s sperm improved in quality, and we were successful in conceiving one beautiful baby girl on our first attempt. We are thrilled!! I firmly believe that we couldn’t have done it without Caroline’s help. Caroline was also fantastic at supporting me throughout my pregnancy – I had a lovely pregnancy throughout. I would recommend Caroline to any couple embarking on a fertility journey.

AC & JC

I just wanted to drop you an email to say a massive THANK YOU for all of your help in our fertility journey. Without you, your knowledge and kindness I don’t think that we would be sitting here now with our gorgeous baby. I always think of you as someone who I was meant to meet in my life and I will forever be grateful for everything that you’ve done.

AK

When I met Caroline, she did a detailed assessment of me and my past history. I then started attending weekly sessions. My fertility journey was not straight forward and each week Caroline would listen to my updates and offer advice and guidance. Her knowledge of fertility is brilliant which helped me greatly. She even put me in touch with a fantastic Dr who specialised in the area of fertility I needed investigated. This ended up being a huge turning point in my journey.

VF

At last – a card for your window cill!!! We can’t thank you enough for all your help over the past couple of years – we have no doubt that your treatments helped in conceiving T and keeping him safe during pregnancy.

 

I was very anxious knowing that my baby was in the breech position at 35 weeks. I wanted to do everything I could to avoid a caesarean. I myself am a midwife so knew what my hospital could offer, which was an ECV after 36 weeks. I knew from research I had come across in my profession that moxibustion had a similar success rate to ECV but carried less risks to myself and my baby. So I googled local places to have the treatment and came across Calverley and Rawdon Acupuncture clinic. Caroline was fantastic on the phone gave me lots of information when booking my appointment. When I arrived the clinic room was wonderfully calm and peaceful so I immediately felt relaxed. Caroline went through a thorough consultation and explained the treatment in detail. The treatment itself was very relaxing and my baby seemed to enjoy it wriggling away like crazy. She gave me an information leaflet on how to continue the treatment myself at home and much to my amazement the baby turned to head down 3 days later. I was over the moon, and am now 39+4 weeks waiting patiently for my baby to arrive naturally. Caroline also informed me of an acupuncture treatment that aims to induce labour, which if I go overdue, I plan to book and have every confidence it will help me meet my baby that little bit sooner.

HG

Thank you so much for your help and treatment for my husband and I. Our miracle baby turned up in October and it’s been fun fun fun ever since!

BC

Many thanks for assisting me in managing my blood pressure level and stress. Thank you for helping me through a very stressful period. I’m now a firm believer in the benefits of acupuncture and will be in touch the minute things get ‘too much’ again!!

KT

“The supervision that I have received from Caroline has been integral to my move from student to practitioner. She has provided a safe and non-judgemental space to explore clinical and professional issues. With her guidance I have been able to reflect and work through my areas of concern, enabling me to become a more effective and confident practitioner. I am so grateful to have Caroline’s experience and expertise to draw upon and look forward to continuing our supervision relationship in the future. “

KR, Yorkshire

Since I started acupuncture with Caroline I have improved 100%. I now am pain free most days and no longer need to take a variety of medicines to get me through the day.

AA

I met Caroline whilst struggling to build my practice as a new acupuncturist. Finding Caroline at that point in my journey was exactly what I needed. Regular supervision with her has given me the guidance and confidence necessary to not only succeed but thrive. Learning with Caroline has been an honor and a privilege. Her support to help run a successful practice, and her clinical wisdom on how to work with clients effectively and efficiently, are invaluable for any practitioner. Caroline has always held a generous, safe space where I have felt welcomed and supported. It would be difficult for me to overstate the impact that regular supervision has had on me and how it has supported in me growing as a practitioner.

RE, Yorkshire

I first heard about the benefits of acupuncture alongside IVF treatment when my first cycle of IVF was in threat of being cancelled due to the fact that I had had no response to the stimulation drugs. The dosage had already been increased to the highest level and there was nothing further the hospital could do. I researched into what I could do to kick start things into action. There were many articles suggesting the benefits of acupuncture and I looked for clinics in my area and saw that the Calverley and Rawdon Clinic was affiliated with the fertility expert Zita West’s clinic. I wanted to ensure I went to a specialist fertility acupuncturist who would understand the nature of my treatment and my worries and needs.
I had two treatments of acupuncture prior to my next hospital appointment and the nurses were shocked to see such a response and rather than being cancelled my egg collection was scheduled shortly afterwards. Whilst I was nervous about those early treatments, I found acupuncture to be relaxing and not at all painful. I continued with acupuncture throughout my fertility treatment.
Unfortunately my first cycle was unsuccessful, though we were fortunate enough to get two frozen embryos from that cycle. I had acupuncture treatments in the lead up to and throughout my frozen cycle four months later and I am now very happily 12 weeks pregnant.
I credit Caroline’s acupuncture treatments for helping the first cycle to continue, as the frozen embryo that will become our first baby was collected from that cycle that initially looked to be so much in jeopardy.
I would recommend the Calverley and Rawdon Acupuncture Clinic to anyone embarking on the journey through fertility treatment.

ST