Acupuncture in London for Menstrual Pain: How Pulse Diagnosis Uncovers the Root Cause
For 50% of the female patients George treats in London, menstrual pain is a monthly struggle that interrupts work, social life, and overall wellbeing. Cramping, fatigue, sharp pain, headaches, mood swings, and digestive upset are often dismissed as “normal,” leaving patients with painkillers that mask symptoms but never solve them or on a contraceptive pill that completely stops periods but can create undesirable side effects.
But what if your pulse could reveal exactly why the pain keeps returning — and guide treatment to stop it at its source?
This is where George’s expertise in pulse diagnosis and acupuncture provides unique answers, going deeper than symptom charts or prescriptions.
What Exactly Is Menstrual Pain in Chinese Medicine?
Chinese medicine recognises that period pain rarely has just one cause. Instead, it reflects imbalances in the reproductive system, nervous system, blood quality and flow, digestion, musculoskeletal system and organs.
Common underlying patterns include:
Qi stagnation → leading to cramps and clotting.
Blood deficiency → causing fatigue, dizziness, and dull aches.
Cold in the uterus → sharp pain that improves with warmth.
Heat or inflammation → heavy flow, irritability, and restlessness.
By identifying the exact root pattern, treatment becomes not just about pain relief but about restoring long-term menstrual balance.
Why Conventional Medicine Often Misses It
In Western medicine, menstrual pain is often explained as excess prostaglandins (inflammatory compounds) or labelled as “unexplained dysmenorrhea.” Standard care usually involves painkillers, contraceptives, or hormone therapies.
While these can reduce symptoms, they rarely explain why one woman suffers from debilitating cramps while another feels none. This leaves many patients feeling overlooked, with cycles that continue to cause distress every month.
How Pulse Diagnosis Reveals the Root Cause
Pulse diagnosis provides unique insight by detecting subtle imbalances that lab tests don’t show. At the wrist, George reads over 25 pulse qualities, each corresponding to organ systems, circulation, and hormonal function.
Unlike a scan or blood test, this real-time diagnostic tool captures the exact dynamics at play — explaining not only that pain is happening, but why.
Acupuncture’s Role in Relieving Menstrual Pain
Once pulse diagnosis reveals the underlying imbalance, acupuncture can target treatment directly. Approaches often include:
Improving circulation → relaxing uterine muscles and easing cramps.
Nourishing blood → reducing fatigue, dizziness, and low mood.
Clearing heat → calming irritability, inflammation, and heavy bleeding.
Warming the uterus → dispelling cold that worsens pain.
When combined with dietary and lifestyle guidance tailored to the pulse findings, acupuncture helps women experience lighter, more manageable cycles — often with noticeable improvements in just a few sessions.
A university student came to George after years of severe cramps that forced her to miss classes each month. Painkillers provided only temporary relief, and doctors had suggested hormonal medication, which she wanted to avoid.
Her pulse revealed two overlapping issues: inflammation and malabsorption of the digestive tract and a protein deficiency. This combination explained both the intensity of her cramps and why they improved temporarily with heat packs - weak blood production during the luteal phase and poor flow during menstruation.
George designed a treatment plan that included acupuncture to regulate circulation in the ovaries, uterus and cervix, and to nourish the blood through diet and exercise. After just two cycles, her cramps reduced from “incapacitating” (9/10) to “mild” (3/10). By the fourth month, she reported regular cycles with minimal discomfort, no reliance on medication and some minor irritability.
For her, the real breakthrough was not just pain relief but the sense of freedom to live without planning life around her period.
Menstrual pain is common but not inevitable. When understood through pulse diagnosis, it becomes clear that cramps and discomfort are symptoms of deeper imbalances — imbalances that acupuncture can effectively correct.
If your periods are consistently painful, your pulse already holds the answers. All it takes is someone skilled enough to read them and create a treatment plan tailored to your body’s needs.
If you’ve been struggling with painful periods or hormonal imbalances, book a consultation with George. Through world-leading pulse diagnosis and acupuncture, we can uncover the true cause and restore balance to your cycle.
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