Acupuncture for Tech Fatigue in London: Pulse-Based Approaches to Screen-Induced Stress

If your eyes ache, your neck tightens, and your mind feels foggy after hours at a screen, you are not alone. The modern “always-on” lifestyle keeps many Londoners in a constant state of mild tension — drained, wired, and unable to truly switch off.
While stretching or time offline can help, acupuncture and pulse diagnosis reveal and treat the deeper imbalance behind tech fatigue — the overstimulation of your nervous system and depletion of vital energy reserves.

Understanding Tech Fatigue from a Mind-Body View

Tech fatigue is more than just tired eyes. It is a systemic imbalance that affects your brain, nervous system, and energy flow.
Prolonged screen exposure can cause:

  • Irritability, eye strain, stiff neck and shoulders and headaches

  • Fatigue, poor concentration, and cravings

  • Adrenal exhaustion from long hours of stimulation and stress

  • Disrupted sleep and calm

  • Inadequate blood flow from excessive sitting and mental tension

These imbalances together create the all-too-familiar pattern of burnout, a mix of tiredness, restlessness, and emotional drain.

How Pulse Diagnosis Detects Tech Fatigue

Pulse diagnosis allows George to detect the subtle signs of digital overstimulation in the body. By reading over 25 pulse qualities at the wrist, he can assess how stress, fatigue, and nervous system tension are interacting.
Common findings include:

  • Rapid or wiry pulses showing nervous overactivity

  • Weak or uneven pulses indicating energy depletion

  • Constricted flow in the neck and shoulder regions

  • Imbalance between mental and physical energy reserves

This detailed insight helps tailor acupuncture treatments that calm the nervous system, replenish energy, and rebalance the body’s natural rhythms.

How Acupuncture Restores Focus and Calm

Acupuncture helps regulate the body’s stress response and enhances energy flow, allowing both body and mind to recover from the effects of prolonged screen use.
Key benefits include:

  • Relieving neck, eye, and back tension

  • Calming the nervous system and reducing anxiety

  • Improving blood flow and oxygenation to the brain

  • Supporting better sleep and mental clarity

  • Boosting resilience to daily stress

Scientific studies have shown acupuncture can regulate cortisol levels and balance the parasympathetic nervous system, which helps shift the body from “wired” to “rested.”


A 36-year-old woman working in tech consulting came to George with daily headaches, eye strain, and difficulty sleeping after years of remote work. Pulse diagnosis revealed a pattern of lower back, shoulder and neck tension, headaches, eye strain, dehydration and insomnia.

Her acupuncture plan focused on releasing neck tension, nourishing energy levels, and calming the Heart and Liver systems. Within a few sessions, she noticed her headaches had completely receded, better focus and productivity, increased contentment, and more restful sleep.


Tech fatigue is not just a side effect of modern life — it is a sign that your body’s natural balance has been overstimulated and depleted.
Acupuncture and pulse diagnosis offer a powerful way to reset, restore calm, and build resilience against daily digital demands.


If screen stress, tension, or fatigue are affecting your focus and wellbeing, book a consultation with George at georgemonkhouse.com. Discover how pulse diagnosis and acupuncture can help you feel clear, calm, and recharged again.

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