Mark Wu

Mark Wu begun his clinical practice as a physiotherapist in 2000. He soon noticed that, pain, was frequently the single biggest obstacle in his patients not completing the exercises necessary to rehabilitate from injuries or surgeries.

His observed that acupuncture was increasingly used by doctors and therapists in the UK and China as a complementary technique for pain relief. This piqued his curiosity and he considered whether to attend short courses on dry needling for musculoskeletal pain, or a full degree for an in-depth study of the science and practice of acupuncture.

He chose the degree program despite the significantly greater time necessary – he figured that if he were himself a patient, he would like that person to have invested the time to perfect the requisite expertise and skills. Since then, there had been a great deal more research and syntheses on research, regarding the effectiveness of acupuncture for various conditions including: morning sickness, allergic rhinitis, Bell's palsy, headache, etc.

In Chinese Medicine, the central idea of health and wellbeing is one of balance – neither deficiency nor excess is optimal. It is not just philosophical – it is the very same practical notion of a neutral spine, or a normal blood pressure – not too low, not too high. Once the pain is relieved, the obstacle removed, then the body can maintain its own balance and homeostasis.

The role of a physician or a therapist, is to provide comfort, to assist nature in recovery, and certainly not just to react to illnesses when they occur.

We pride ourselves on our scientific and pragmatic approach, that we offer complementary tools to improve care, e.g. managing post-surgical pain so patients can begin functional exercises earlier, or relieving morning sickness so the pregnancy feels more enjoyable, etc.

If you require an acupuncture or Chinese medicine consult, please use the following form with the physiotherapy time slots to avoid duplicate appointments.