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The British Conference of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine - September 2009

450 national and international Medical Professionals attended the conference on the 12th & 13th September 2009, held at the Royal Holloway University of London.

International Conference - Saturday September 10th 2009

Toni Tucker Midwife acupuncturist together with Mr Steven Foley, Consultant Urologist MBBS FRCS teamed up together to review the physiology and the pathology of the bladder from western perceptive and of course the traditional chinese medicine perspective, acupuncture.

The bladder is the last bodily organ we gain control of as we are growing up and the first we lose control of as we grow older. It can be severely damaged during childbirth and react badly to many environmental stimuli and yet its function and problems are frequently ignored by both patients and doctors.

Mr Foley explained the normal and abnormal pathology and physiology of the bladder from a western medical perspective while Toni reviewed the aetiology and pathogenesis of interstitial cystitis from the perspecitve of traditional chinese medicine. She discussed the use of acupunture and moxibustion in the treatment of urinary tract diseases, and illustrated the effectiveness of such a system of medicine acupuncture in this field.

The session also included presentation of the results of a huge clinical study of patients treated with traditional acupuncture in her clinic, which was well documented and brought a huge amount of interest with the delegates.

Toni and Steve Foley continue to work together to deliver the quality of care required by our patients.