Chronic pain affects more than 8 million people in the UK and is associated with a whole host of conditions. Increasingly, medical practitioners are looking to the ancient practice of acupuncture as a preferred method of treatment. Dr. Richard Halvorsen was initially a sceptic, but after graduating from medical school took a part time course in acupuncture out of curiosity. Subsequently, for the last 25 years, he has included acupuncture in the course of his practice as a GP to relieve pain and to treat a number of conditions. Over 1 million people a year now receive acupuncture treatments in the UK. In Managing Pain, Dr. Halvorsen sets out what he has learnt about the effectiveness of acupuncture over these 25 years.

Combining his practice with the most up to date clinical research, he looks into effectiveness of acupuncture in treating conditions including: Chronic pain, nausea, migraines, PMS, menopausal symptoms and many others.