Duncan McGechie is a British Acupuncture Council member, qualified, registered and insured acupuncturist and bodywork practitioner. A member of the NHS Directory of Complementary and Alternative Practitioners, and the institute of complementary medicine, he works in Holborn, Bow and now at Chiswell Studios.

He has been interested in healing and eastern thought for as long as he can remember, which has led him to study Taiji and culminated in a degree in philosophy and religious studies from Lancaster University.

Acupuncture is an important element of traditional Chinese medicine. It began to be used more than 2500 years ago, and its theory was already well developed at a very early time, as is shown in many of the Chinese classics. It was introduced to neighbouring countries in Asia in the 6th Century, being readily accepted, and by the early 16th Century it had reached Europe. Over the past two decades acupuncture has spread worldwide, which has encouraged the further development of this therapy, particularly through studies from modern medical perspectives and research methodologies.

The term Bodywork is used rather than just massage because many of the techniques utilised in restoring balance to the musculo-skeletal system are not really massage, work with client movement and exercise are often necessary to effect recovery.

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