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Acupuncture Benjamin Saez Uk Licensed Acupuncturist Working in Athens

Administrator for the European Traditional Chinese Medicine Association and teacher for the Athens College of East Asian Medicine

"Isn't it just relaxing, not actually doing anything?" — one we hear a lot. Acupuncture triggers measurable physiologica...
09/10/2026

"Isn't it just relaxing, not actually doing anything?" — one we hear a lot. Acupuncture triggers measurable physiological responses: it stimulates nerve fibres, releases endorphins, and changes blood flow to targeted areas. Relaxing? Often, yes. Just relaxation? No — there's real mechanism behind it.

Pulled muscle? Nagging tendon pain? Slow recovery after training?Acupuncture speeds up the body's own repair process — u...
07/10/2026

Pulled muscle? Nagging tendon pain? Slow recovery after training?

Acupuncture speeds up the body's own repair process — used alongside physio, not instead of it.

Book a session and get back to training sooner. Link in bio.

Anxiety doesn't always look like panic — sometimes it's a racing mind at 2am, a tight chest, or feeling "on" all the tim...
30/09/2026

Anxiety doesn't always look like panic — sometimes it's a racing mind at 2am, a tight chest, or feeling "on" all the time with no off switch.

Acupuncture works on the nervous system directly, helping shift the body out of fight-or-flight and into a state where it can actually rest.

What patients often notice over a course of sessions:
→ Calmer, steadier days
→ Falling asleep more easily
→ Less physical tension (jaw, shoulders, chest)
→ More capacity to handle stress without it tipping over

It's not a replacement for other support you may already have in place — it works well alongside it.

Save this if it's something you've been meaning to try 🔖 DM me to talk through what a first session looks like.

Does one acupuncture session fix everything? Usually not — and it's worth being upfront about that. Most conditions resp...
25/09/2026

Does one acupuncture session fix everything? Usually not — and it's worth being upfront about that. Most conditions respond to a course of treatment, not a single visit; the effect builds session by session as your body responds. Anyone promising a one-and-done miracle isn't being straight with you. Save this so you know what to actually expect before you start.

🇬🇷 Διορθώνει τα πάντα μία μόνο συνεδρία βελονισμού; Συνήθως όχι — και αξίζει να είμαστε ειλικρινείς σε αυτό. Οι περισσότερες παθήσεις ανταποκρίνονται σε μια σειρά συνεδριών, όχι σε μία επίσκεψη. Αποθηκεύστε αυτή την ανάρτηση ώστε να ξέρετε τι πραγματικά να περιμένετε.

📍 Halandri, Athens

Migraines aren't just "a bad headache" — light sensitivity, nausea, days lost to it. Acupuncture works on the trigeminal...
23/09/2026

Migraines aren't just "a bad headache" — light sensitivity, nausea, days lost to it. Acupuncture works on the trigeminal nerve pathways and vascular regulation involved in migraine onset, and several trials show a real drop in frequency with regular treatment. If migraines are running your calendar, save this and let's talk about a plan.

🇬🇷 Οι ημικρανίες δεν είναι απλώς «πονοκέφαλος» — ευαισθησία στο φως, ναυτία, χαμένες μέρες. Ο βελονισμός δρα στα νευρικά και αγγειακά μονοπάτια που εμπλέκονται στην ημικρανία, και αρκετές μελέτες δείχνουν πραγματική μείωση της συχνότητας με τακτική θεραπεία. Αν οι ημικρανίες ελέγχουν το πρόγραμμά σας, αποθηκεύστε αυτή την ανάρτηση.

📍 Halandri, Athens

When I was young, I became disillusioned with modern medicine — it felt clinical, rushed, no real connection with the pe...
21/09/2026

When I was young, I became disillusioned with modern medicine — it felt clinical, rushed, no real connection with the person in front of you. I still wanted a career built around helping people, just not as another name on a chart. That's what drew me to acupuncture over allopathic medicine: the ability to actually sit with a patient, understand what's going on beyond the symptom, and build a relationship over the course of treatment. 12 years later, that's still the part I care about most.

🇬🇷 Όταν ήμουν νέος, απογοητεύτηκα από τη συμβατική ιατρική — μου φαινόταν βιαστική, χωρίς πραγματική σύνδεση με τον άνθρωπο απέναντι. Ήθελα να βοηθάω κόσμο, όχι όμως ως ένας ακόμη αριθμός σε ένα αρχείο. Αυτό με οδήγησε στον βελονισμό αντί στην αλλοπαθητική ιατρική.

📍 Halandri, Athens

This week: how sleep and stress are more connected than most people realise, and a look behind the clinic into the educa...
18/09/2026

This week: how sleep and stress are more connected than most people realise, and a look behind the clinic into the education side of what I do.

If you've been putting off dealing with either — sleep or stress — that's usually the sign it's time to start.

🇬🇷 Αυτή την εβδομάδα: πώς ο ύπνος και το άγχος συνδέονται περισσότερο απ' όσο νομίζουμε, και μια ματιά στην εκπαιδευτική πλευρά της δουλειάς μου.
Αν αναβάλλετε να ασχοληθείτε με τον ύπνο ή το άγχος σας, συνήθως αυτό είναι το σημάδι ότι είναι ώρα να ξεκινήσετε.

📍 Halandri, Athens

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12 years in clinic, and still just as invested in where this field is heading. Alongside treating patients, I'm Head of ...
16/09/2026

12 years in clinic, and still just as invested in where this field is heading. Alongside treating patients, I'm Head of Education at ETCMA (the European umbrella body for TCM associations) and teach at EIIHS here in Athens — training the next generation of practitioners in evidence-informed Traditional Chinese Medicine.

It's part of why I take a grounded, results-focused approach in the treatment room too — this isn't guesswork, it's a discipline with real clinical backing.

🇬🇷 12 χρόνια κλινικής εμπειρίας, παράλληλα με τον ρόλο μου στην εκπαίδευση στο ETCMA και το EIIHS — μια προσέγγιση βασισμένη σε γνώση, όχι εικασίες.

📍 Halandri, Athens

Struggling to switch off at night, or feel like stress has taken over your body as much as your mind? You're not alone —...
14/09/2026

Struggling to switch off at night, or feel like stress has taken over your body as much as your mind? You're not alone — and it's one of the things I see most in clinic.

A 2025 review of 10 clinical trials (757 patients) found acupuncture outperformed sham treatment for chronic insomnia. The mechanism ties back to the nervous system — the same pathway involved in stress regulation. That's why patients often come in for one and notice the other easing too.

If sleep or stress has been dragging on longer than it should, it might be worth a conversation.

🇬🇷 Δυσκολεύεστε να χαλαρώσετε το βράδυ ή νιώθετε πως το άγχος σας έχει κυριεύσει; Ο βελονισμός μπορεί να βοηθήσει και τα δύο.

📍 Halandri, Athens

Back in Athens from Monday 7 September 🌿Seeing patients again at Halandri.Single session: €50Course of 6: €270Pack of 15...
05/09/2026

Back in Athens from Monday 7 September 🌿

Seeing patients again at Halandri.

Single session: €50
Course of 6: €270
Pack of 15: €500

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