Barefoot Acupunturists

Barefoot Acupuncturists started as a way to bring healthcare to people living in the slums of Mumbai who could not afford expensive medical procedures Read more and treatments. It promotes the use of acupuncture to relieve pains and other illnesses since this methodology doesn’t use medicines and is inexpensive. The acupuncture therapy is given over number of sessions as per the severity of the condition and uses needles inserted into the skin in strategic points of the body to give relief from diseases. It has treated over 4500 patients so far, generally treating all forms of pain but It also treats conditions like paralysis, neurological pathologies, digestive problems, sleep disorders, gynaecological diseases etc. It plans to open more acupuncture clinics in rural areas in future. Partnering with Indian acupuncture school (ATAMA) in Tamil Nadu It opened Its first rural clinic. To spread the practice of this methodology It is running training classes in Mumbai and from the premises of ATAMA.