Jose Rodriguez
Acupuncturist & Chinese Medicine Practitioner (LAc) · FEMTC/ESMTC Barcelona
I am an Acupuncturist and Chinese Medicine Practitioner (LAc). From 2013 to 2017 I completed the Higher Education of Traditional Chinese Medicine at the Highest Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine (FEMTC/ESMTC) in Barcelona — a 240 ECTS programme recognised by the European Foundation of Traditional Chinese Medicine. This is my core clinical qualification and the foundation of everything I practise at AcuRodos.
I hold a BSc in Food Science from the University of Barcelona and a Higher National Diploma in Health, Diet and Nutritional Studies from the University of Vic. I am a registered member of the Acupuncture Foundation Professional Association (AFPA) — membership number 8638 — and fully insured.
As an Acupuncturist and Chinese Medicine Practitioner, I founded AcuRodos with one conviction: that effective, evidence-based Traditional Chinese Medicine should be accessible to everyone — not just those who can rearrange their working day for a 3pm appointment.
That conviction shaped everything about this clinic — our extended hours, our evidence-based approach, our referral relationships with GPs, and the way we treat each patient as an individual with a unique pattern, not a set of symptoms to be managed.
"Imbalance is the root cause of disease. The greater the imbalance, the more symptoms manifest — whether physical, emotional, or behavioural. These are your body's messages. I help you listen."— Jose Rodriguez, AcuRodos
Clinical specialisms
- Internal medicine — digestive disorders, hypertension, allergic rhinitis, diabetes support
- Pain & musculoskeletal — sciatica, rheumatoid arthritis, frozen shoulder, sports injuries
- Neurological — headaches, migraines, peripheral neuropathy, dizziness
- Mental & emotional health — anxiety, stress, insomnia, burnout, postpartum recovery
- Women's health — fertility, IVF support, menopause, PCOS, endometriosis
- Men's health — male infertility, chronic pelvic pain, prostate support
- Cancer supportive care — managing treatment side effects alongside oncology teams
Evidence base
AcuRodos practice is grounded in peer-reviewed clinical evidence. Key studies informing our approach:
- NICE Guideline NG193 (2021) — recommends acupuncture as first-line treatment for chronic primary pain
- Cochrane Review — Acupuncture for Migraine Prophylaxis (Linde et al.) — acupuncture at least as effective as preventive drug treatment
- Vickers et al. (2018) — JAMA Internal Medicine — largest acupuncture pain meta-analysis, 20,827 patients, confirms effect beyond placebo
- Acupuncture Research (2026) — electroacupuncture reactivates pain-anxiety brain circuit (DRN→BLA serotonin pathway)
- CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics (2026) — electroacupuncture increases grey matter in motor brain regions after stroke
Where herbal preparations are discussed as part of a private consultation, they are supplied directly to the individual patient following personal assessment. No herbal products are advertised for specific conditions or sold online.
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