About Us

Andrew Broch qualified in acupuncture and acupressure in 1999. During his first year in practice Andrew, who suffers from hayfever, found that acupuncture was extremely effective for the relief of his symptoms. He trained initially at the Northern college of Acupuncture and then under George Broch, who is a lecturer & examiner in acupuncture as well as running the 'Leeds Acupuncture Clinic' in north Leeds for over 25 years.

Using this knowledge he set about inventing the 'QU-CHI band' to isolate a specific acupuncture point. The 'Qu-Chi' band started out as 2 elastic bands before progressing to early prototypes made from socks, which were actually found to be extremely effective by some of his patients, however they were neither very comfortable nor attractive.

Andrew took the concept to Airtight International for further development. Airtight organised some medical trials with some proto-type bands. The studies suggested a benefit experienced by people wearing the 'Qu-Chi band'.