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Jin-sun (Jin) Choi is a caring and motivated Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioner, who specialises in Musculoskeletal disorders and Constitutional facial acupuncture. She has a strong interest a…
My name is Chris Fehres and I am an acupuncturist and a healer. My primary focus of treatment is pain resulting from musculoskeletal disorders. I have a deep passion for the knowledge of human…
With over 10 years experience Nathan prides himself on fast effective results. With locations in Elsternwick and Hawthorn Nathan has the north, east and south of Melbourne covered. Acute and chronic…
We want results for you. While changing habits or unwinding suffering tissues may take a little effort and patience, we ultimately believe that health should be fun - or it isn't health! Our areas of…
David is an experienced remedial massage therapist and overseas qualified and registered osteopath with over 15 years of experience. He completed his training in both Canada and Australia and holds…
The Body Genius Institute provides fully integrated health & fitness care for Perth individuals. With a five year track record of happy clients our team of qualified physiotherapists and holistic…
Welcome to Restore Health. We are a friendly team with highly trained practitioners helping our patients stay fit, healthy and injury free. Our Chiropractor, Dr Orly Zuker is qualified to take care…
Holistic Acupuncture is a unique acupuncture clinic located on the Gold Coast proving an unique care for women undergoing IVF, IUI and requiring Induction acupuncture as well as preparing for birth…
We improve the quality of your daily life and come without changing your daily life drastically. Every day, you will wake up feeling refreshed. We will help you live a pain free and drug free, happy…
Azzerdeen is a generalised practitioner, with a strong focus on pain relief, she has successfully helped people with an array of conditions including: digestive issues, menstrual irregularities,…
The Bodyweb Holistic Health and Acupuncture Clinic provides safe and effective, natural health care services including Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Nutritional Medicine, Shiatsu and…
A full assessment of your health with a thorough case history, a physical assessment of the tongue, pulse and body, and may involve other tests that measure factors in the blood, urine or saliva.…
At Embrace Acupuncture, a little sanctuary is provided for you, a place of relaxation tucked away off the busy roads of Preston and away from the business of your world. It's a place for you to stop,…
We are a warm, friendly and professionally accredited acupuncture and Chinese Medicine practice located in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. We are passionate about and devoted to helping patients with…
Hi there! How are you feeling today? Are you feeling well, or are you feeling miserable? When we stop and reflect upon this question is interesting to notice how our feeling well has less to do with…
Chinese Medicine is gentle and holistic way to restore balance to the body and mind. Emma has over 12 years of experience as an acupuncturist and has a particular interest in emotional and mental…
Nuwa Natural Health is one of the Gold Coast's leading Fertility Acupuncture clinics. With a beautiful beachfront clinic in Currumbin, Nuwa offers holistic treatments from a range of healing…
Nedlands Health Clinic is a super clinic that comprises of Sports, Remedial Massage, Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine. Our renowned practitioners work in a multi-disciplinary team to provide the best…
Chenzen Wellness Centre is Canberra's authentic & modern Chinese medicine clinic offering acupuncture treatments for anxiety, migraine, fertility and pain. The founder Acupuncturist Andy Chen has 20+…
Hi, I'm Dr Rebecca Andrews, principal Acupuncturist and owner of Cloud Gate Therapeutics in Melbourne's Collingwood. I practice Chinese Medicine because of its logical, flexible, relevant and…
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Ballarat (30)East Coast (11)Geelong (25)Melbourne (711)Northern District (23)South Coast (13)South West (8)Western District (3)Dating back almost 5,000 years, acupuncture is one of the oldest forms of therapy know to man. Originating in China, acupuncture is the act of using pointed needles in order to regulate the flow of "qi" throughout the 14 meridians or energy channels located throughout the human body. "Qi" is the life force that separates the living from the dead and if its flow is disrupted the body is not able to work normally resulting in pain or illnesses.
There are many conflicting schools of thought when it comes to acupuncture; some believe that it is a placebo while others believe it to be a cure all. People seek out acupuncture for a number of reasons or ailments such as:
An acupuncturist uses multiple stainless steel needles which are between 0.18mm and 0.51mm in diameter. These needles are used to manipulate the flow of qi through one's body. Qi flows through 14 energy pathways called meridians. Depending on what aliment the patient suffers from, needles will be inserted at various points ranging from the neck, shoulders, arms and legs. Before starting the treatment the acupuncturist uses various indicators such as medical history, the patient's pulse, stiffness of the abdomen and color of the tongue to see how the energy is flowing in the patient's body.
The needles are then inserted into various spots on the body to help regulate and ease the flow of energy. While most of the needles are not painful some can feel a little tender depending on the part of the body they are inserted in.
Before choosing an acupuncturist it is essential to: