Chinese Medicine is used as both a primary and adjunctive technique for the management and prevention of many health conditions for billions of people throughout the world. The practice of Chinese Medicine includes Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs, Traditional Chinese Medical Dietetics (nutrition), Exercise therapy such as Qi Chung and Tai Chi, and Therapeutic Massage (Tui Na/ Shiatsu), as well as meditation and breath work techniques.

Chinese Medicine is an excellent tool to assist your body and mind in regaining and regulating homeostasis: your body’s natural balance. Its ‘happy place’, if you will, which is where it wants to be! Chinese Medicine is the original functional medicine: in addition to providing relief from symptoms, we focus on getting to the root of the problem and restoring optimal function.

You can feel secure knowing that the Acupuncture points and Medicinal herbs utilised within our clinic in West End, Brisbane, have been utilised successfully in clinical medical practice for thousands of years.

You are the sole focus of your allocated treatment time, meaning you have the full support and presence of your practitioner – Jade – throughout.

As the aim of Chinese Medicine is to boost health and restore optimal function of the whole body’s various systems, it has been used successfully for thousands of years to address a broad range of conditions – and the body of current research and clinical trials supporting Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine continues to develop exponentially as awareness of the power of this medicine expands across the globe.

 

You can read some general research reviews here if you are interested.

In 2012, Acupuncture and Chinese medicine became nationally regulated under the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, AHPRA. This body is also responsible for regulating medical doctors, nurses, midwives, physiotherapists, psychologists, chiropractors, osteopaths, dentists, podiatrists, aboriginal and Torres strait islander health practitioners, paramedics, optometrists, pharmacists, radiologists and occupational therapists. Regulation assists you (the public) to ensure the registered practitioner (Acupuncturists and Chinese medicine practitioners) you visit has the appropriate level of training and skills required to ensure the best and safest possible care.

In addition to educational requirements AHPRA have very specific and strict advertising guidelines that prevent practitioners from making advertising claims.

Chinese medicine has been documented as far back as 2000 years and evidence of it’s practice goes back much further. This documentation lists a wide range of symptoms and conditions that may be addressed using Acupuncture and Chinese medicine.

The current research for Acupuncture now totals over 12,000 systematic randomised control trials (as well as some 30 000 ‘mechanism of action’ studies) more than any other profession, second only to Nursing. Other Chinese Medicine practices such as Chinese Herbal Medicine, Cupping and Gua Sha, Shiatsu and Tui Na, Tai Chi and Chi Gung, raise that number to over 100 000 studies! (!!)

However, less than 10 conditions have been approved by AHPRA for Chinese Medicine Practitioners to mention in their advertising material.

As a result you may have heard or have a query about whether Chinese medicine and acupuncture can be helpful with conditions not listed on this website. We would encourage you to contact us about any condition you need assistance with to discuss the particulars of your individual health needs and provide you with more information on Chinese medicine and how it may assist you.

For more information or to check that your Acupuncturist is registered visit the Chinese Medicine Regulation Board of Australia or the AHPRA website here.