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Frozen Shoulder (aka Adhesive Capsulitis) Frozen shoulder, also known as adhesive capsulitis, is a painful condition typically characterised by pain and stiffness in the shoulder joint. While the triggers which cause this debilitating inflammatory condition remain uncertain, its characteristic pain and stiffness can make simple daily tasks such as dressing, using a hair dryer, changing…
Health is the most valuable asset we have and helping someone stay healthy or regain their health is literally the gift that keeps on giving. We have been asked several times by patients if they can ‘gift’ appointments to friends and family, so with this in mind we are excited to announce we are now…
We have already posted some information about the benefits of using acupuncture for pain management; but what about from recovering from a physical trauma – such as a sports injury? Forgot to properly align yourself when you last lifted weights? Didn’t warm-up before spending a couple of hours on the tennis court? Over did it…
This month we have been inundated with shoulder and neck problems. So we thought it would be a good time to do a blog and video (yes we’ve gone live!) on this. According to population surveys shoulder pain effects 18-26% of adults at any point in time. That’s approximately 1 in 5 people reading this!…
Feet that take us wherever we want or need to go anytime we choose – it’s fundamental right? Some of us are lucky enough to get away with taking our feet for granted. We dance, run, stand all day and enjoy our activities with no consequences whatsoever. For some of us though, Heel Spurs, Plantar…
Runners are notorious for a range of common injuries. Here are some we see regularly: Muscle Imbalances: If you focus your training too much on quads and calves which drive you forward and forget about the lateral muscles such as your glutes, after a while your brain forgets to engage them and they become weak.…
If you are reading this, you or a loved one may be in pain and you may be wondering where the pain is from and how acupuncture can help. Cancer patients may experience pain due to the disease itself or as a result of medical treatment to resolve it. For example: Bone pain, nerve pain,…
If you are in or going through peri-menopause or menopause it is possible that those PMT symptoms you have for a few days now feel a) like they’re around for several weeks or months b) far more intense. Even women who have never had PMT nor considered themselves “worriers” may now struggle with anxiety, worry,…
Modern research now widens treatment options to patients with hypertension. Researchers at the University of California School of Medicine have proven that acupuncture lowers blood pressure in people with hypertension and they have explained the mechanisms behind how it works. This is great news for the 30% of Aussie adults who have high blood pressure…
A diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) can be devastating but it need not be hopeless. Chinese medicine’s holistic approach is well suited to helping people manage this currently incurable disease and is a common choice of complementary therapy by MS patients themselves and, increasingly, their health-care provider(1). According to the World Health Organisation, acupuncture is…