Chinese Medicine in South Melbourne
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) covers many modalities including acupuncture, chinese herbs, laser acupuncture, cupping, gua sha, moxibustion, elctro-acupuncture and TDP heat lamp. Some of these may be included in your acupuncture, or combination sessions if it’s deemed appropriate for your health and body type. Please read on to find out a little bit about what these Chinese herbal medicine can do for your health and holistic well-being.
Chinese herbal medicine
Chinese medicine treatment may be able to help and assist with:
Management of pain, insomnia, stress and fatigue related to some autoimmune disorders, in consultation with other treating health practitioners
Management of pain, insomnia, fatigue and nausea related to many chronic diseases
Management of vomiting or nausea
It is extremely important to make an appointment with one of our registered doctors of chinese medicine before taking any chinese herbs. We will make an assesment and prescribe appropriate chinese herbs for you, based on your:
individual condition
presenting symptoms
current medications
health history
If you have any recent blood test results or other medical results, it is helpful for us if you bring these into your consultation with us.
Any Chinese herbs prescribed are an additional cost.
Please note:
Chinese medicine is generally considered to be safe, but occasionally (as with all health treatments) may be associated with possible adverse reactions in individual cases.
As AHPRA registered practitioners, we are entrusted with the care of your health. It is our duty of care to you, to ensure you receive the correct Chinese herbs and dosage of herbs.
Therefore your herbs are only supplied after a detailed consultation with one of our practitioners to assess your exact individual needs. Your prescription will need to be monitored and adjusted as your health and symptoms improve when you heal and progress to wellness.