What is acupuncture?
Acupuncture is a part of an integrated system of primary health Car, known as Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) that has an uninterrupted history of development dating back thousands of years in China and other parts of East Asia. Acupuncture takes a holistic approach to understanding normal functions and disease processes and focusses as much on the prevention of illness as on the treatment of illness
What is used in acupuncture?
Involves the insertion of fine, sterile, single use, disposable needles into specific sites (acupuncture points) along the body’s energy pathways (meridians) to clear energy blockages and encourage the normal flow of energy, or Qi, through the body.
Chinese medicine treatment may be able to assist with:
– Pain relief and management
– Stress and anxiety
– Chronic pain related to depression by managing the underlying chronic pain
– Management of pain, stress and fatigue related to some autoimmune disorders
– Management of vomiting or nausea arising from chemotherapy
– Recovery from injury
If you think Chinese herbal medicines may be able to help you with your condition, please feel free to contact Emma to discuss by:
Phone: 0416 231 831
Email: emma-acupuncture@hotmail.com
Can I claim acupuncture on Work Cover (QLD) ?
Your GP can add acupuncture to the list of approved health services on your Work Cover claim. At your first acupuncture appointment, bring your Work Cover referral letter from your GP with you. Payment in full is required at the time of consultation and treatment. Your will be issues with a receipt to claim this appointment through Work Cover. Subsequent consultations need to be approved with Work Cover before commencement. We will contact your Case Specialist to arrange this.
How many acupuncture sessions do I need?
Sometimes results can be achieved in one session and sometimes conditions require ongoing maintenance. Ultimately, this depends on a person’s constitution, lifestyle factors, medications, and stage of illness. As with conventional treatment, not all problems can be completely resolved, but the aim is to naturally improve quality of life and reduce the intensity and duration of health problems by utilising our body’s self-healing abilities.
For further information about Acupuncture here are some sources of reference for you:
Acupuncture: review and analysis of reports on controlled clinical trials
Acupuncture for Chronic Pain: update of an individual patient data meta-analysis
Understanding the benefits of Acupuncture Treatment for Cancer Pain Management
The Acupuncture Evidence Project – A Comparative Literature Review
If you think Acupuncture may be able to help you with your condition, please feel free to contact Emma to discuss by:
Phone: 0416 231 831
Email: emma-acupuncture@hotmail.com
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