Anne is a qualified acupuncturist with over 8 years clinical experience. Anne incorporates acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping and chinese herbs in her treatments and is particularly interested in treating infertility, women's health issues, stress related disorders and musculoskeletal disorders.
SERVICES
What Does Acupuncture Do?
Acupuncture increases the body's ability to cope with stress and maintain a healthy state. To maintain good health, the body's energy and blood must be able to circulate in a continuous, unobstructed way through pathways known as meridians. By stimulating the acupuncture points that lie along these meridians, the quality and quantity of energy can be normalised.
Using these principles, your treatment is specifically tailored to your needs at the time, therefore each acupuncture treatment you have may be different, depending on your current signs and symptoms. This method allows for much more effective treatments and better results as a "formula treatment" is not being utilised but an individualised treatment specific to your needs.
What Can Acupuncture Treat?
Acupuncture can be helpful in treating a wide range of conditions. Some of the common conditions I treat in my clinic are as follows:
HEADACHES: Acupuncture treatment is effective for most common headaches including migraines, period- related, tension and cluster headaches. Whether the underlying cause is emotional, occupational, hormonal, genetic, or physical, each headache will be treated according to its individual cause allowing for much more effective results.
BACK PAIN: Physical trauma, disc compression, structural changes, emotional upsets are all causes of back pain. As acupuncture is well known for it's effectiveness in pain relief, it can reduce the severity of back pain quickly as well as assist in stabilising the problem area, reducing inflammation and relaxing muscle tightness and spasms.
STRESS: In today's busy society, stress is a very common complaint of most clients. Acupuncture treatment stimulates the release of your "happy hormones" known as endorphins which help restore the natural balance of your mental, emotional and physical functions.
GYNAECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS: Let's get something straight ladies - PERIOD'S ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE PAINFUL, IRREGULAR OR CAUSE PMS!!!
Acupuncture can effectively treat HEAVY PERIODS, PAINFUL PERIODS, IRREGULAR OR ABSENCE OF PERIODS, PMS, ENDOMETRIOSIS, MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS and many other gynaecological problems
INFERTILITY: Treating infertility is a real passion of mine. Acupuncture is quite well known now for increasing the chances of successful conception during an IVF cycle but there is so much more that can be done previous to reaching the stage of requiring IVF for many women. Traditional Chinese Medicine aims through the use of acupuncture, herbs and lifestyle advice to acheive the following:
* Regulate the woman's hormonal cycle
* Improve the quality of a woman's fertile mucus
* Regulate Ovulation
* Enhance egg development
* Promote Embryo Implantation
* Promote a viable Pregnancy
PREGNANCY: Acupuncture can be used in pregnancy to help promote maternal and fetal well being. During the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, regular treatment can help reduce the symptoms of morning sickness, reduce anxiety and induce relaxation. Research has shown that for women with a history of recurrent miscarriages, reduction of stress and regular monitoring during those first 12 weeks increased live birth rates.
Other problems during pregnancy such as heart burn, constipation, insomnia, breech and posterior positioning, blood pressure problems and musculoskeletal pain can be effectively managed with acupuncture. There are also treatment protocols to prepare for childbirth and to promote induction if necessary.
SERVICES:
As well as acupuncture, I provide moxibustion, cupping, ear candling and chinese herbal support if required as part of your treatment plan.
CUPPING: Cupping therapy has been used in China for thousands of years. the idea behind cupping is that through manipulation of the skin (by using the cup's suction) the body's internal or external organs can be influenced. Cupping therapy is particularly good for painful muscles, stiff neck, shoulders and back, chronic joint rheumatism, colds and flu's and painful periods.
MOXIBUSTION: Moxibustion (or moxa) is commonly used in conjunction with acupuncture and can greatly enhance the effectiveness of a treatment. It involves the use of dried mugwort leaves which are compressed into cones or sticks and lit to provide a slow, smouldering, penetrating warmth. The purpose of moxibustion is to stimulate the flow of energy and remove blockages.
Hours of business:
Monday 3pm - 8.30pm
Wednesday 1pm - 8.30pm
Thursday 10am - 1.00pm
Initial Consultation $60-00
Follow up Consult $45-00. Health rebates available.
QUALIFICATION DETAILS
Advanced Diploma of Health Science (Acupuncture)
Bachelor of Health Science (Acupuncture)
MAP
Acupressure, Acupuncture, Cupping, Ear Candling, Natural Fertility Management, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Womens Health
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