Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs & Chinese Diet Therapy are effective, natural treatments for a huge range of health problems.
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About Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a 2000 year old system of healing designed to treat each person's case individually. It incorporates acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine, cupping and traditional style massage to balance levels of Blood, Qi (vital energy), Yin and Yang. Chinese medicine is useful in treating a wide range of illnesses, from the common cold to musculo-skeletal disturbances. It is particularly useful in:
Men's Health and fertility
Gynaecological disorders
Fertility enhancement and IVF support
Menopausal symptoms
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Fibromyalgia
Digestive complaints such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome and reflux
Sciatica and other types of muscle pain
Gout
About our practitioner
Rebecca Tolhurst - Acupuncturist and Chinese Herbalist
is registered with the Chinese Medicine Registration Board of Victoria in the divisions of Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine.
Rebecca understands the necessity for client satisfaction and is deeply committed to the principles and philosophies that lie within Traditional Chinese Medicine. She believes in the importance of providing comprehensive treatment to clients and incorporates numerous modalities to achieve the best results possible. Her treatments are supported by "homework" provided to clients based on each individual case, helping to empower and encourage personal involvement in effective treatment outcome. After all, it's your health, and it should belong to you.
Rebecca has experience successfully treating a broad range of complaints including: Men's health, Infertility, Pregnancy and pre-natal support, morning sickness, Irritable Bowel syndrome, Chronic fatigue syndrome, Pre-menstrual syndrome and gynaecological problems, headaches and migraine, anxiety, depression and insomnia, Restless Leg syndrome, Shingles and post-herpetic neuralgia and fibromyalgia. Her special areas of interest are men's health, drug and alcohol detox, infertility, mood disorders and chronic fatigue syndrome.
Acupuncture involves the insertion of very thin, sterile, single use needles into various points along the energy pathways (or "Meridians") that, from Chinese Medicine philosophy, flow through the body. Meridians often
coincide with nerve pathways, and acupuncture "points" with myofascial release points and muscle insertion points. Insertion and retention of the needles helps balance the body's natural flow of energy, relieve pain and address many other disorders and diseases. It's a relatively painless, drug free way of supporting conventional treatment of many biomedically defined diseases. Because the use of needles involves contact with blood on a microscopic level, very strict infection control guidelines are used by acupuncturists to ensure no cross-contamination.
Chinese Herbs can be used either in conjunction with acupuncture, or as a primary treatment. After specific and individual diagnosis, a formula is constructed, combining between 4 and 15 Chinese herbs to suit the problem faced. Here at Journey to the West we use herbal formulae in their purest raw form, house made alcohol-based tinctures or commercially available patent medicines as pills, patches or cough syrups. We present the herbs in their most effective, accessible and convenient forms and ensure that information about contents and cooking instructions is clear and understandable. Most of the herbs we use are plant or mineral derived. We do not use animal products other than sea shells.
Chinese Diet Therapy is very different from Western nutrition. Obviously vitamins and minerals should be taken into consideration but so should our individual constitutional type. Journey to the West offers specific Dietary Therapy consultations with a personalized diagnosis and 6-8 page Chinese Diet Therapy report which includes suggestions of easy to obtain, delicious foods to add in to the diet. We also suggest the removal of certain foods which may be causing more trouble than they are worth. The report also includes a full explanation of the diagnosis, helping clients to understand why it's important to change the diet. Our philosophy is that our suggestions should be sustainable to maintain and adaptable to the Western pallate.
Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine can be claimed on most private health insurance for clients who have extras cover. Check with your health insurer to ascertain if you can claim a rebate for our services.
Work Cover treatments are also available from our practice by arrangement.
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Fee Schedule
Initial Consultation including Acupuncture $60
Follow-up Consultation including Acupuncture $55
Diet Therapy Consultation (includes report) $75
Diet Therapy follow-up $40
Herbal Consultation only (initial) $50
Herbal follow-up $45
Herbs are an extra $30 - $40 for one week's worth
Chinese Massage
(May include cupping or spooning therapies.)
30 minutes $30
45 minutes $45
1 hour $60
Rebecca is happy to respond to any queries about Chinese Medicine by telephone or email.
QUALIFICATION DETAILS
Bachelor of Health Science (Chinese Medicine)
Bachelor of Health Science - Traditional Chinese Medicine (Herbs)
CMRB Registered Acupuncturist
CMRB Registered Chinese Herbal Medicine practitioner
MAP
Acupuncture, Chinese Massage, Herbalists, Mens Health, Natural Fertility Management, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Womens Health
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