Healthcare, Man to Man
A team of alternative practitioners and medical doctors specialising in Men's health and wellbeing.
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Safe, Effective Treatments, for Men by Men
About the Team
The Men’s Health Team at the Wholistic Medical Centre consists of highly experienced alternative practitioners and medical doctors that offer a cooperative and integrative approach to your health care. You can improve your health and wellbeing by utilising our unique combination of conventional and natural therapies
What we offer you
• You will gain more control and choices in your health care
• You will increase your participation in your health maintenance
• You will use fewer pharmaceutical drugs
• You will have confidence in the safety of the treatments used
• Your overall health and wellbeing will improve
Being a man is a health risk!
Men have a higher mortality rate than women for nearly all causes of death. The Australian Bureau of Statistics ‘Mortality Atlas Australia’ (December 2002) shows that the average death rate per 100,000 persons includes:
• Malignant (cancerous) tumours - 237.8 males compared to 146.7 females
• Ischaemic heart disease - 190 males compared to 119.9 females
• Accidents - 35.6 males compared to 17.7 females
• Suicide - 21.9 males compared to 5.5 females
• Diabetes - 18.8 males compared to 13.6 females
• Influenza and pneumonia - 13.6 males compared to 11.4 females
• Motor vehicle traffic accidents - 13.1 males compared to 5.5 females
Men also have higher rates of depression than women:
• Depressed men are twice as likely to abuse alcohol and drugs as depressed women.
• Male depression is associated with an increased risk of health disorders, such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
• Life issues - such as the death of a spouse, separation, divorce and unemployment - trigger serious depression in men more often than in women.
How we can help you
Our Men’s Health Team is dedicated to working with you to improve your health and prevent you from becoming part of these statistics.
You will be assessed individually and a health management plan will be tailored to your needs. This Plan may include several different types of treatments, such as acupuncture, herbal medicine, lifestyle and nutritional advice, manual therapies and psychotherapy. By using different treatments simultaneously, we have found by experience, that you will acheive more effective and faster results.
Our unique approach
The Wholistic Medical Centre has been helping people to overcome their health problems since 1977. You can be confident that the clinical knowledge gained over this time will ensure that you receive the best treatment combination available for your health needs.
You will receive a combination of the following treatments:
• Conventional medical treatments from a GP
• Naturopathy
• Acupuncture
• Osteopathy
• Remedial Massage
• Psychotherapy
• Nutritional medicine
• Herbal Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine
The Men’s Health Team at the Wholistic Medical Centre can assist you in the following areas:
Sexual Health
• Increase libido
• Identify and treat the causes of erectile dysfunction
• Improve staying power
• Reduce the anxiety associated with premature ejaculation
Fertility
• Increase sperm count
• Improve sperm quality
• Improve fertility
• Improve chances of IVF success
Prostate
• Reduce the pain and discomfort of prostatitis
• Reduce the frequency, urgency, dribbling and incontinence associated with enlargement of the prostate
• Get dietary and lifestyle advice for prostate cancer
Heart disease
•Lower blood pressure
• Decrease the incidence of palpitations, arrythmia’s and ectopic heart beats
• Reduce the risk of heart attack
• Reduce cholesterol level
Metabolism
•Lose weight
• Decrease the symptoms of thyroid disease
• Reduce fatty liver
• Reduce weight gain due to comfort eating
Muscular problems and physical performance
•Exercise planning
• Increase stamina and energy
• Improve your physical performance
• Relieve the pain of back, shoulder, hip or knee injuries
• Reduce muscle tension and pain
Immunity
•Boost your immune system
• Reduce post viral fatigue
• Reduce the recurrence of infections
Stress and happiness
•Improve sleep quality
• Relieve anxiety and depression
• Cope with stress better
• Improve your relationships with others
• Feel calmer and more in control
Practitioners
Dr Nick Bassal
Medical Doctor/Psychotherapist
Nick founded the Wholistic Medical Centre in 1977. He uses his broad diagnostic experience to develop your treatment plan integrating the best of conventional and alternative therapies. He has special interest in skin disorders, prostatitis and prostate enlargement. He also uses a mindfulness based, body orientated form of psychotherapy and specialises in working with people with psycho-somatic symptoms and mental/emotional suffering who would rather avoid medication.
Gerard Elms
ND, B. Naturopathy, MANTA
Naturopath - Nutritionist
Gerard is a highly qualified Naturopath having completed a four year Bachelor Degree in Naturopathy at Southern Cross University, world leaders in research and education of natural medicine. His treatments use individualised natural treatments that target the cause of your health problem, combining both Nutritional and Herbal Medicine's, and diet and lifestyle change.
Gerard is passionate about improving the health and lives of men and regularly contributes to Australian health magazines. He is also part of a panel of experts who review consumer supplements for Australia's only independent supplement review website.
For more information about Gerard please visit www.theElmtree.com.au
Tim Hulbert
BA App.Sci(Cli.Sci) BA(Ost.Sci)
Osteopath
Tim utilises deep osteopathic massage and manipulation techniques to treat neck, shoulder, back pain and stiffness, headaches and sport injuries. He can also use acupuncture if needed. Yoga is a strong passion of Tim’s. He has taught Power Vinyasa in the Baron Baptiste style and had teaching from Bikram and David Williams of Astanga Yoga. The combination of osteopathy, acupuncture and yoga could be a winning combination for you, the combined power of all three can yield exponential results.
Anthony Kelly
Dip TCM (SITCM), Cert TCM (Hangzhou, China), Cert Manaka Acup (UTS), AACMA, Toyohari Assoc, Registered Nurse.
Practitioner of Japanese Acupuncture
Anthony specializes in Japanese styles of acupuncture, which are effective in managing pain and also focus on enhancing the body’s ability to heal itself from illness.
As men are at a higher risk of disease or death than women in most facets of health, Anthony has developed an interest in assisting men with a variety of health issues. Using Japanese acupuncture, Anthony formulates individual treatments to address the needs of each man and restore them to fuller and healthier lives.
Nabih Moussa
B.A. (UNSW), B Ac. (U.K.), Dip Ac. (China), AACMA
Acupuncturist/Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner
Nabih Moussa is a graduate in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) gaining his degree in England in 1980 and China (Nanjing Hospital) 1982. He has been in practice in Sydney's CBD since graduating. Nabih has studied with eminent practitioners and educators from Europe, China, Japan and the U.S. He keeps up to date with recent developments through continuing Professional Development Programmes.
Having been in practice for over twenty-eight years, Nabih has seen in his clinic a steady and noticeable shift away from the old mechanistic male health paradigm, that is, ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’. The zeitgeist of this decade is the focus on Men’s Health. Men are now recognising their sensitivities and acknowledging their vulnerabilities.
Nabih has developed a deep understanding of the issues confronting the modern male lifestyle. The push and pull of work pressure, the competitive drive to win and succeed, the lack of time to be or do, the quality of air and food, all unhinge and weaken men’s health to the core.
Traditional Chinese Medicine states that disease is a state of imbalance. Nabih sets out to heal the body by restoring its balance. With his skills in acupuncture, Chinese herbs, massage, exercise, dietary therapy, lifestyle coaching and a good ear, you are left feeling whole, vital, focused, informed and at ease.
Martin Morrissey
B. App. Sc. Ac., DRM
Massage Therapist
Martin has worked full time as a massage therapist and acupuncturist since November 1995 and has a background in nursing. He works mainly with deep tissue techniques to treat occupationally induced musculo-skeletal problems and sports induced muscular injury, working with numerous elite sports people, as well as treating insomnia, head aches and fatigue.
As a part of his treatment regime Martin gives advice on postural and exercise strategies to optimise treatment outcomes helping his clients to prevent and manage their own health and fitness problems. He also teaches massage at TAFE and acupuncture at the University of Technology Sydney and regularly writes and presents health features for community radio.
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Service Categories
Acupressure, Acupuncture, Holistic Doctor, Mens Health, Naturopaths, Nutrition, Osteopathy, Remedial Massage, Sports Injury Therapy, Sports Massage, Traditional Chinese Medicine
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