November 2015 – Metro Health & Medicine

What is a Chinese Herbalist?

Exactly what does a Chinese Herbalist do? How is it different from a “herbalist” and why would I see a Chinese Herbalist? Marie Hopkinson, a Chinese herbalist from North Perth’s Metro health and Medicine explains: A Chinese herbalist practices according to the principals of Chinese Medicine. Chinese Herbalist bases everything on Chinese Medicine. The diagnosis […]

Dry Needling & Acupuncture … what’s the difference?

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Dry Needling & Acupuncture, what’s the difference? This is a great question that I’m often asked, especially when I present to large groups, it inevitably comes up. The practice of dry needling is really just another acupuncture needle technique, based on a predominantly musculo-skeletal or biomedial approach. This means it’s a way of doing needling […]

Common problems

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What conditions can be treated with Chinese Medicine (Acupuncture & Chinese Herbal Medicine) ? Most patients initially seek help because of a particular health problems. These can be diagnosed diseases / syndromes or a symptom like a “cough”. At Metro Health the kind of Chinese medicine we practice is essentially about mobilising your own bodies […]

3 Instant Stress Busters

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Stress. Just hearing the word itself can initiate a physical response in the body for some people. In this stress series, Marie Hopkinson, Chinese Medicine practitioner gives some quick tips to reduce the effects of stress on your body. IDENTIFY the feeling or symptoms you feel. What do you feel in your body? Tight muscles, aches […]