acupuncture perth

How to find a good acupuncture doctor in Perth

Before you type “acupuncture near me”  or find the best acupuncture in Perth, into google, there are 5 things you need to consider in finding a good acupuncture doctor. Location is one of them, but there are four others you might be surprised to find out…not all acupuncturists are the same, and not all patients […]

What are the benefits of acupuncture?

Acupuncture is well known for pain relief, but it does so much more than just stop pain. This article explores the benefits of acupuncture as a treatment and the benefits of seeing a Chinese medicine practitioner who may practice other things along side the acupuncture such as herbs, Chinese massage, cupping and /or moxibustion. How […]

What you need to know about Dampness

Damp or dampness is a name you will probably hear frequently from your Chinese medicine (CM) practitioner. Before you discovered CM you probably never heard of dampness. It’s a concept that is unique to CM, today Herbalist Marie Hopkinson talks about damp, and everyone should know about Dampness. Firstly, damp is one of six pathogenic […]

Sciatica

Sciatica is one of the most common pain’s an acupuncturist typically sees. There are lots of variations of treatments that can be used by an Acupuncturist, and even Chinese herbs are available as a treatment option. Cupping, Moxibustion and Electro acupuncture are common treatments for sciatic pain, but before we go into these treatments, let’s […]

Ease tension and stress with Acupressure

Treating stress with Acupressure isn’t hard, In this post, Acupuncturist Marie Hopkinson will show you how you can give yourself a 3 minute stress-buster in your work day. Acupressure is simply pressing on acupuncture points to release a similar-like effect to acupuncture. When you feel Qi in the points (Qi is essentially energy pronounced chee) […]

Dry Needling & Acupuncture … what’s the difference?

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

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 […]

Need more Energy?

Could you use some more energy?  Energy is a central focus of Chinese Medicine. In the clinic it’s common to hear people say they feel tired, or even just that they could use some more energy. Energy is called Qi (pronounced Chee) in Chinese medicine. Although Qi is more than the ideas that the English […]

Winter Flu Busters

There are lots of early-intervention foods that can treat colds and flus in Chinese medicine. THE KEY IS EARLY TREATMENT. Waiting until symptoms have lingered more than a day, it will be difficult to treat with food cures, however if you can catch the symptoms early enough then foods can provide a cheap, effective relief […]

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