Acupuncture

Your Acupuncturist | Traditional Chinese Medicine | Treatment | Our Acupuncturists

Your Acupuncturist

Your Acupuncturist uses Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) principals to gain an understanding of your health, environment and lifestyle. Acupuncturists use traditional diagnostic techniques such as tongue and pulse diagnosis, as well as exploring all your systems, signs and symptoms through rigorous questioning. These methods help them to identify the energetic imbalances, blockages or weaknesses that may be affecting your health.

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Traditional Chinese Medicine

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine the best care is preventative. Traditionally, the village doctor was paid as long as people stayed well. When people became ill, the doctor did not get paid. So the goal is to address any presenting health issues and ultimately to help you stay well. The skill is in identifying small imbalances early, so they can be addressed before they become bigger problems creating serious illness.

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Treatment

Treatment usually includes diet and lifestyle recommendations, but your main treatment involves the stimulation of specific points on your body. From a Chinese Medicine point of view, the body is understood in terms of energy circuits. The circuits, (channels of energy or meridians) are like an energetic map of your body. Along the pathway of these circuits, the energy is constantly changing, creating areas of highly specialised energy that can be used to influence the energy balance of the entire system.

Acupuncture has the following specific actions:

It initiates neurological, immunological, and endocrine responses
It removes energy blockages
Reduces pain and inflammation
Tonifies and strengthens blood and enhances oxygenation in tissues
Raises natural endorphin levels
Enhances mental clarity
Relaxes muscles and ligaments

A combination of techniques may be used to address your specific needs including Needling (disposable, sterile, single use needles are used), Massage, Reiki, Moxibustion and Cupping. In Acupuncture, the needle (almost hair thin) is tapped in through a guiding tube so you barely feel it going in. At their first treatment, most first timers are pleased to exclaim "that didn't hurt at all".

Acupuncture is one of the main practices used in TCM and is still used as a stand-alone system of medicine in many areas of China. Many people think of acupuncture as a physical therapy indicated for musculo-skeletal or pain conditions. However, TCM's sophisticated understanding of internal conditions means acupuncture can be successfully used as part of treatment for a range of conditions including digestive, emotional, reproductive, respiratory, immune and other health problems.

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Our Acupuncturists

At Fertile Ground Health Group, our expert Acupuncturists specialise in the treatment of infertility for men and women, and also issues which may present during pregnancy. Our Practitioners see pregnant women as part of their daily practice so you can be confident the treatment methods chosen are known for their therapeutic value and safety.

Fees

Initial Consult (1 hour) $100
Return Consult (1 hour) $90
IVF Pre and Post Consult (2 appts) $160
IVF Pre or Post Consult (1 appt) $90
Please note our cancellation policy

Meet our Acupuncturists

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Melbourne Acupuncture Multi-Bed Project

Fertile Ground Health Group is launching an exciting and progressive approach to acupuncture treatment in Melbourne. The Melbourne Acupuncture Multi-Bed Project draws on international trends which make acupuncture more accessible, convenient and cost effective. To learn more about our Multi-Bed Project, follow the link.