Phone 0434 880 843
Glebe Chinese Medicine
Valhalla Suite 111, 166 Glebe Point Rd
Glebe, NSW, 2037, Australia
Bookings are by Appointment Only

Frequently Asked Questions

Question : Is Acupuncture Effective?
Answer :
Yes. Acupuncture has been used as one of the primary health care systems for over 3500years in China. Recently, acupuncture has been introduced into the Western world. Currently, the World Health Organisation has published an extensive list of 28 different conditions acupuncture has proven to successfully treat including headaches, back pain, arthritis and depression to name a few.

Please click on the link for more details http://apps.who.int/medicinedocs/en/d/Js4926e/

Question : Is Acupuncture Hygienic and Safe?
Answer :
Yes. Only single use pre-sterilised needles are used. As a member of the Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medical Association (AACMA) Cherie adheres to a strict code of hygiene and safety conduct.

Question : Will Acupuncture Hurt?
Answer :
No. Acupuncture needles bear little resemblance to the hyperdermic syringes used in blood tests and injections which you may have seen before. Needles are only a fraction of their size, are not hollow but solid, and are extremely fine, and therefore should be pain-free. What you should feel in a treatment is a local sensation of warmth, tingling, numbness, and heaviness around the acupuncture needle, which indicates that the treatment is working. Most people find this sensation deeply relaxing and drift off to sleep.

Question : How long is a Treatment?Answer :
An acupuncture treatment can last up until an hour.

Question : How many Treatments do I need?Answer :
This will depend on the nature, duration of the illness, lifestyle, and strength of your body and mind. Treatment is usually once or twice a week for 7-10 sessions. You may find that your desired health goal is achieved before this or you may require longer. The recovery process can be speeded up by ingesting herbal medicine between acupuncture treatments and following dietary and lifestyle recommendations of the practitioner.  Once the desired health outcome is achieved acupuncture treatments can be used to prevent future illnesses.

Question : How is a Diagnosis Made?
Answer :
A. In a consultation, a Chinese Medical Practitioner will ask you several questions and physically examine your condition before confirming your condition by doing a tongue and pulse diagnosis. The tongue and pulse represent the internal state of your body and a trained Chinese Medical Practitioner is able to distinguish over a 100 different pulse states and tongue representations.

Question : What is the difference between Chinese and Western Medicine?
Answer :
A. In Western Medicine broad ranges of drugs are given to treat the general symptom of the disorder with many side effects. Chinese Medicine is very different it is personalized and specifically tailored to an individual to treat the cause of the disease so as to prevent any future illness. For example, two people have acne but from two different causes. A Western doctor may proscribe the same drugs to treat the symptoms for both people. Whereas a Chinese Medical Practitioner may deduce that in one patient the cause is a transient stress period of Damp-Heat in the Lung and Stomach channels, whereas in the other patient the acne may be caused from long-term Kidney Yin Deficiency with Heat in the Blood.

Question : What Should I do before or after Acupuncture?
Answer :
Preceding a treatment it is advisable to not come on an empty or over full stomach. Please also avoid taking anything that will alter your tongue colour or scrap off your tongue coat before a treatment, as tongue diagnosis is an essential method of Chinese Medicine. In addition, since acupuncture works on an energetic level it is advisable to not take any stimulants, drugs, or do heavy exercise preceding or immediately after a treatment so your body can adjust appropriately to the changes occurring. After a treatment you may feel relaxed and sleepy so please be careful if driving.

Question : Why should I choose Traditional Chinese Medicine?
Answer :
Chinese Medicine is safe, accessible, affordable, has over 3500 years of proven effectiveness, treats the cause of the illness, with minimal or no side effects.

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Cherie Lawrence

Mobile: 0434880843

Email: CherieAcupuncture@gmail.com

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