How to Book an Appointment
Please follow the Book online button to book a time or check availability. Alternatively please text Tanya Galvin 0408 054 538.
The clinic was located at 111-113 McManus street Whitfield, Cairns, 4870.
The clinic is now located at 12 Scott Street Parramatta Park, Cairns, 4870.
It’s in a Queenslander and the entrance if via the front door (downstairs). There is an intake form to fill in in the foyer.
Please note there is a 24 hour change or appointment or cancellation or no show policy.
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What is Acupuncture Acupuncture is an important part of Traditional Chinese Medicine, along with Chinese herbal medicine, tui na (orthopedic massage) and Qi Gong (meditation and energy healing.) With a history of almost 3000 years it is still used extensively today to treat literally millions of people around the world. Acupuncture affects the physiological functioning of the body by the insertion of fine needles into particular reflex points all over the body. How does acupuncture work? Medically acupuncture works by regulating carious systems in the body – hormonal, nervous, immune, circulatory, muscular etc. In traditional Chinese Medicine theory, acupuncture regulates the flow of qi (pronounced chee), a type of unseen energy or electromagnetic force traveling in a system of channels which connect acupncture points to tissues and organs. Qi takes on many forms in the body, and is the foce that warms us, digests our food, moves our limbs and basically keeps us alive. When the qi, blood, fluids or spirit are somehow affected, the result is pain, discomfort or disease. Acupuncture can affect the flow of Qi in the channels and organs, thereby affecting hormones, nerves and muslces, immunity, circulation and so on.
Does it Hurt?
Some sensitive patients do feel some discomfort when the needles first go in, but most people are pleasantly surprised at how comfortable acupuncture therapy is, often falling asleep on the treatment table. The needles are generally between 0.2 and 0.25mm in width. Five of these fit in the bore of one hyperdermic needle….they are as fine as a human hair! They are inserted quickly to minimize skin pain, and when correctly stimulated, there is a feeling of tingling, mild cramping or an electric sensation at the point. How deep the needles are inserted varies from a few millimetres to a couple of inches or more depending on the size of the patient and where the point lies on the body.
Do Acupuncturist have to study in China?
Australia is leading the western world in it’s availability of university based degree courses in Chinese Medicine – majoring in acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine, or both – and most of these institutions have affiliations with Chinese Medicine teaching hospitals to provide an opportunity for post-graduate study. Chinese Medicine practitioners are now governed by new ligeslation passed on by Australian Government preventing unqualified people from calling themselves Acupuncturists or Chinese Medicine Practitioners. Please phone Tanya on 0408 054 538 or email tanyagalvin@hotmail.com acupuncture in bluewater / acupuncture in bluewater / acupuncture in bluewater / acupuncture in bluewater / acupuncture in bluewater / acupuncture in bluewater
