Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a holistic system of health care, which looks at physical, mental and emotional aspects of your life to help you stay healthy and maintain a high-quality of life. 

All clients are unique in their illnesses and therefore must be assessed individually to establish the most effective medical approach to their problems.

Incorporating the view of holism, Traditional Chinese Medicine also considers the influence of seasonal and climatic changes on the human body. TCM sees most conditions as temporary imbalances of the body, rather than permanent conditions. 

It is also believed that temporary conditions left untreated may progress into chronic permanent conditions. Chinese Medicine recognises that some chronic conditions are hard to eradicate. In these cases, it aims to slow down the progress of those conditions and sustain a high-quality of life in patients.

The mental, physical and emotional aspects of a person’s being are all considered. In this way, TCM is seen to be a two-way road of information between patient and doctor where both parties need to share knowledge and work as a team to combat imbalance within the body.

Chinese Medicine is holistic in that it not only focus on current presenting problem, but also restores balance to fundamental body functions as well as repairing the body after the balance as been regained. Chinese Medicine puts emphasis on the prevention of medical conditions through constant care of the body.

Here at the Capital Health Centre of Traditional Chinese Medicine, we are committed to giving our patients the best possible care throughout their experience at our clinics. Our services include:

• Individual Consultations
• Acupuncture
• Chinese Herbal Medicine
• Tuina/Acupressure Massage
• Moxibustion
• Cupping
• Preparation and Dispensing of Herbs
• Advice on Diet and Lifestyle
• Support continuous health program such as tai chi and traditional exercises to maintain clients’ health and well-being 
• Health talk seminars and group health information sharing

The frequency and length of time that each person should receive acupuncture changes with individual conditions. 

Usually, if the condition is acute then the treatment will be quite frequent, but if a patient has a chronic condition, usually it is recommended that they have treatment 1 – 2 times a week for a period of 5 – 10 weeks before reassessment of the condition.

Before undergoing any Chinese medical treatments, you will have a pre-discussion (consultation) for your concerns which will usually take about 20 – 30 minutes, which will allow the practitioner to fully understand your condition. During the consultation, the practitioner will discuss the involved physical assessment, apply specific Chinese Medicine diagnosis such as tongue observation and pulse reading, and broader concerns such as your diet and lifestyle. You can refer to our ‘Personal Consultation’ at our Services page.

Treatment plans will be developed individually for your specific condition. The frequency and length of treatment time will depend on individual conditions.

Usually, if the condition is acute, then the treatment will be quite frequent but the length of treatment will be shorter. For example, sessions may be a few days a week, but usually only for a few weeks.

If the condition is chronic, it will need attention for a longer period but with less frequent treatment sessions. Your practitioners will create a custom-made treatment plan for your specific case and discuss it with you before treatment begins.

Chinese Medicine has been registered as an official health care profession in Australia since July 2012, with a long history in Australia before that. This registration means the profession is regulated, creating set standards of care throughout the country and reassuring patients of the safety and quality of Chinese Medicine services and registered providers in Australia.

Chinese Medicine has a history of thousands of years. Theory and practical methodology have been studied and improved over time. Research is constantly being conducted to ensure the continual improvement of the profession and its treatment approaches.

Practitioners at the Capital Health Centre of Traditional Chinese Medicine have extensive practical experience and training in Traditional Chinese Medicine and take part in regular professional development. We are all committed to maintaining our knowledge and improving our skills.

TCM sees each person as having a unique and complex web of physical and emotional interactions and processes. Diagnosis in TCM is about determining underlying patterns and syndromes and how these are reflected in conditions, behaviours and emotions. 

Treatment is about restoring balance.

This compares to the greater focus in western medicine on visible and detectable symptoms and its emphasis on measurable biochemical processes that drive disease, its treatment and health and on chemical and other external interventions.

Increasingly, both are being used as complementary approaches to health and well-being..

Chinese Medicine has more than a thousand years of history with specific theories and mode of applications such as the Yin Yang theory and the five elements theory. It considers time, environment, social lifestyles, family history, personal habits etc. to understand one’s health concerns. Therapies can include acupuncture, massage, cupping, scrubbing, moxibustion, breathing techniques, diet, etc. When a person’s body experiences imbalance, a combination of these therapies can help. 

With the ongoing world’s developments, changing environments, evolving technologies, complex social connections, humans may not be changing fast enough to go along with them and thus impacting on our health balance. Chinese Medicine can therefore, assist and complement one’s lifestyle with the holistic care concept in Chinese Medicine. 

With this holistic care concept too, you can work together with the practitioner to form treatment plans in relation to your health concerns that come from physical and/or emotional. Chinese Medicine can also slow down certain health conditions to a mild state, and it can be preventative too to keep maintaining your well-being. 

We welcome any of your enquiries. We focus on your best interest in order to work out on treatment plans that will best suit you.