Vitamins, Supplements & Liniments
13 January 2017
Vitamins, Supplements & Liniments
Fusion Acupuncture stocks a variety of health products to help you achieve your health goals. These include vitamins & supplements, probiotics, topical herbal liniments, adhesive herbal heat patches and skin products. Examples of some of the brands we stock include Bioceuticals, Metagenics, …
Chinese Herbal Medicine at Fusion Acupuncture
11 January 2017
What is Chinese Herbal Medicine?
Our practitioners stock and recommend ChinaMed and Black Pearl products sourced from Sunherbal, a reputable Australian company.
Traditional Chinese herbal formulas date back thousands of years and some of these classical formulas have remained unchanged whilst others have been modified over time.
Why use …
Dry Needling vs Acupuncture – What’s the difference?
5 January 2017
Dry Needling vs Acupuncture
In recent years there has been an increase in the practice of ‘acupuncture’ by practitioners who are not adequately trained or registered to provide treatment. The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) reserves the practice of acupuncture for health professionals who are …
Home Remedy for a Head Cold – Chinese Medicine Style
6 May 2016
Common Cold
This Chinese Medicine recipe is perfect for when you feel the acute onset of a cold. It is not appropriate if you have a sore throat or high fever. These ingredients have a warming effect on the body and are used to encourage sweating. …
Green Tea for Athletic Performance and Rehabilitation
19 April 2016
Green Tea
Green tea has been the beverage of choice in China and Japan for thousands of years. In addition to its widespread availability, affordability and low calorie intake compared to many other drinks, it also has a diverse range of health benefits.
It is best known …
Walnuts, Fertility & Chinese Medicine
16 February 2016
Walnuts, Fertility & Chinese Medicine
Did you know that there is a food that both Western Medicine and Chinese Medicine endorse for optimising male fertility? Well there is - and it’s the humble walnut.
In 2012, a study was published in the Biology of Reproduction Journal which …
Simple Stretch – Legs up the wall
17 October 2015
One of the most common things I hear people say in the clinic is that they don’t stretch! It’s one of those things that people know they should do but it seems to be a daunting task for many. Perhaps it’s because they don’t know …
Treating Lower Back Pain & Sciatica with Chinese Medicine
17 October 2015
Help! I've hurt my lower back!
Lower back pain is one of the most common reasons people seek healthcare treatments of any kind. Sciatic pain is a specific type of lower back pain which causes intense radiating pain accompanied by numbness and tingling from the lower …
Acupuncture For Period Pain
28 July 2015
Acupuncture for Painful Periods (Dysmenorrhea)
Pain is associated with menstruation for most women at some point in their life. This pain is called ‘primary dysmenorrhea’ when it occurs shortly after a female’s first menstrual cycle or ‘secondary dysmenorrhea’ when it is associated with other conditions such …
Endometriosis and Chinese Medicine
15 June 2015
What is Endometriosis?
Endometriosis is a condition where the endometrial cells (cells from the lining of the uterus) spread and grow outside of the uterus. These cells may develop into small plaques (mild endometriosis) which can develop into nodules or can grow and form cysts on …
