Many people seek help from a practitioner of acupuncture for pain. The presence of pain causes distress and interferes with the ability to perform the activities we desire. According to Pain Australia, chronic pain affects 20% of Australia’s population. An estimated 80% of sufferers not receiving adequate treatment. Pain may be solely physical but there is often emotional pain as well. The economic cost […]
Musculoskeletal
Injury and Chinese Medicine
Injury treatment RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation) is the well known first line intervention for acute injuries. This has been the prevailing advice for many years, but this is now being questioned in the scientific literature. Evidence is beginning to emerge that the use of ice on acute injuries may actually delay the healing […]
