Acupuncture

Melinda McDonald

B.Hlth.Sc. in Traditional Chinese Medicine (UTS), Cert. TCM (Beijing), B.Sc. (Psychology)

  • Accredited AACMA Member (Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association)
  • Health Fund Rebates and HICAPS available (Most major Health Funds)

About Melinda

Melinda is an experienced, highly qualified and fully accredited practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Melinda also completed a clinical internship in TCM in one of the largest hospitals in Beijing, China, where modern Chinese medicine and Western biomedicine are integrated. Melinda also holds a Science degree in Psychology from the University of Newcastle, thus bringing a vast array of experience and skills to the clinic to provide a more wholistic treatment.

In harmony with TCM, Melinda aims to treat the ‘whole’ person (body, mind and spirit), in addition to the symptoms of the disease, using Acupuncture and/or Chinese herbal medicine and related therapies. Melinda is passionate about working together with her patients and tailoring each treatment to help them restore their body’s natural balance and accomplish a greater sense of health and wellbeing.

In addition to the treatment and maintenance of general health and wellbeing, Melinda has a special interest in the following areas:

  • Women’s Health e.g. menstrual irregularities or pain, menopausal syndrome, fertility
  • Digestive Disorders e.g. irritable bowel, weight control, bloating, constipation
  • Psychological Conditions e.g. stress, anxiety, depression, insomnia, addictions
  • Pain Relief e.g. headaches/migraines, sports injuries, arthritis, back pain, sciatica, acute and chronic

Melinda also treats other conditions related to disorders in the following areas: neurological, cardiovascular, respiratory, urogenital, skin, immunological, hormonal and energetic imbalances.

Melinda welcomes men, women and children of any age with any condit

About Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

TCM has an uninterrupted history of development in East Asia dating back thousands of years. TCM takes a wholistic approach to understanding normal function and disease processes and focuses as much on the prevention of illness as it does on the treatment.

TCM is a system of primary health care that includes:

Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Remedial Massage (Tuina), Cupping, Moxibustion, Guasha (Scraping) and Diet Therapy. Melinda is highly skilled in all of these techniques.

As a natural form of healing, TCM has the following benefits:

  • Provides drug-free pain relief
  • Effectively treats a wide range of acute and chronic ailments
  • Treats the underlying cause of disease and illness as well as the symptoms
  • Provides an wholistic approach to the treatment of disease and illness, linking body, mind & emotions
  • Assists in the prevention against disease and illness as well as the maintenance of general well-being

See www.acupuncture.org.au for more information about TCM, Acupuncture & Chinese Herbal medicine.