Traditional Healing Acupuncture Clinic

18/03/2026

Reflux and indigestion are always associated with a burning sensation in the mouth or throat, or a yucky taste in the mouth. Many aren't aware of "silent reflux", where we are still getting stomach acid coming up and irritating the throat, but no symptoms are really showing. The danger here is damage is occurring and you don't even know unless it worsens or other symptoms develop.

Though more common in men, I have been seeing an increase in women suffering this condition. Often I find there's quite a distinct cough with silent reflux, like your gently trying to clear your throat for no reason. Often abdominal palpation reveals tender or hard spots near the diaphragm showing what's underneath is not happy.

So what do you do? Obviously look at diet: alcohol and spicy/acidic foods are often aggravating factors along with ultra processed foods.

The concern here is it is often a sign of deeper digestive issues we need to investigate. Chronic reflux can lead to permanent damage to your throat and increase your risks of cancer and ulceration.

Whilst everyone at some point will get some reflux, either due to stress, poor diet etc. It should be short term and easily resolved. When it is chronic and unresponsive to diet/lifestyle changes, we need to investigate and seek treatment.

20/10/2025

Jaw pain can be one of the most
painful and debilitating conditions. As I always say,
jaws and feet are designed to be abused our entire lives. If you manage to damage them, you are in
trouble. TMJ can cause migraines, headaches,
eeth grinding, tinnitus and so many other horrible
symptoms. These greatly affect your quality of life.
I personally have had TMJ and know first hand
how painful it can be. The causes can be many and
most cases I see are multifaceted. A mix of stress,
tension, hormones etc, all play a part. I have
several Acupuncture techniques I employ that can
help relieve jaw pain and relax the muscles, helping
the jaw relax and hopefully realign. As always we
do a deeper diagnosis to look for the root cause in
Chinese Medicine to help provide a better long
term outcome. The best part too is no needling of
the jaw directly is required, so this greatly reduces
the chance of further irritating the already
inflamed muscles and tissue in the jaw. More
information can
found on my website, or feel
free to call the clinic on 9796 2388 to discuss
further.

05/10/2025

05/05/2025

Seeing a fair few cases of Parosmia this year. A few caused by COVID, others from other viruses, mostly caught mid to late last year.

After months or even years of no improvement they turn to acupuncture as a last resort. So what can we do?

Having had good success with sinusitis, allergies or other nasal related complaints over the years, I was confident acupuncture could help. I saw my first clients around 2021 after the initial variant of COVID caused quite a few cases. Results were mixed at the time due to limited treatments.

Thus far I'm seeing good results in all the cases I'm currently treating in my clinic from this latest wave.

19/03/2025

Why when we are ‘old’ are we told to just live with pain? Its like its assumed that pain and old age MUST go together. Yes, our body’s ability to heal degrades as we age. Yes, injuries do tend to compound as we get older. Does that mean we should just do nothing about it and accept we just ‘live with pain?’.

A car can be high mileage and still run like new when its well maintained and looked after, so why can’t our body’s be the same? Obviously, the better we look after ourselves when young, translates into better health when we are older. Studies have shown though, its never to late to turn things around.

I frequently see elderly clients come in and say “I’m told to just live with the aches and pains”. But that’s no way to live your life! We can’t all be pain free, but we should aim to have the absolute minimum amount of pain in our lives!

Going back to the car analogy, as the vehicle gets older, the level of car also tends to increase, and yes requires more maintenance and the old new part, but there’s no reason it can’t keep running well. Why are our bodies and overall health treated so differently?

The reality is yes, you do need to be more proactive about your health and body as we get older, but our body still has the ability to heal and repair, so why not make the most of it whilst we can?

I regularly see clients with pain associated with osteoarthritis and other ‘old’ or ‘degenerative’ conditions. We can often provide relief and improve their quality of life. Which in turn lets them be more active and positive about life!

03/03/2025

Our feet are designed to be abused all our lives, we literally walk on them all day every day. So what happens when they get injured? Well it's pretty bad. Small tears occur in and around the heel, Achilles or sole of the foot causing extreme pain with every step.

Why does it happen? Well so many reasons these days, but it all stems from calves that have gotten so chronically tight, that they've caused the tissue they attach to on the foot to tear.

Our calves are huge muscles with an important job, so they don't complain, hence you get no warning something is about to go wrong.

This is one example of why I educate all my patients about the importance of a stretching. It's not only preventative, but it's an early warning system. when you stretch a muscle group and you feel pain or tightness you didn't know was there: it's time to work on that area before things take a turn for the worse.

31/01/2025

It's been a hectic long weekend but the clinic is set-up and ready to go.

21/01/2025

The clinic is moving...again - From the 28th Jan 2025 my new address will be 4/9 Clyde Rd Berwick. Looking forward to seeing you there.
https://mailchi.mp/092a305dcfc8/the-clinic-is-movingagain

30/10/2024

Living in Melbourne you really can't escape it. We are living up to our title as the "hay fever capital of the world".

The price we pay for having mountains or beaches within reach. Many people are really suffering at the moment with horrible symptoms. I myself have begun to develop itchy nose and mouth over the last few years.

There's so much pollen in the air in Melbourne right now no one can escape it.

If you are struggling with the symptoms, give the clinic a call and see how we can help you through the season. There's no need to just keep suffering.

26/09/2024

Heading away on leave today! The clinic will reopen Oct 19th.

Bookings can be made online via my website for when I return.