Eliza Chan Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture

17/11/2024

A study published in Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine has highlighted the potential benefits of scalp acupuncture for patients recovering from acute ischemic stroke. The research indicates that acupuncture may enhance functional connectivity in brain networks associated with visual and cognitive-motor functions, often impaired following a stroke.

The study involved 30 hemiplegic patients randomly assigned to receive either standard rehabilitation therapy alone or in combination with scalp acupuncture. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to assess changes in brain activity. Results showed that patients receiving scalp acupuncture exhibited increased connectivity in areas of the brain responsible for visual processing and motor coordination, suggesting improved neural communication in these regions.

These findings support the integration of scalp acupuncture into rehabilitation programs for stroke patients, offering a complementary approach to enhance recovery of visual and motor functions. As always, it's essential to consult with your specialist, GP, and TCM practitioner to determine the most appropriate treatment plan for specific needs.

A parallel-group randomized controlled trial. Participants. 30 hemiplegic patients with middle cerebral artery acute infarction of the dominant hemisphere. Interventions. 30 patients were divided into 2 groups randomly. 15 patients in the treatment ...

27/06/2024

Today's Acufacial 💆🏻

Today's patient is 40+ ears old, so I used multi-functional oils for her treatment. Her skin is on the dry side, making it well-suited for layered skincare.

First, I used extra C facial oil (anti-wrinkle) and organic green tea oil (brightening + hydrating) to massage her entire face using rose quartz gua sha tool. Then, I performed acupuncture on her face and body, using different types of Japanese Seirin needles 🇯🇵 for different parts of the face. For the acne on the side of her face, I used micro-needling, with all the needles left in place for about 30-40 minutes.

After removing the needles, I used the booster (enhancing effect) for facial gua sha. All the oils were absorbed into her skin. Finally, I used German arnica oil to scrub shoulders，neck ane scalp.

I can help order these excellent oils and sprays so you can use them at home for skincare.

The award-winning organic green tea oil is developed by an Australian TCM doctor 🇦🇺, while other products are developed by an aromatherapist.

After the treatment, her skin became visibly finer and smoother, and her forehead wrinkles were no longer obvious. Her eye bags were due to recent long-distance flights, and a weak spleen and stomach, so I prepared two bottles of herbal granules for her, we always receive better results with acupuncture & herbs combo.

(From the photos) The blue spray bottle is for spraying on pillows and bedding, particularly suitable for those who wake up during the night and cannot go back to sleep. The black bottle helps with difficulty falling asleep and getting deeper sleep, while the Neroli bottle is a night cream.

The patient told me that she felt a noticeable difference after using extraC and booster continuously for seven days.

I recommend that young people get cosmetic acupuncture every three weeks to maintain the effect, while people over 50 may need more frequent treatments to achieve a more profound result.🧡

26/05/2024

下面的🔗是一封向澳大利亞聯邦衛生部長的請願信，要求聯邦政府將針灸和中醫納入國民保健Medicare Enhanced Primary Care (EPC) Program計劃。

一旦聯邦政府將針灸和中醫治療納入這一計劃，大部分合資格的年老體弱多病患者，將獲得聯邦政府Medicare 支助，減免部份治療的費用。我們需集合至少2000個簽名，希望大家踴躍參與。

謝謝大家的支持。

The 🔗 below is a petition to the Australian Federal Minister of Health, requesting the federal government to include acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine in the National Health Care Medicare Enhanced Primary Care (EPC) Program.

Once the federal government incorporates acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine treatment into this plan, most eligible elderly and sick patients will receive Medicare support from the federal government and reduce the cost of some treatments. We need to collect at least 2,000 signatures and we hope everyone will actively participate.

Thanks for your support 🙏

 Acupuncturists and Chinese Medicine practitioners are the only AHPRA registered Allied Health Professionals not included into the chronic disease management plan CDM under the MBS (Medicare Benefits Schedule) and Department Veteran Affairs DVA , despite their vital role in the health and wellb...

10/02/2024

Happy Lunar New Year everyone ✨

Today marks the first day of "Loong". Wish you all the happiness, good health, prosperity, and the ability to spread love, wherever you are!

Keep hydrated during the hot days ahead ! 🍊🧡🧧🧨🎊

05/12/2023

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Feeling blessed and grateful for having this ONEderFULL team together again this year. Thank you to our amazing doctors Josh and Maya. Our acupuncturist, Eliza and our nurses Mari and Megumi. Our friendly front desk, Anne, Cynthia, Stacy and Susan. Thank you…💜❤️
We wish everyone who comes in and out of our clinic a wonderful Merry Christmas and an even more amazing 2024! Thank you for trusting us with your physical, mental and well being. May it be a healthy year for all🫶🎄⭐️
Thank you for a great year together, we have many wonderful people around us that humble us and teach us that love, health and laughter are the most important elements in our lives.

With love,
Medifirst Family

23/11/2023

Our clinic will be closing for Christmas and New Year from 14th of Dec - 18th of Jan.

22/10/2023

Patients with diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) and infertility issues can be benefited by regular acupuncture sessions --per research + clinical observations, FSH levels can be reduced via acupuncture.

To evaluate the clinical efficacy of acupuncture for the treatment of diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) based on the existing randomized controlled trials (RCTs).Nine databases from their inception to December 6th, 2022, were comprehensively searched to ...

28/09/2023

The prescription Xiao Yao San may have the same effectiveness as antidepressants at the end point of the treatment with fewer side effects.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3159992/

15/08/2023

Will this be the last era of TCM in Australia?

From 2024, RMIT will no longer be running the double Bachelor degree for Chinese medicine , there will be no student clinic in 5 years time, and no more internship in Nanjing China.

This is bad news for those who want to enter into this industry to learn the wonderful art of treating themselves and others.

The dry needling courses are available in Australia for the other allied health professionals but they are just not the same (if you have experienced acu before you would definitely know the difference)

Please help and sign the petition for future potential TCM practitioners in this country!

澳洲的中醫會瀕臨絕種嗎？
RMIT從明年開始停掉中醫五年制的大學課程，未來再也不會有學生診所，也不會有省中醫院實習。據說是因為學校的經費不足（還是中澳關係的惡化？）
這個消息對於想要入讀的學生來說是一個噩耗
各位行有餘力可以簽一下留言處的petition

05/05/2023

How much water are you drinking per day? 💧

In Australia we have a formula for the recommend daily intake of water: ie. your weight(kg) x 30 ml of water. For example for a 60kilo human we would recommend 1.8 litres of water intake as a absolute minimum. If you live in a dry environment, or sweating a lot, you will need to replenish more 🚰 to keep hydrated! Our body needs water to function properly, dehydration can cause dry skin, constipation, headache, back pain as we need sufficient water to transport and transform nutrients in the body and enough Yin (water) to detox waste via sweating, tears and the urinary system.

（品水師）from Taiwan discussed all things re: water tasting in a podcast that it is important to read the label of our bottled water. In Germany, health practitioners would often prescribe water to their patients for their therapeutic properties. One of the water mentioned in this department was Comtrex - a water from France which is a Calcium-rich (486mg/l) mineral water.

To begin my water tasting adventure, I went to a local supermarket during lunch and grab a bottle of Fiji to “try” , it tastes “silky” as it is high in Silica (🤩93mg per litre, which is higher than most of the supplements out there ) and high TDS.

Silica plays an important role in strengthening the bones, reducing the risk of fractures and osteoporosis. Silica is also important in the synthesis or collagen, which helps to keep our skin elastic, builds stronger nails and hair..

I am not paid to talk about Fuji water - it just happens that it is available in the local supermarket - the water are collected from rain filtered through volcanic rock into an underground aquifer and bottled in the rainforest of Viti Levu. The company set up Fuji Water Foundation to provide clean water and healthcare to the local community.

Flavours of water is impacted by the mineral content, salinity and PH levels. Do you drink tap or filtered water, sparkling, still or mineral water ? Which one is your favourite?


#喝水 #水知識 #假裝在斐濟 #礦物質 #每天八大杯水是必需的 #品水 #不喝咖啡的女人

01/05/2023

According to a systematic review of randomized controlled trials, moxibustion the acupoint Kidney 1 (Yong Quan 湧泉）can help to lower blood pressure.

It’s predicted that globally there will be 1.56 billions adults with hypertension by 2025.

Studies have shown that only one-half of the patients are compliant with drug therapy.
Alternative therapies such as acupuncture and moxibustion are able to aid in the management of blood pressure.

Several studies have also demonstrated that these treatments have good effect on the cardiovascular system including excitation of somatic afferent input, activating sympathetic inhibitory systems in the brain related to endogenous opioids, novice pain, serotonin etc (hopefully I haven’t lost you here…!)

In TCM, Kidney 1 is located in the 1/3 top of the sole of our feet and it has the function of directing the energy downward, relieving hiccup/burping, calming the mind etc.

In our clinic, if our patient is willing to do self-care at home, we would often teach them to perform moxibustion of this acupoint in the evening, as it can provide warmth to the feet, relaxa the mind and is non-invasive and inexpensive to be performed at home by the family members of the hypertensive patients.

This is a new patient I treated today- she has been taking hypertensive drug but they are not able to control the blood pressure. She also suffers from lower back pain and recurrent headache. After assessing her tongue and pulse we’ve decided that moxa kidney 1 is a good additional treatment to her weekly dose of acupuncture.

Reference article: Effectiveness of stimulation of acu point KI 1 by artemisia vulgaris (moxa) for the treatment of essential hypertension

#墨爾本中醫 #湧泉 #艾灸 #高血壓 #針灸治療高血壓 #頭疼 #失眠 #中医 #墨尔本中医

20/04/2023

Congratulations to D, it's always exciting to see my clients texting me about their baby delivery 🌞

I have posted a blog in relation to the timing and the method of preparing Sheng Hua Tang, a common question asked by new mums (or mums-to-be) :)

https://www.pinstherapy.com/s/stories/sheng-hua-tang-for-post-partum-care