Melbourne Chinese Medicine Treatments
Supporting Women’s Health with Traditional Chinese Medicine in Melbourne
The Which Doctor offers professional Traditional Chinese Medicine treatments to women and men in Melbourne.
Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine can be used to help support fertility, pregnancy, hormonal changes, as well as general health issues. From a Chinese Medicine perspective, acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine help to support the body by moving stagnant Qi (the energy in the body) and replenishing deficient Qi to restore balance.
When visiting The Which Doctor, treatment may include 1 or all of the following components to support your personal health and wellbeing goals.
The Which Doctor offers professional traditional Chinese Medicine Treatments to women in Melbourne. We provide all our clients with a high quality service that addresses your health concerns and restores your wellbeing.
Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine can be used to help support fertility, pregnancy, hormonal changes, as well as general health issues. We use Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as this makes the most effective use of the body’s natural healing ability, as well as rebalancing energy, Qi.
When visiting The Which Doctor, treatment may include 1 or all of the following components to support your personal health and wellbeing goals.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture uses very fine, sterile single-use needles on specific points of the body to stimulate the circulation of energy, Qi. This supports the body’s natural healing ability. Acupoints are determined based on your symptoms and health condition.
Cosmetic Acupuncture
Cosmetic or facial acupuncture is an ancient treatment used to help support skin health and reduce the effects of ageing. Unlike other anti-ageing treatment like Botox it also addresses the underlying health conditions that may be impacting your skin.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture uses very fine, sterile single-use needles on specific points of the body to stimulate the circulation of energy, Qi. This supports the body’s natural healing ability. Acupoints are determined based on your symptoms and health condition.
Cupping
Chinese Cupping Therapy is effective at alleviating a wide range of health symptoms and encouraging healing. This is done by removing excess pathogens and reinvigorating your Qi at specific points on the body.
Herbal Medicine
Chinese Herbal Medicine uses a mixture of natural herbs and herbal extracts to help support imbalance in the body. Your TCM will prescribe a personalised combination and strength of herbs, based on your individual health condition.
Chinese Diet Therapy
Chinese Diet therapy is used in conjunction with other Chinese therapies to provide an ideal treatment outcome for your health goals. This diet focuses on Yin and Yang, along with a specific combination of hot and cold foods in your diet.
Moxibustion
Moxibustion focuses on raising the temperature of certain acupoints. This is done by warming a moxa stick to encourage circulation and blood flow to that point. This helps to amplify the benefits you gain for traditional acupuncture.
Tongue Diagnosis
Tongue Diagnosis is a critical tool for our TCM practitioners to use when assessing our clients. Each section of the tongue corresponds to a specific organ. Disharmony in these areas show imbalances that need to be corrected.
Pulse Diagnosis
Pulse Diagnosis is helpful in developing an overall diagnosis of your health and wellbeing. There are 9 pulses on each wrist. Each provides vital information that corresponds to different body organs and the state of each organ.
Pulse Diagnosis
Pulse Diagnosis is helpful in developing an overall diagnosis of your health and wellbeing. There are 9 pulses on each wrist. Each provides vital information that corresponds to different body organs and the state of each organ.
Tuina Massage
Tui Na massage is an effective and holistic way to help your body manage pain, emotional stress and various women’s health issues through stimulating your body's Qi to remove blockages causing pain, low mood and illness.
Hot Stone Massage
Hot stone massage uses natural basalt stones that are heated in a water bath and applied to the skin with essential oils. This treatment is used to reduce stress, anxiety and muscle tension and stimulate the lymphatic system.
What is Functional Medicine?
Functional Medicine is a relatively new form of medicine. Here at The Which Doctor, we endeavour to give you the best treatment outcomes possible and therefore combine a Traditional Chinese Medicine approach with Functional Medicine.
Functional Medicine looks at treating the root cause of disease and uses a holistic treatment approach that encompasses the lifestyle of the client into the treatment plan. Instead of the traditional disease-centred focus of western medicine, Functional Medicine uses a client orientated approach that treats the whole person, not a specific symptom.
Via extensive questioning a combination of genetic, environmental, lifestyle and biological information is determined and then used to identify and treat the underlying problem that is causing chronic disease. At The Which Doctor this means that as well as being prescribed Chinese Herbal Medicine, you may be prescribed supplements containing essential vitamins or minerals that your body is lacking.
What is Chinese Medicine?
Chinese Medicine is an ancient form of traditional medicine that incorporates many modalities and originated 2500 years ago. It is based on the theory that your body is made up of many channels (meridians) that are the transport for your body’s vital energy (Qi). These meridians are connected to body organs and when disrupted or blocked they create an imbalance and therefore pain or disease.
Chinese Medicine is also based on the principles of Yin and Yang. The Yin and Yang theory expresses the importance of contrasting or opposite forces and how they must interact to create a whole. Everything in the universe can be divided into either Yin or Yang as the universe must be in perfect balance. Yin is the cold, slow moving aspect and Yang is the hot, fast moving aspect.
Some examples of Yin factors include water, darkness and the moon. Yang factors include light, fire and the sun. By addressing the wavering balance of Yin and Yang within your body, an acupuncturist will attempt to rebalance and bring you to optimal health using acupuncture and other modalities.
Your Traditional Chinese Medicine Appointment
We treat every client with a warm and caring approach. We understand that your health journey is an individual one, and that’s why we tailor our treatments for each client.
We will start your consultation with a comprehensive list of questions including your health and medical history. This helps me to establish a treatment protocol that is specific to your individual condition and needs. We may also incorporate the traditional diagnostic tools of tongue and pulse diagnosis as well as any blood test, X-ray or other Western diagnoses you may have into our assessment.
Our TCM practitioners treat every client with a warm and caring approach. We understand that your health journey is an individual one, and that’s why we tailor our treatments for each client.
We will start your consultation with a comprehensive list of questions including your health and medical history. This helps us to establish a treatment protocol that is specific to your individual condition and needs. We may also incorporate the traditional diagnostic tools of tongue and pulse diagnosis as well as any blood test, X-ray or other Western diagnoses you may have into our assessment.
Why Choose The Which Doctor for Your Chinese Medicine Treatments?
The Which Doctor has been supporting women’s health and general wellbeing through traditional Chinese Medicine treatments for 10 years. Dr Chloe Stubberfield (Doctor of Chinese Medicine is registered with AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency) as well as AACMA (Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association)
The Which Doctor has been supporting women’s health through traditional Chinese Medicine treatments for over 7 years. We are one of the leading practices for acupuncture treatments and Chinese herbal medicine in Melbourne.
All of our TCM practitioners are fully trained and qualified, specialising in women’s health. Our head practitioner, Dr Chloe Stubberfield, is registered with AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency) as well as AACMA (Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association).
