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- Remedial Massage Therapy
- Traditional Chinese Medicine
Physiotherapists are primary healthcare practitioners, and therefore you do not need a referral from a GP to attend. All you need to do is call, and book an appointment. In many cases, however, you may be referred by your GP for treatment for a specific condition that they have identified. Your Physiotherapist will take a thorough history to confirm the diagnosis and then recommend a care plan and exercises to help you reach your health goals.
Any good health fund will cover Physiotherapy if you have ‘extras’ cover. The amount that the health fund will pay, per consultation, and the overall limit that the fund will pay in a year, is individual to your health fund. The fund often pays part of the consultation, through a system called ‘HICAPS’. Using HICAPS means that when you pay for your consultation, you are able to swipe your health fund card, and then only pay the difference between what the health fund pays, and the consultation fee. This saves you a trip to the health fund office! Make an enquiry with your health fund to find out the specifics of how much your health fund will cover.
Any good health fund will cover TCM/Acupuncture if you have ‘extras’ cover. The amount that the health fund will pay, per consultation, and the overall limit that the fund will pay in a year, is individual to your health fund. The fund often pays part of the consultation, through a system called ‘HICAPS’. Using HICAPS means that when you pay for your consultation, you are able to swipe your health fund card, and then only pay the difference between what the health fund pays, and the consultation fee. This saves you a trip to the health fund office! Make an enquiry with your health fund to find out the specifics of how much your health fund will cover.
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a system of primary health care that includes acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, remedial massage, exercise and breathing therapy (such as qigong), and diet and lifestyle advice. In Australia, the most popular forms of TCM health care are acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine.
Traditional Chinese Medicine has an uninterrupted history of development in China and other parts of East Asia dating back thousands of years. The primary feature of modern TCM is the premise that good health relies on the restoration and maintenance of harmony, balance and order to the individual.
TCM takes a holistic approach to understanding normal function and disease processes and focuses as much on the prevention of illness as it does on the treatment.
Traditional Chinese herbal medicine uses over 450 substances that come from plant, animal and mineral sources. You may find some in your kitchen, such as ginger, garlic and cinnamon, while others such as chrysanthemum and peony flowers, are more likely to be found in your garden. These substances have been used in ancient times to establish the use of herbal formulas that are used to address health issues. Most Chinese herbal medicine requires a prescription from a licensed Chinese herbal practitioner.
Chinese herbal formulas have various tastes depending on your body type and condition. Herbal substances have many different flavors: sweet, sour, bitter, spicy, bland.
Acupuncture is a form of needle therapy, which involves inserting fine, sterile needles into different points in the body in order to treat disease or relieve pain.
The needles are believed to restore normal functions in the body. When the acupuncture needles are inserted they send signals to the brain that promote healing by activating the body’s existing self-healing abilities.