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Diabetes awareness Mondays

VLOG 1 Exciting news At of the first Monday of May at Altona Acupuncture we will be running type 1 diabetes awareness Mondays where $2 from every treatment will be donated to the Juvenile diabetes research foundation. This is a really important cause for me because my...
Keep your balance in Autumn

Keep your balance in Autumn

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) everything is connected and in perfect harmony. This is reflected in the rhythm of day and night, the alternation of the seasons and the functioning of people. Now that Autumn has arrived, the element metal is taking the...
Acupuncture vs dry needling

Acupuncture vs dry needling

Every now and then I get asked if dry needling is the same thing as acupuncture. And the answer is no! They are very different. I think the most important thing to know is that dry needling is a treatment to ease muscular pain and tightness. Practitioners needle local...
Cun [Tsun]

Cun [Tsun]

In Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) we use proportional measurements to locate acupuncture points on the body. This measurement system is known as cun.  Whole regions of the body are divided up into equal parts. For example the outside of the thigh is divided up...
The moon

The moon

11 February 2021 moon phase is the new moon. And to me the moon is a fascinating thing. Science may indicate that there is no relationship between the position of the moon and human behaviour or well-being however there are many people who believe differently,...