Wise Acupuncture - Traditional Chinese Medicine

04/01/2026

12/12/2025

We will be closed from 20th December until 14th January. Wishing you a joy filled festive season and happy, healthy New Year in 2026!

08/12/2025

Don’t stress, make some time for yourself instead. Book now for the New Year and get ahead with your health in 2026!

01/12/2025

Some helpful advice!

26/05/2025

ACUPUNTURE OR DRY NEEDLING?

Acupuncture or dry needling? This is not a treatment choice but a risk management choice, a choice between practitioners who have attended university for 4 years specifically to study acupuncture and practitioners / therapists who have done 12 hours on a weekend or just watched YouTube videos.

Comprehensive acupuncture study covers all 361 acupuncture points on the 14 primary channels, 68 identified off-channel “extra” points and up to 2000 points called Ah Shi points including the muscle trigger points acupuncturists know as musculoskeletal ah shi points. Trigger points aren’t modern, but points known since the ancient beginnings of acupuncture practice.

The theory, practice and application of all the acupuncture points, their indications, the depth and angle of needle insertion, elevates the knowledge and skill of a registered acupuncturist well above the people who claim they do dry needling, acuneedling and even acupuncture.

Government recognising the inherent risk of puncturing people with needles, nationally registered Acupuncturists in 2012 to reduce the risk of harm and protect the public from poorly trained practitioners.

Acupuncturists are mandated to complete an approved, Chinese Medicine Board of Australia accredited course to be registered to practice acupuncture. Acupuncturist is a protected title as set down by the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, meaning only qualified acupuncture practitioners can use that title. Unfortunately, Governments have failed in their attempt to protect the public by not restricting the practice of acupuncture to registered Acupuncturists.

It's vital the public knows that the person they consult is properly qualified and not trained by YouTube or done between 12–20 hours over a weekend to puncture you with needles.

Private health funds don’t recognise or pay rebates for them to do acupuncture/dry needling/acuneedling, because they are aware of the risk posed by these unqualified therapists or practitioners.

Choose an AHPRA registered professional Acupuncturist who fulfills Government and private health fund regulations maintaining their acupuncture skill, knowledge and expertise yearly to keep practising.

22/05/2025

Are you suffering from the pain of Osteo or Rheumatoid arthritis? then this might be of interest to you.

Arthritis Australia confirms that there are promising results from research into acupuncture treatments for knee osteoarthritis also providing a link to AACMA as an organisation to check for practitioners.

The US Arthritis Foundation reports ”Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, concluded that “acupuncture alone or combined with other treatment modalities is beneficial to the clinical conditions of RA and can improve function and quality of life, and is worth trying.”

Research into acupuncture’s effect on pain relief for both types of arthritis continues showing that acupuncture does provide benefits. Dr Brian Berman, professor of family and community medicine and director of the Centre for Integrative Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine explains “There’s a lot of research that says when we put an acupuncture needle into the body, a number of physiological mechanisms occurs.

A well-placed needle sets off a cascade of events, Dr. Berman explains, producing a signal that travels along the spinal cord to the brain, triggering a release of neurotransmitters called endorphins and enkephalins, which scientists believe reduce the sensation of pain. Research also shows that inserting an acupuncture needle induces the production of cortisol, a hormone that helps control inflammation. Acupuncture may stimulate activity of other
pain-relieving chemicals in the body as well.”

Research by Dr. Berman and colleagues found that after 26 weeks, patients receiving real acupuncture felt significantly less pain and functioned better (as measured by how far they could walk in six minutes) than their counterparts who received sham acupuncture.

An increasingly proven treatment for arthritic pain, acupuncture has the added benefit of being a drug free treatment that can be safely used along with your current pharmaceutical treatment for arthritis making a reduction in your pain medication a real possibility. Definitely a treatment from a registered acupuncturist that’s worth trying.

If you are interested in discovering if Acupuncture may be helpful for your pain then book some time for yourself by going online to www.wiseacupuncture.com.au or finding a registered Acupuncturist near you.

Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine clinic serving the hills, Mundaring and country regions. Experienced, well qualified registered practitioners.

13/01/2025

Full of Christmas cheer? Indulged too much? Missed too many friends or family?
Perhaps made too many New Year resolutions you may or may not keep? And maybe now it’s back to work and the holiday is over….

RELAX! It’s time perhaps to find some time for yourself by visiting Wise Acupuncture for a relaxing boost to start the New Year.

Book now at www.wiseacupuncture.com.au or call 9295 1778. Let’s help you get back to yourself soon!

Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine clinic serving the hills, Mundaring and country regions. Experienced, well qualified registered practitioners.

19/12/2024

Wishing you all a healthy, joy filled festive season and a fabulous New Year!
The clinic will be closed from this Friday 20/12 and opening again on the 13/1/25. Bookings can be made online now for 2025 at www.wiseacupuncture.com.au

05/09/2024

There is a disturbing trend occurring with some health professionals who are using AI to 'write' their patient notes. While guidelines are being developed by the Federal Government regarding the use of AI, you may wish to check this article and be aware of what is expected and required of registered health Practitioners and your rights.

AI tools could help clinicians create our health records. But there’s lots than can go wrong.

26/06/2024

Coeliac disease, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that includes Crohn’s Disease and ulcerative colitis are chronic bowel conditions that have a huge health impact on the daily lives of many Australians.

1 in 70 Australians are estimated to be coeliac, and 6.53% of the population have IBD with the burden of these bowel conditions increasing.

Diet and medication are the general treatment options with surgery to remove the severely damaged parts of the bowel.

The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation reported on a review of studies published in 2019 demonstrating the promising, positive effects of acupuncture and electro-acupuncture on the gastrointestinal system for treating these bowel conditions.

The study reported on the improvement of the microbiome with the use of acupuncture, electro-acupuncture and moxibustion.

Moxibustion was found to be beneficial for the improvement of abdominal pain and diarrhoea in patients with intestinal sensitivity.

Studies relevant to IBD reported that acupuncture and moxibustion improved symptoms including abdominal pain, diarrhoea, constipation, gas, bloating, and nausea, while also relieving inflammation. Further research is being conducted on acupuncture, electro-acupuncture and moxibustion for these bowel conditions and the drug free relief that they provide.

You can integrate acupuncture and moxibustion into your management plan for bowel conditions by talking with an AACMA acupuncturist.

Make some time for yourself today at Wise Acupuncture. Book online at www.wiseacupuncture.com.au or call 9295 1778.

Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine clinic serving the hills, Mundaring and country regions. Experienced, well qualified registered practitioners.