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TERMS & CONDITIONS
Each treatment may include varied treatment techniques at the discretion of the practitioner.
You can choose not to have a treatment technique at any time.
You can choose to end your session at any time during the session. Charges will still apply.
24 hours cancellation notice is required. Cancellation fees will apply if not cancelled 24hrs before your scheduled appointment time.
PRIVACY - We will use your contact details (emails and phone number) to remind you of your appointment, send relevant updates to fee changes etc. Your personal details will remain private and only be accessible by your practitioner unless required by law should certain extenuating circumstances arise. By clicking ‘Confirm Booking’ you acknowledge that you agree with our Privacy Policy.
PRIVACY POLICY
The Acupuncture & Herbal Clinic Privacy Policy
The Acupuncture & Herbal Clinic is committed to providing quality health care for its clients. In order to provide quality care, it is necessary for the practice to collect personal information and maintain a file pertaining to a client’s health.
The Acupuncture & Herbal Clinic is defined as an APP entity under the Privacy Act 1988, and is bound by Australian Privacy Principles. These principles set the standards by which we handle personal information collected from our clients. These principles are in addition to the high standard of ethical conduct required by each practitioner’s profession.
Dealing with us anonymously
You have the right to deal with us anonymously or under a pseudonym unless it is impracticable for us to do so or unless we are requested or authorized by law to only deal with identified individuals.
Types of Information Retained
Client files contain the following types of Information:
Personal details (for example your name, address, date of birth, health fund details):
· Your health history;
· Notes made during the course of professional consultations and therapy;
· Referrals to and from other health service providers;
· Results and reports received from other health service providers.
The information held about you is provided by you or arises as a consequence of information provided by you.
Circumstances under which your information may be used or disclosed.
Your personal and health information is handled with the utmost respect for your privacy. The file will be accessed by your practitioner in order to deliver a health service to you, and when necessary, for example in the absence of your usual practitioner, by other practitioners in the practice. It may also be necessary for our staff to handle your file from time to time to address the administrative requirements of their role and these privacy requirements will be observed if it is necessary for them to view your records.
Your personal health information and your health record may be collected, used and disclosed for the following reasons:
· For communicating relevant information with other treating health professionals or your doctor.
· For follow up reminder / recall notices. You may opt of these if you wish to.
· Accounting / Health Insurance procedures.
· Quality assurance activities such as accreditation.
· As required by law, we may disclose your health information to public health authorities for purposes related to: preventing or controlling disease, injury or disability.
· For use by other practitioners in this practice when consulting with you.
· For legal related disclosure as required by a court of law (eg subpoena, court order).
· For research purposes (de-identified, meaning you are not able to be identified from the information given)
· We may disclose your health information to notify or assist in notifying a family member, or another person responsible for your care, in the event of an emergency.
If you have any concerns or wish to restrict access to your personal health information please discuss these with your practitioner.
Our practice will not use your personal information for marketing any of our goods or services directly to you without your express consent. If you do consent, you may opt out of direct marketing at any time by notifying our practice in writing.
Records are stored securely.
As part of our commitment to preserving the confidentiality of the information contained in your health record, we advise that strict secure storage policies are observed in this practice. We maintain all records electronically on Cliniko. Cliniko stores your data encrypted in restricted facilities. Cliniko adheres to APP and their privacy policy can be found here https://www.cliniko.com/policies/privacy/ .
We use Mailchimp to email clients of changes in the practice. Mailchimp stores your name and email address on secure data servers. Mailchimp’s privacy policy can be found here https://www.intuit.com/privacy/statement/.
Your electronic records are password protected and are accessible only by staff of this practice. Your paper records are shredded immediately after being uploaded to Cliniko. Each member of staff is well versed in the principles and importance of client confidentiality.
Information will not be disclosed to overseas recipients without your express consent.
Your personal information will not be shared with an overseas recipient unless you give your specific consent for this to occur. Circumstances where the need to share your information with an overseas recipient would arise if a clinical opinion was requested of an overseas clinician, or a pathology sample needed to be processed in an overseas facility. In the unlikely event that your information is shared with an overseas recipient we will insist on the same standard of confidentiality applying to your personal information as is expected in Australia.
For further information or complaints
Should you have a query or complaint in relation to the privacy policies in place at this practice please contact the Practice Manager, who will address any concerns you may have. We undertake to address complaints within 30 days of receipt of your complaint.
Policy review statement
This privacy policy will be reviewed yearly to ensure it is in accordance with any changes that may occur. We will notify our patients of these changes via our website and a handout hard copy Privacy Policy available at our practice premises.
Date of Last Review 1 May 2024.
REFERENCE ARTICLES:
“We encourage you to become informed, always ask questions, and seek the solution that supports you best.”
Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association (AACMA), 2023. Acupuncture & Chinese medicine; acupuncture. Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association - Acupuncture
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Fertility/Labour
Huang, D. M., Huang, G. Y., Lu, F. E., Stefan, D., Andreas, N., & Robert, G. (2011). Acupuncture for infertility: is it an effective therapy?. Chinese journal of integrative medicine, 17(5), 386-395. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-011-0611-8
Ried, K. (2015). Chinese herbal medicine for female infertility: an updated meta-analysis. Complementary therapies in medicine, 23(1), 116-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2014.12.004
Manheimer, E., Zhang, G., Udoff, L., Haramati, A., Langenberg, P., Berman, B. M., & Bouter, L. M. (2008). Effects of acupuncture on rates of pregnancy and live birth among women undergoing in vitro fertilisation: systematic review and meta-analysis. Bmj, 336(7643), 545-549. doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39471.430451.BE
Tan, L., Tong, Y., Sze, S. C. W., Xu, M., Shi, Y., Song, X. Y., & Zhang, T. T. (2012). Chinese herbal medicine for infertility with anovulation: a systematic review. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 18(12), 1087-1100. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2011.0371
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Jerng, U. M., Jo, J. Y., Lee, S., Lee, J. M., & Kwon, O. (2014). The effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for poor semen quality in infertile males: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Asian journal of andrology, 16(6), 884. http://doi:org/10.4103/1008-682X.129130
He, Y., Chen, C. T., Qian, L. H., Xia, C. L., Li, J., Li, S. Q., & Liu, B. P. (2015). Acupuncture treatment of male infertility: a systematic review. National Journal of Andrology. 2015 Jul;21(7):637-645. https://europepmc.org/article/med/26333228
Macdonald, N. (2016). Case study: Improving sperm parameters with acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. Australian Journal of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, 10(2), 32-37. https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.481567586393776
Feng, J., He, H., Wang, Y., Zhang, X., Zhang, X., Zhang, T., ... & Zhang, Y. (2022). The efficacy and mechanism of acupuncture in the treatment of male infertility: A literature review. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 13, 1009537. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2022.1009537
Jiang, D., Li, L., Wan, S., & Meng, F. (2019). Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine effects on assisted reproductive technology: six cases and their clinical significance. Medical Acupuncture, 31(6), 395-406. https://doi.org/10.1089/acu.2019.1338
Middleton P, Shepherd E, Morris J, Crowther CA, Gomersall JC. Induction of labour at or beyond 37 weeks' gestation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020, Issue 7. Art. No.: CD004945. https://DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD004945
Autoimmune
Arsovska, B., & Zhu, J. (2017). Thyroid disorder: treatment with acupuncture. InternationalJournal of Scientific Reports, 3(7), 227-229. https://www.sci-rep.com/index.php/scirep/article/view/300/181
Donoyama, N & Ohkoshi, N 2010, ‘Electroacupuncture therapy for arthralgia and Raynaud’s phenomenon in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus’, Acupuncture in Medicine, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 49-51, https://doi.org/10.1136/aim.2009.001529
Pi’an, S 2013, ‘Clinical experience in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with Chinese Medicine’, Journal of Chinese Medicine, no. 101, pp. 25-36.
Cho, WC-S, Yue, KK-M &Leung, AW-N 2005, ‘An outline of diabetes mellitus and its treatment by traditional Chinese medicine & acupuncture’, The Journal of Chinese Medicine, no. 78, pp. 33-41,
Liang, F & Koya, D 2010, ‘Acupuncture: is it effective for treatment of insulin resistance’, Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, no.12, pp. 555-569. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-1326.2009.01192.x
Garrow, AP, Xing, M, Vere, J, Verrall, B, Wang, LF & Jude, EB 2014, ‘Role of acupuncture in the management of diabetic painful neuropathy (DPN): a pilot RCT’, Acupuncture in Medicine, no. 32, pp. 242-249. https://doi.org/10.1136/acupmed-2013-01049
Appleyard, I 2006, ‘The treatment of hyperthyroidism by acupuncture’, Journal of Chinese Medicine, no. 81, pp. 5-10,
Bao, CH, Zhao, JM, Liu, HR, Zhu, YF, Shi, Y, Weng, ZJ, Feng, H, Guan, X, Li, J, Chen, QF, Wu, LY, Jin, XM, Dou, CZ & Wu, HG 2014, ‘Randomised controlled trial: moxibustion and acupuncture for the treatment of Crohn’s disease’, World Journal of Gastroenterology, vol.20, no.31, pp. 11000-11011. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25152604
Jiang, D 2010, ‘Analysis of the effectiveness of TCM treatment of multiple sclerosis’, Journal of Chinese Medicine, no. 92, pp. 13-18, viewed 14th October 2015, https://www.jcm.co.uk/analysis-of-the-effectiveness-of-tcm-treatment-of-multiple-sclerosis.html
Pain Management
Noninvasive treatments for acute, subacute, and chronic low back pain: A clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians (2017). https://doi.org/10.7326/M16-2367
Acupuncture for neck disorders. Cochrane database Systematic Review (2016) https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD004870.pub4/full
Acupuncture for the prevention of episodic migraine. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (2017). https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD001218.pub3
Acupuncture for Chronic Pain-Related Insomnia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (2019). https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/5381028
Effectiveness and safety of acupuncture and moxibustion for primary dysmenorrhea: An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. (2020). Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/8306165
Vickers, A. J., Sloan, M., Cancer, K., Vertosick, E. A., Sloan, M., Cancer, K., … Witt, C. M. (2018). Acupuncture for chronic pain: Update of an individual patient data meta-analysis. Journal of Pain, 19(5), 455–474. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2017.11.005.Acupuncture
Chronic pain (primary and secondary) in over 16s: assessment of all chronic pain and management of chronic primary pain NICE guideline (2021). https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng193/chapter/Recommendations
Anxiety/Depression/Trauma
The effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for depression: An overview of meta-analyses. (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2019.102202
Acupuncture and electroacupuncture for anxiety disorders: A systematic review of the clinical research (2018) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2018.01.008
Wu, J., Yeung, A. S., Schnyer, R., Wang, Y., & Mischoulon, D. (2012). Acupuncture for depression: a review of clinical applications. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 57(7), 397-405.
Sniezek, D. P., & Siddiqui, I. J. (2013). Acupuncture for treating anxiety and depression in women: a clinical systematic review. Medical acupuncture, 25(3), 164-172. https://doi.org/10.1089/acu.2012.0900
Oncology/Cancer
Chien, T. J., Liu, C. Y., & Hsu, C. H. (2013). Integrating acupuncture into cancer care. Journal of traditional and complementary medicine, 3(4), 234-239. https://doi.org/10.4103/2225-4110.119733
Hu, B., Bai, F., Xiong, L., & Wang, Q. (2017). The endocannabinoid system, a novel and key participant in acupuncture’s multiple beneficial effects. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 77, 340-357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.04.006
Ling, W., Lui, L., So, W., & Chan, K. (2014). Effects of acupuncture and acupressure on cancer-related fatigue: a systematic review. In Oncology nursing forum (Vol. 41, No. 6, p. 581). Oncology Nursing Society.
Cancer Council Australia 2013, Overcoming Cancer Pain: A guide for people with cancer, their family and friends.
Kasymjanova G, Grossman M, Tran T, Jagoe RT, Cohen V. Pepe C, Small D & Agulnik J 2013, ‘The potential role for acupuncture in treating symptoms in patients with lung cancer: an observational longitudinal study, Current Oncology. 20(3). http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23737683
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Staebler F 2009, ‘The daily use of moxibustion to treat chemotherapy-induced bone marrow depression – a practical evaluation based on 20 years of clinical experience’, Journal of Chinese Medicine, no. 90, pp. 65- 71.
Sleep/Other
Wu, J., Yeung, A. S., Schnyer, R., Wang, Y., & Mischoulon, D. (2012). Acupuncture for depression: a review of clinical applications. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 57(7), 397-405. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-012-1240-6
Li, Q. Q., Shi, G. X., Xu, Q., Wang, J., Liu, C. Z., & Wang, L. P. (2013). Acupuncture effect and central autonomic regulation. Evidence Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/267959
Long-Covid/Injury
Williams JE, Moramarco J. The Role of Acupuncture for Long COVID: Mechanisms and Models. Med Acupunct. 2022 Jun 1;34(3):159-166. https://doi:10.1089/acu.2021.0090
Han Z, Zhang Y, Wang P, Tang Q, Zhang K. Is acupuncture effective in the treatment of COVID-19 related symptoms? Based on bioinformatics/network topology strategy. Brief Bioinform. 2021 Sep 2;22(5):110. https://doi:10.1093/bib/bbab110
Leitzke M. Is the post-COVID-19 syndrome a severe impairment of acetylcholine-orchestrated neuromodulation that responds to nicotine administration? Bioelectron Med. 2023 Jan 18;9(1):2. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42234-023-00104-7
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Disclaimer
Information and articles provided on this website are for educational purposes only and are not intended for self -diagnosis or treatment. If you believe you are in need of health care or advice then consult a qualified health professional. We recommend that acupuncture should only be provided by a registered acupuncturist, and that Chinese herbal medicines should be prescribed by a registered Chinese medicine practitioner. We are unable to give a professional opinion via email or telephone. While we are happy to answer general inquiries by telephone, an appointment is necessary to deal with specific health concerns.