An ancient framework, a thoroughly modern approach to your care.
Acupuncture is a natural and increasingly popular form of healthcare that can assist in the management of a wide range of complaints, as well as supporting general wellbeing. Very fine, sterile, single-use needles are placed at specific points on the body to influence how it regulates itself. At True Health it sits within the broader framework of Traditional Chinese Medicine, which considers your sleep, digestion, stress and energy alongside whatever brought you in.
What is Acupuncture?
How It Works
Your first session is a genuine consultation. Our Head of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) takes a detailed history — not just your symptoms but your patterns — before developing a treatment plan. Needling itself is far gentler than a lot of people expect: the needles are roughly the thickness of a hair, and many patients describe a dull heaviness or warmth rather than pain. Many find the session itself deeply relaxing. Depending on your presentation, treatment may also draw on adjunct Chinese medicine techniques such as cupping, moxibustion or acupressure.
How Acupuncture May Help
- Supporting the management of muscular tension and pain
- Helping you manage stress and anxiety
- Supporting sleep quality
- Supportive care alongside fertility and IVF treatment
- Supporting general wellbeing and prevention
- Care that complements, rather than replaces, your medical treatment
Pricing
Schedule of Care
For patients working through a longer course of treatment, a schedule of care is available from $102 per session. Your practitioner will discuss whether this suits your situation at your initial consultation.
Is Acupuncture Right for You?
- Muscular tension and pain
- Headaches
- Stress and anxiety
- Women's health and hormonal concerns
- Patients undergoing fertility or IVF treatment
- Digestive complaints
- Sleep difficulties
- General fatigue and low energy
Nervous about needles? You’re in good company — it’s the most common question we’re asked, and most first-timers are surprised by how little they feel. Call us on 03 9578 4912 and we’ll happily talk you through it beforehand.
What to Expect During Your Session
Allow a little extra time for your initial consultation, as the history-taking is thorough. You’ll usually rest comfortably with the needles in place for around 20 to 30 minutes — many patients tell us it’s the calmest part of their week. Afterwards you may feel relaxed or pleasantly tired, so it’s worth drinking water and taking it gently for the rest of the day.
Let your practitioner know if you’re pregnant, taking any medications, supplements or herbs, or have had recent surgery.
Why Choose True Health?
Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioner
Our acupuncture service is led by our Head of TCM, who holds a Bachelor of Health Science in Chinese Medicine, is registered with AHPRA, and has practised at True Health since 2008 — with particular experience in fertility support, anxiety, muscular tension and pain management.
Integrated With Your Wider Care Team
Because chiropractic, massage and acupuncture all operate from the same Ormond clinic, your acupuncture can work in step with the rest of your care rather than in isolation — and always alongside, never instead of, your GP’s advice.
