After investigating the clinical use of acupuncture, The World Health Organization (WHO) drew up a list of diseases that lend themselves to acupuncture treatment. In TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) clinics, acupuncture is often used in combination with Chinese Herbs, so a broader range of diseases is often treated. These days, TCM practitioners are specialists in the use acupuncture and chinese herbs with a background of modern knowledge of the biomedical and pharmacological effects. In other words, modern day practitioners of TCM not only study the Chinese Medical system but also undertake studies in biomedical sciences such as physiology, pharmacology, endocrinology and neurology etc.
As with any kind of treatment the efficacy depends on the skills and training of the practitioner, the nature of the problem; the severity, or how chronic the condition is and of course how well trained the acupuncturist is. Clinical experience and training gives the practitioner adequate skills and provides an indication of the likely outcome of treatment; so it important that the acupuncture is actually performed by an adequately trained acupuncturist.
The details of our clinic, in Erina, on the Central Coast can be found on the website:
http://www.chineseherbs.net.au