Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine for Brookvale
Josephine is a registered acupuncturist & Chinese herbal medicine practitioner based in Lane Cove and Frenchs Forest. If you're willing and able to travel from Brookvale to either of these locations for TCM consultation, acupuncture and herbal medicine services, Josephine looks forward to meeting with you.
Acupuncture is widely used in professional sport — it was notably part of the medical support at the Olympic Games from 2008 onwards. A systematic review in the British Journal of Sports Medicine (2020) found that acupuncture was effective for reducing pain and improving function in various musculoskeletal sports injuries, including ankle sprains, muscle strains, and tendinopathy.
For acute injuries, acupuncture reduces swelling and inflammation by modulating local blood flow and immune cell activity. TCM treats these as acute Blood stasis and Qi stagnation — energy has been disrupted by trauma. Distal points away from the injury site are often used initially to reduce pain without directly disturbing the damaged tissue. For example, a sprained ankle can be treated using points on the opposite wrist, based on the TCM principle of channel correspondence between upper and lower limbs.
For performance enhancement, acupuncture is used to optimise recovery between training sessions, reduce delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS), and improve sleep quality. Points such as ST36 (Zusanli) boost overall energy and endurance, while local muscle trigger points release chronic tension patterns that may limit range of motion and increase injury risk.
Yes. Acupuncture is widely used by professional athletes and has been part of Olympic medical support since 2008. It is used for injury recovery, pain management, muscle recovery, and performance optimisation. Many elite sports teams include acupuncturists in their medical staff.
Acupuncture promotes blood circulation to muscles, reduces inflammation, and helps clear metabolic waste products that cause delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS). Many athletes schedule sessions after heavy training to speed recovery and maintain performance throughout their season.
For acute sprains and strains, acupuncture reduces swelling and pain by modulating local blood flow. Distal points away from the injury are used initially to avoid disturbing damaged tissue. As healing progresses, local needling promotes tissue repair and restores range of motion.
Josephine Zhuo (TCM) is an AHPRA registered health practitioner — acupuncturist and herbalist.
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