Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine for Crows Nest
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 Crows Nest to either of these locations for TCM consultation, acupuncture and herbal medicine services, Josephine looks forward to meeting with you.
Rotator cuff injuries — tears, strains, or tendinopathy of the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, or subscapularis muscles — cause shoulder pain, weakness, and restricted movement. Acupuncture treatment targets motor points and trigger points within the affected rotator cuff muscles, combined with traditional meridian points such as LI15 (Jianyu), SJ14 (Jianliao), and extra point Jianneiling for deep shoulder pain.
Electroacupuncture at 2-4 Hz applied across the injured tendon can promote collagen repair and reduce inflammation by stimulating local blood flow and modulating pain signalling. The TCM approach considers which meridians are affected — anterior shoulder pain along the Large Intestine meridian versus posterior pain along the Small Intestine meridian — and selects distal points accordingly. LI4 (Hegu) and LI11 (Quchi) address anterior pain, while SI3 (Houxi) targets posterior shoulder issues.
For Those managing rotator cuff injuries, acupuncture works effectively alongside physiotherapy strengthening exercises, particularly during the early painful phase when exercise tolerance is limited.
For partial tears and tendinopathy, acupuncture combined with rehabilitation exercises may help avoid surgery by reducing pain and promoting tendon healing. Complete tears generally require surgical repair, but acupuncture can support pre- and post-surgical recovery.
Electroacupuncture delivers a mild electrical current between pairs of needles, providing stronger and more sustained stimulation. For tendon injuries, low-frequency (2-4 Hz) stimulation promotes endorphin release and tissue repair. It is particularly useful for deep structures like the rotator cuff that are difficult to reach with manual needle stimulation alone.
Josephine Zhuo (TCM) is an AHPRA registered health practitioner — acupuncturist and herbalist.
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