Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine for Meadowbank
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 Meadowbank to either of these locations for TCM consultation, acupuncture and herbal medicine services, Josephine looks forward to meeting with you.
Post-COVID recovery acupuncture addresses the persistent symptoms that can follow SARS-CoV-2 infection, including fatigue, breathlessness, brain fog, loss of smell and taste, and body aches. TCM interprets post-COVID symptoms through the lens of residual pathogenic factors (lingering Heat, Dampness, or Phlegm) combined with depletion of the body's Qi and Yin from fighting the infection. Treatment combines clearing residual pathogens with rebuilding the body's resources.
For respiratory symptoms and breathlessness, LU7 (Lieque), LU1 (Zhongfu), and CV17 (Shanzhong) open and descend Lung Qi. For fatigue, ST36 (Zusanli) and CV6 (Qihai) tonify Qi. Brain fog is addressed through GV20 (Baihui), GB20 (Fengchi), and the "Four Gates" (LI4 and LV3) to promote clear Qi rising to the head. Loss of smell responds to local nasal points LI20 (Yingxiang) and GV23 (Shangxing) combined with Lung meridian points. ST40 (Fenglong) resolves lingering Phlegm, while SP9 (Yinlingquan) drains residual Dampness.
Those experiencing post-COVID symptoms can begin acupuncture at any stage of recovery, with treatment adapted to whether symptoms are predominantly deficiency-type (fatigue, weakness) or excess-type (lingering Phlegm, inflammation).
Acupuncture addresses brain fog by improving cerebral blood flow (GV20, GB20), clearing Phlegm that obscures mental clarity (ST40), resolving Dampness that creates heaviness and foggy thinking (SP9), and tonifying Qi to support cognitive function (ST36, CV6). TCM views clear thinking as dependent on clean Qi rising to the head — treatment removes obstructions and supports this ascending function.
Acupuncture may help restore anosmia (loss of smell) by stimulating the olfactory nerve pathways through local nasal points like LI20 (Yingxiang) and GV23 (Shangxing), and by clearing the nasal passages of residual inflammation and Phlegm. Results vary, with some patients experiencing gradual improvement over 4-8 weeks of treatment. Earlier intervention after infection appears to produce better outcomes.
Josephine Zhuo (TCM) is an AHPRA registered health practitioner — acupuncturist and herbalist.
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