Traditional Chinese Medicine for Paddington
Josephine treats a wide variety of issues, including acute muscle pains and also more complex health conditions that may have accompanied a patient for many years.
Your first visit will usually include a consultation similar to that of visiting your GP in a private consultation room, where you can discuss your health concerns and the reason for your visit.
You will also be asked a series of questions in relation to your health to gain a clear picture of your past and present health condition. Diagnostic techniques used by a TCM practitioner will usually include checking your pulse and observation of your tongue.
Wind (Feng) is considered the most important of the six pathogenic factors in TCM and is called "the chief of the hundred diseases." Wind is characterised by sudden onset, rapid change, and movement — symptoms that come and go quickly, migrate from place to place, or produce tremors and spasms are all attributed to Wind. It is the pathogen most associated with spring, though Wind-related conditions can occur in any season.
External Wind enters through the skin and pores, particularly the back of the neck (the point Fengchi, GB-20, meaning "Wind Pool," is located here). It rarely invades alone — Wind typically carries other pathogens with it. Wind-Cold produces chills, stiff neck, body aches, and clear nasal discharge. Wind-Heat causes sore throat, fever, headache, and yellow discharge. Wind-Dampness manifests as wandering joint pain, which is the TCM understanding of certain arthritic conditions.
Internal Wind is a distinct concept — it arises within the body, usually from Liver imbalance. Liver Wind manifests as tremors, dizziness, numbness, convulsions, and in severe cases, stroke (called "Wind-Stroke" in classical Chinese medicine). Liver Blood or Yin deficiency can fail to anchor the Liver, allowing Wind to rise internally. Treatment of internal Wind focuses on nourishing Liver Blood and Yin while subduing the Wind with specific herbs and acupuncture points.
Wind is called "the chief of the hundred diseases" because it is the most common vehicle for pathogenic invasion. It opens the body's defences, allowing other pathogens (cold, heat, dampness) to enter. It also characterises many disease patterns with its qualities of sudden onset, movement, and rapid change.
Internal Wind arises from within the body, typically due to Liver Blood or Yin deficiency. It manifests as tremors, dizziness, muscle twitching, numbness, convulsions, or stroke symptoms. Unlike external Wind (which enters from outside), internal Wind requires nourishing the Liver and subduing Wind with specific herbs and acupuncture.
Josephine Zhuo (TCM) is an AHPRA registered health practitioner — acupuncturist and herbalist.
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