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The Fourth Trimester – Kerry Marshall Acupuncturist

The 4th trimester.   I was lying on my back in my pushing stage after trying many other options.  My legs held up in my birth supports arms, I look up in dismay. Why am I in this position? My wise midwife says sternly. “No rules only tools Kerry”. The next push my daughter’s head […]

Post Natal Mental Health Care, from a Chinese Medicine Perspective – Anna Mullen BHSc CM

Here at MCM we are known for our experience in supporting natural fertility and IVF. We work with  patients as they prepare themselves to conceive and then as they are trying to fall pregnant. We work with pregnant patients to support them and ease discomfort during their pregnancy. We help pregnant bodies become ready for […]

Make sure you rest in Winter – Scott Stephens (acupuncturist)

Feeling cold and wishing you could just curl up under the covers and rest on these cold, windy winters days? Sometimes I do too, but that’s ok it’s just a normal response to the winter season. Within the Chinese Medicine framework, it is encouraged that we should live in harmony with the natural cycles of […]

Tarot Explained: The Fool, Major Arcana Card – Simon Altman, BHSc (Acupuncture) and Esoteric acupuncturist

The Fool in Tarot The fool is the very first card in the Major Arcana sequence of the Tarot Deck. A standard tarot deck consists of 78 cards and they are split into two categories; the Major Arcana consisting of 22 cards and the Minor Arcana consisting of the remaining 56 cards. The Minor Arcana […]

Acupuncture for Plantar Fasciitis, Mornington Peninsula

Acupuncture for Plantar Fasciitis has evidence of potential positive effect as stated in the recent research paper the ‘Acupuncture evidence Project 2017’. Electro-acupuncture coupled with conventional treatments provided a success rate of 80% in chronic plantar fasciitis which was more effective than conventional treatments alone. The effects lasted for at least six weeks. [button id=”” […]

Acupuncture for Pain Relief Mornington- Simon Altman (Acupuncturist)

If you are looking for pain relief in Mornington, take a look at what acupuncture has to offer  “Acupuncture is effective for the treatment of chronic pain and is, therefore, a reasonable referral option. Significant differences between true and sham acupuncture indicate that acupuncture is more than a placebo.” (Vickers, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(19)6 […]