Homeopathy is the second most used medical system is the world with around 550 million users. It is the most popular natural therapy in most of Europe and The Subcontinent.
Homeopaths endeavour to take a detailed understanding of a client's health and lifestyle, in order to select a personally tailored medicine that has demonstrated ability to assist with your health condition. Homeopathy benefits a wide variety of circumstances, and is used for children, adults, and the elderly.
Research has demonstrated homeopathy to be very effective in many conditions, including asthma, allergies, emotional complaints, eczema, hay-fever, headaches, back pain, childhood illnesses, digestive disturbance and female reproductive health. Typically homeopaths will give only one carefully selected medicine at a time, which makes homeopathy a very gentle and also very economical therapy. Homeopathic medicines are also available on sweetened pills that are especially appreciated by children, making homeopathy one of the most loved systems of treatment for children, toddlers and even babies.
Homeopaths support the body's own healing mechanisms, with naturally derived medicines, designed to work with your system to achieve optimum health and well-being.
A homeopathic initial case taking session will generally be 90 minutes. A follow up session will be approximately 60 minutes.
An initial naturopathic consultation will take approximately 1.5hrs and will involve an extensive case history.
You will be expected to complete a patient history form and a one day diet diary on arrival. A Naturopathic Intern will direct you to your private consultation room where you will also be introduced to observational students. Once your full case history has been taken, which includes questions on everything from sleep patterns to bowel habits, pertinent physical exams such as blood pressure will be undertaken.
Once the Intern has completed gathering all relevant information, you will be invited to wait in the waiting room as the Intern considers your case with the Naturopathic Supervisor.
On their return the intern will provide you with a treatment plan which takes into consideration the 'Whole Person' philosophy unique to Naturopathy. This treatment plan will seek to address the cause of disease and influences which may assist in the prevention of disease states moving forward. The style of treatment, which incorporates natural medicines, lifestyle and dietary considerations, highlights the importance of the healing power of nature and on subsequent visits you will learn more and more about your body and how to keep well which is integral to the Naturopathic principle of Doctor as Teacher.
Previous medical tests (e.g. pathology results), a list of medication (including natural supplements) that you may be on, a diet diary for at least three days if you wish to work on your diet.
An initial nutritional medicine consultation will take approximately 1.5hrs and will involve an extensive case history.
You will be expected to complete a patient history form and a one day diet diary on arrival. A Nutritional Medicine Intern will direct you to your private consultation room where you will also be introduced to observational students. Once your full case history has been taken, which includes questions on everything from sleep patterns to bowel habits, pertinent physical exams such as blood pressure will be undertaken.
Once the Intern has completed gathering all relevant information, you will be invited to wait in the waiting room as the Intern considers your case with the Nutritional Medicine Supervisor.
On their return the intern will provide you with a treatment plan which takes into consideration the 'Whole Person' philosophy unique to Nutritional Medicine. This treatment plan will seek to address the cause of disease and influences which may assist in the prevention of disease states moving forward. The style of treatment, which incorporates natural medicines, lifestyle and dietary considerations, highlights the importance of the healing power of nature and on subsequent visits you will learn more and more about your body and how to keep well which is integral to the Nutritional Medicine principle of Doctor as Teacher.
Previous medical tests (e.g. pathology results), a list of medication (including natural supplements) that you may be on, a diet diary for at least seven consecutive days.
An initial Western Herbal Medicine consultation will take approximately 1.5hrs and will involve an extensive case history.
You will be expected to complete a patient history form and a one day diet diary on arrival. A Western Herbal Medicine Intern will direct you to your private consultation room where you will also be introduced to observational students. Once your full case history has been taken, which includes questions on everything from sleep patterns to bowel habits, pertinent physical exams such as blood pressure will be undertaken.
Once the Intern has completed gathering all relevant information, you will be invited to wait in the waiting room as the Intern considers your case with the Western Herbal Medicine Supervisor.
On their return the intern will provide you with a treatment plan which takes into consideration the 'Whole Person' philosophy unique to Western Herbal Medicine. This treatment plan will seek to address the cause of disease and influences which may assist in the prevention of disease states moving forward. The style of treatment, which incorporates natural medicines, lifestyle and dietary considerations, highlights the importance of the healing power of nature and on subsequent visits you will learn more and more about your body and how to keep well which is integral to the Western Herbal Medicine principle of Doctor as Teacher.
Previous medical tests (e.g. pathology results), a list of medication (including natural supplements) that you may be on, a diet diary for at least three days if you wish to work on your diet.
The Endeavour College of Natural Health intern Acupuncture clinic is the largest clinic of its type within Australia with a national footprint that continues to provide professional healthcare to the generally public since 1975.
Our highly knowledgeable and skilled intern strives to manage both your presenting complaint and any underlying factors that complicate your recovery. Management is achieved through employment of thin, solid needles that are typically inserted both locally and distally to the presenting complaint. The stimulation of each selected point leads to the alleviation, control and/or management of complaint.
An initial acupuncture appointment is no longer than 60 minutes in duration. The consultation process involves patient questioning, observation of the patient's tongue and palpation of the patient's pulse.
Additional assessment approaches may also be required subject to the patients presenting complaint and for determining the aligned Chinese medicine diagnosis.
Treatment then follows and would typically involve the use of acupuncture in combination with other allied treatment modalities (such as tui-na massage, cupping and gua sha). By treatment conclusion the intern will also provide a Chinese medicine prognosis for course of treatment required to manage the patients presenting complaint.
Subsequent consultations typically requires 30-45 minutes to complete. Treatment is then provided on the basis of prognosis and results.
Depending on the area to be treated you will be request to remove any clothing to enable the student access the acupuncture points directly on your skin. If moxa is used in your treatment you may experience the sensation of heat on your skin.
Tuina is a form of traditional Chinese massage techniques that are used in combination with other TCM to manage the presenting complaint.
An initial Tuina appointment is no longer than 60 minutes in duration.
The course of management typically involves patient questioning, observation of the patient's tongue and palpation of the patient's pulse. Additional assessment approaches such as range of movement, blood pressure or employment of other allied healthcare assessment and imaging may also be required subject to the patients presenting complaint for the purpose of determining the aligned Chinese medicine diagnosis.
Treatment then follows and would typically involve the use of a combination of different Tuina massage techniques. By treatment conclusion the Endeavour College of Natural Health extern will also provide a Chinese medicine prognosis for course of treatment required to manage the patients presenting complaint.
An Endeavour College of Natural Health subsequent consultations typically requires 30-45 minutes to complete. An abbreviated consultation process leads the students to confirm treatment results and query additional concerns. Treatment is then provided on the basis of prognosis and results.
Tuina is generally performed with the client fully clothed. However, on occasion there may be need for the student to request a client some forms of restrictive clothing.
This easy reference clinic health care menu details some of the most commonly presented health problems and provides a treatment recommendation that will best address the patient’s concerns.
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