These are the conditions treated with acupuncture and Chinese medicine most often at our Balmoral and Alexandra Hills clinics. Each links to a fuller page describing how that presentation is assessed and treated. If your condition is not listed, call (07) 3820 2887 and describe it — you will get a straight answer on whether Chinese medicine is appropriate.
What We Treat
If it affects daily life, Chinese Medicine likely has a pathway to help. Explore common areas below, or contact us about your specific condition.
IVF & Natural Fertility
Fertility begins with balanced internal health. We support PCOS, endometriosis, thyroid issues, period pain, and cycle irregularity while improving hormones, lining quality, egg health, stress, and sleep. Treatment strengthens your reproductive foundation for natural conception or reliable IVF support.
Learn more about IVF & natural fertility
Pain Management
Persistent pain often has contributing factors worth assessing in their own right. With over 30 years of clinical experience, Dr Francesco identifies the root pattern, reduces inflammation, eases pain, and restores function through precise acupuncture focused on long-term improvement.
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Muscular & Skeletal
Acupuncture offers another approach. We target muscles, joints, and connective tissues that hands-on therapy may not reach. With accurate assessment and gentle methods, treatment reduces pain, improves mobility, and supports recovery from injuries or chronic tension.
Learn more about muscular & skeletal care
Mental Health
Chinese medicine views mental wellbeing through the whole-body system. By improving sleep, digestion, circulation, and nervous-system balance, treatment helps ease anxiety, irritability, low mood, and stress sensitivity. Addressing these foundations creates greater clarity, stability, and resilience in daily life.
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Internal Medicine
Our TCM approach uses pulse, tongue, and symptom assessment to uncover internal imbalances. We support digestive, immune, respiratory, hormonal, and menstrual health by correcting the underlying pattern. Treatment promotes steady functional improvement, better energy, and clearer overall wellbeing across many conditions
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Sports Medicine
Acupuncture can reach deep tissues difficult to treat with manual therapy alone. Dr Francesco reviews your scans, correlates them with TCM findings, and applies targeted techniques to reduce pain, calm inflammation, improve movement, and support faster, more complete recovery from sports injuries and overuse issues.
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Healthy Ageing
Healthy ageing means maintaining strength, clarity, and independence. Treatment supports balance in mobility, circulation, sleep, energy, memory, and mood. By addressing early changes in function, Chinese medicine helps you stay active and capable, preserving quality of movement and overall wellbeing as you age.
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Chronic Diseases
Chronic conditions often involve inflammation or system fatigue. We support cardiovascular disease, diabetes, thyroid and metabolic issues, chronic lung disease, arthritis, autoimmune problems, neurological concerns, and gut or skin disorders. Treatment aims to reduce symptoms, improve function, and enhance daily quality of life.
Learn more about chronic disease careExplore our condition guides
Seventy in-depth guides to the conditions we treat — the Chinese medicine view, what treatment involves at our Balmoral and Alexandra Hills clinics, and an honest look at the research for each.
Digestion
- Acid reflux & heartburn
- Bloating & functional dyspepsia
- Constipation
- Nausea & vomiting
- Gastritis
- Haemorrhoids
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Poor appetite
Head & sleep
- Migraine
- Tension headaches
- Insomnia & sleep
- Cluster headaches
- Dizziness & vertigo
- Tinnitus
- Sinus headaches
- Brain fog
Breathing & allergy
Heart & circulation
Women’s health
- Period pain
- PMS
- PCOS support
- Endometriosis support
- Perimenopause & menopause
- Irregular periods
- Heavy periods
- Morning sickness
- Labour preparation
- Breech presentation
- Mastitis
Energy & recovery
Men’s health
Muscles & joints
- Sciatica
- Neck pain
- Frozen shoulder
- Tennis elbow
- Knee osteoarthritis
- Hip & gluteal pain
- Acute lower back pain
- Rotator cuff pain
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Achilles tendinopathy
- Whiplash
- Rib & mid-back pain
Nerves & face
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Bell’s palsy
- Jaw pain & TMJ
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Shingles & nerve pain
- Loss of smell & taste