Acupuncture & Laser Light Therapy

Acupuncture

DPV Health offer Acupuncture treatment at our Mill Park Medical Centre.  

What is acupuncture? 

Acupuncture has been used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for thousands of years. During the treatment very fine needles are inserted into specific points on the body /scalp / ears, to restore balance and encourage the body to heal itself. For people who don’t want needles or, with risk from needles due to medical reasons, very low level Laser beam can be used to the acupuncture points. 

In the past decades, Acupuncture has gained wide acceptance in western Countries. There is increasing scientific evidence to support the effectiveness of acupuncture for the cure of many conditions 

What are conditions can be treated with acupuncture? 

• Neurological conditions: Parkinson disease, post Stroke, migraine. 
• Anxiety/depressing/insomnia/fatigue. 
• Gynecological conditions: symptoms of menopause such as hot flush.
• Acute or chronic pain condition: back pain, neck pain, tendon injury. 
• Gut issues: irritable bowel syndrome, constipation.
• Respiratory conditions: Hay fever/ asthma. 

and many others.

Service Breakdown

What are contraindications to acupuncture? 

As with any other treatment, not everyone is suitable for acupuncture treatment. Talk to a qualified acupuncturist for more details and to learn if this course of treatment would be suitable for you.  

Is acupuncture safe? 

Acupuncture is generally very safe and serious adverse events are rare. Talk to a qualified acupuncturist for more details. 

Is the treatment covered by Medicare? 

Patients can get rebate from Medicare if treated by a medical acupuncturist. Following are our fees for the service –

Acupuncture fees (course of 10 sessions).

All patients must pay for the first appointment. After that, CCC holders are bulk billed.  

Please note that there must be less than 3 months since prior acupuncture appointment, or course starts again. 

Please note that there must be less than 3 months since prior acupuncture appointment, or course starts again.

Photobiomodulation ( PBM) Therapy / Low level Laser Therapy (LLL)

DPV Health offers this treatment at our Mill Park Medical Centre.  

Photobiomodulation (PBM), previously referred to as low-level laser therapy (LLLT), or “cold” laser, is a form of light Therapy that utilise low intensity of light with LASER (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) or LEDs (light emitting diodes) to modulate cell physiology to treat a variety of conditions.

It is different from the “hot” lasers which cause thermally mediated tissue destruction in surgery, tissue rejuvenation and hair removal.  Unlike surgical lasers, the intensity of low-level laser is not high enough to produce heat, so it cannot burn or heat the skin.

In past 60 years there are thousands of published studies documenting its effects in a range of medical applications. Health professionals around the world use LLLT to treat patients suffering from a range of pain conditions. It recently is used to treat many other conditions including Neurological conditions.

What is Photobiomodulation  / Low level Laser Therapy? 

A Probe is placed near or in contact with the skin, allowing the light energy (photons) to penetrate tissue. The photons interacts with chromophores located in cells resulting in photophysical and photochemical. As a result there is alterations at the molecular, cellular and tissue levels of the body.

How low-level laser works

It treats conditions by stimulating anti-inflammatory activity, optimising tissue repair, enhancing muscle function and modulating peripheral nerve activity, including nociceptors and central nervous system neurons to enhance brain function.

Low-level laser can treat the following conditions:

• Joints pain, e.g. Arthritic conditions
• Soft-tissue injuries (muscle tears, bruising, hematoma)
• Tendinopathies, achillies tendinopathy, tennis elbow, plantar fasciitis
• Pain relief of various aetiologies: Neck / Low Back pain /joint pain
• Carpal tunnel syndrome,
• Edema
• Wound healing

Possible Side effects of Low-Level Laser Therapy

Some patients might experience mild side effects after treatment such as Tiredness, Nausea/dizziness, Photosensitivity, Euphoria, Over-sedated or sleeplessness, reactive pain