A report by Stephen Janz MPH, Clinic Director – Kenmore Centre for Health The news that painkillers containing codeine will be restricted to prescription only from 1 February 2018 should […]
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by Stephen Janz, RN BN BAc MPH – Clinic Director Kenmore Centre for Health I wonder how many conversations have started by mentioning an aching back! Low back pain is […]
Treating Back Pain Without Drugs: The role of Acupuncture, Massage ...
What is Sciatica? In its simplest definition Sciatica refers to pain along the course of the sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve is the longest nerve in the body and arises […]
Acupuncture More Effective for Sciatica
by Colleen Rowe. Naturopath Traditionally bitter foods and drinks have been used to stimulate digestion and ease the effects of overeating. Bitter drinks taken before meals are still known as […]
Bitter Herbs Make Digestion Better
Some neck pain has a simple underlying cause that fully resolves either on its own or with treatment. Other cases can be more complex and perhaps related to an underlying […]
Chronic Neck Pain? Acupuncture may be the Answer
There is an increasing understanding of the link between adequate vitamin D and good health, and bone health in particular. Vitamin D is naturally produced by the body following skin […]
How to get your Vitamin D without risking skin cancer
By Stephen Janz – Clinic Director, Kenmore Centre for Health, Brisbane I am often asked by patients how to avoid a recurrence of back pain. It’s not helpful to discover […]
Preventing Back Pain: It’s the Thought That Counts
For years clients have heard me talk of the example of Qing Hao (Artimeisia annua; Wormwood), a Chinese herbal medicine which has had its ancient indications adapted to treat Malaria […]
Nobel Prize for medicine awarded for Chinese herbal medicine.
Spring is the season of growth and renewal with some great weather for enjoying the outdoors before the heat of summer hits. However hayfever sufferers don’t look forward to spring […]
Evidence supports Acupuncture for Hayfever
Difficulty getting to sleep, waking during the night or waking too early are the tell-tale signs of insomnia. While everyone can experience brief periods of disturbed sleep, on-going insomnia is […]
10 Tips to Beat Insomnia
Acupuncture is a holistic system of treatment which encourages repair and healing in the body by stimulating specific points on the body called acupuncture points. Acupuncture points can be stimulated […]
What is Acupuncture?
Chinese medicine is a holistic form of medicine originating approximately 3000 years ago in China. Chinese medicine is used to prevent and treat illness, as well as to maintain health […]