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So happy to announce that Madeleine Ong has joined the team she will be available for acupuncture and Chinese medicine consults in Balmain on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Madeleine is passionate about women's health and is an amazing asset to Village Remedies.
So happy to announce that Gav has returned from China and can't wait to start treating. We are lucky to have him on board.
We are now even easier to find! Check out our 3D virtual tour of the clinic on Google Maps by clicking HERE!
Join Gav from the Village Remedies team tomorrow for free mini consults and acupressure demonstrations!
From Hesitating To Compete, To New Personal Best: Using Acupuncture To Help Achieve Peak Performance
Recurring sports injuries are frustrating, especially when you are trying to build fitness and stick to a training schedule. Acupuncture can help manage sport injuries and enhance recovery.
To celebrate Mother's Day, the Village Remedies team will be helping out at a special Mother's Day event at Lululemon Balmain. Join us and not only find a great gift for the special women in your life but also receive a free acupressure massage on us!
We had our first interview with Les from Pace Rozelle today about how acupuncture can be used to help runners prevent and rehab injuries but also improve recovery.
Maddie from the Village Remedies team was recently interviewed by Lifestyle.com.au about the key concepts and benefits of Chinese medicine.
So happy to announce we have a new member to the team: Kirsten Lee.
This year we’re a proud sponsor of the Bay Run, an annual 7km run around Sydney’s beautiful Iron Cove.
Growing up in a Chinese household, you might think that I had received acupuncture and herbal medicine every time I scraped my knee or caught a cold. This wasn’t the case: I grew up with the belief that Eastern medicine was outdated and pseudoscientific. However, when I began working in the public health system as a physiotherapist, I quickly became aware of some flaws with Western Medicine: when the focus is on treating only symptoms, it can be easy to forget to treat the whole person in front of you.
In this article, we've teamed up with Liam from Crossfit GEO to talk about how over training / under recovering can negatively affect your health and training. Liam shares his experience with over training and how he gets himself back to peak performance as soon as possible.
Brendan met up with Matt at Accelerate Strength in Balmain to talk about the effects of always being on the go and getting caught up in the fight or flight response, along with some useful tips to help you improve recovery and feel better. Have a listen to the podcast here and check out Accelerate Strength gym here.
When spring blows in, it can mark the beginning of months of suffering for those with hay fever. Stuffed up sinuses, runny nose with itchy eyes, headaches and poor concentration can really make life rough when the pollen is in the air. For some it doesn’t even stop with spring time but continues all year round.
Almost everyone can say that they’ve had a headache at one time or another, but when headaches are a regular theme in your life, it can be a real drain, affecting your energy, mood and concentration.