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Chinese Medicine Teaching Clinic
Chinese Medicine is a unique medical system that includes Chinese herbal medicine, acupuncture, Chinese manual therapy (therapeutic Tuina) and other modalities. Chinese and western medicine are two independent but complementary medical systems.
The Chinese Medicine Teaching Clinic offers quality acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine services for health promotion, rehabilitation, and treatment for a wide range of conditions.
From Monday to Friday, patients receive treatment from senior students in Chinese herbal medicine and Acupuncture programs, under the close supervision of registered Chinese Medicine practitioners.
Chinese medicine can treat a broad range of conditions including but not limited to:
- chronic and acute pain: headache, migraine, frozen shoulder, back pain, tennis elbow
- digestive complaints such as abdominal pain, irritable bowel syndrome and constipation
- gynaecological complaints such as irregular menses, and painful periods
- insomnia, anxiety, depression, fatigue, stress
- hayfever, sinusitis
- skin conditions such as eczema
The clinic is open to RMIT staff, students and to the general public. No referral is needed.
Location
RMIT Bundoora Campus
Building 213
Plenty Road, Bundoora
Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Friday: 9.00 am – 1.00 pm and 2.00 pm – 6.00 pm
Wednesday and Thursday: 2.00 pm – 6.00 pm
Cost
Patients attending this clinic receive a discounted consultation fee.
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General public |
Pensioners, RMIT staff and students |
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|---|---|---|
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Initial visit |
$30 |
$20 |
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Subsequent visit |
$25 |
$15 |
The above fees include consultation and acupuncture. Herbal medicines, if required, are extra.
Herbal Medicine
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General public |
Pensioners, RMIT staff and students |
|---|---|
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$12 / bottle of patient pills |
$10 / bottle of patient pills |
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$21 / week for raw herbs |
$18 / week for raw herbs |
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$21 / week for powder herbs |
$18 / week for powder herbs |
Appointments
For appointments, please contact the Chinese Medicine Teaching Clinic on (03) 9925 7666.
For further information or enquiries please contact the School of Health Sciences by Telephone +61 3 9925 7376