Matthew Pajo Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Clinic has been established to enhance your health and wellbeing and boost your vitality and enjoyment of life by providing quality cost effective preventative health care. Matthew is a qualified, highly skilled and compassionate health professional who uses a range of holistic therapies, combined with experience, to correct current problems and to ensure that you can build, restore and maintain your heath and overall wellbeing. Benefits of Acupuncture & Chinese Herbal Medicine �?Provides drug-free treatment �?Very safe with minimal if any side effects �?Treats underlying cause of disease as well as symptoms �?Provides holistic approach to treatment of disease and illness, linking body, mind and emotions �?Assists in disease prevention as well as maintenance of general wellbeing Matthew has been studying and practicing Chinese Medicine for over 20 years and has completed a Bachelor of Health Science (Acupuncture) and has attained a Masters of Applied Science (Chinese Herbal Medicine) with distinction from Melbourne's RMIT University www.rmit.edu.au/. During his postgraduate studies Matthew received a commendation from the Masters of Applied Science Program Assessment Board for academic achievement. Matthew brings a wealth of clinical experience in the treatment and prevention of a variety of acute and chronic health concerns. Matthew is an experienced and fully qualified Chinese medicine practitioner. He is registered as an Acupuncturist and Chinese Herbal Medicine practitioner with the Chinese Medicine Board of Australia www.chinesemedicineboard.gov.au which is administered by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency www.ahpra.gov.au While Matthew is highly skilled and proficient in Chinese medicine he has also worked in Western medicine settings for many years. He has seen the strengths and weaknesses in both systems and uses this knowledge to get the best possible outcomes for his patients. Having a different perspective to Western medicine, Chinese medicine can often cast light on conditions which modern medicine has difficulty treating. There are many conditions where the treatment with Chinese medicine alone or in conjunction with Western medicine produces superior results. Some examples include: �?ear, nose and throat disorders such as hay fever, sinusitis, rhinitis, tonsillitis, mouth ulcers, tinnitus, Meniere's disease �?colds and flu's �?asthma �?pain conditions such as arthritis, sciatica, back and neck pain, tennis elbow, fibromyalgia, migraines, sports injuries and post-op complications �?rheumatologic diseases such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis �?neurological diseases such as stroke, vertigo, trigeminal neuralgia, Bell's palsy, peripheral neuropathy, multiple sclerosis and post stroke �?obstetrical diseases such as morning sickness, labour pain and induction, threatened miscarriages, gestational diabetes, recurrent pregnancy loss and insufficient lactation �?gynaecological diseases such as endometriosis, breast lumps, cysts, polyps, fibroids, pelvic pain, PMS, amenorrhea, painful periods, menopausal syndrome and abnormal bleeding �?fertility related conditions such as PCOS, unexplained infertility, poor ovarian reserve, implantation failure and poor sperm or egg quality �?urogenital disorders such as prostatitis, impotence, retained urine, urinary tract infection �?dermatological conditions such as acne, psoriasis, dry skin and eczema (dermatitis) �?gastrointestinal disorders such as bloating, nausea, vomiting, irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, diarrhoea, gastric/duodenal ulcer, chronic ulcerative colitis, loss of appetite �?stress �?fatigue �?allergies �?insomnia �?weight loss �?addictions Discover an easy and proven pathway to enhance your health, vitality and general wellbeing through the use of authentic, researched and trusted traditional Chinese medicine therapies. Visit Matthew Pajo Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine.