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Javea, Alicante, Spain
I graduated from Acupuncture Colleges Sydney in 1982 and have been in private practice since.I have also been a lecturer at said college and internationally for a number of years as well as a board member of the Australian Acupuncture and Chinese medicine Association (AACMA)including 2 terms as national president. Moved to Spain in 2001 and set up practice in Javea and Moraira (Alicante) Modalities: Acupuncture, Chinese herbs, manipulative therapy and veterinary Acupuncture. Fellow AACMA. Honorary member Acupuncture Ethics and Standards Organization. Active member World Federation of Acupuncture Societies.

Sunday, 16 January 2011

Acupuncture reduces side effects of chemo therapy

In a Queensland first the Mater Hospital is combining conventional treatments with complementary medicine to help reduce the side effects of chemo therapy.
Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association (AACMA) Member Chris McKeon is involved in the pilot study at the Mater Adult Hospital which offers complementary therapies such as acupuncture and massage, to ease the side effects of cancer treatments.
Chris McKeon says, ‘Acupuncture can help with fatigue and pain they (patients) are experiencing and also aids with nausea and vomiting’.
The trial is made possible financially by funds raised by the ride for Smiddy Charity, but driving this pilot trail further will take a lot more generosity.
The Mater Oncology Unit sees 750 patients per month, if this pilot trial is successful and the funding comes in it’s hoped all of their patients will have free access to these services.
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