Pingpoint Health & Wellness

05/11/2025

🌿 How Acupuncture Supports Digestive Health 🌿

Digestive issues like bloating, IBS, reflux or sluggish digestion are often signs of imbalance within the gut–brain axis — the powerful communication network between your brain, nervous system, and digestive tract.

✨ Modern research shows that acupuncture can help regulate this system in several key ways:

💆‍♀️ Modulates gut motility – Acupuncture can regulate the movement of the digestive tract (gastric peristalsis), either stimulating or calming it depending on what your body needs. This helps restore normal rhythm in conditions like IBS or gastroparesis.

🧠 Regulates the nervous system – Acupuncture influences the autonomic nervous system and activates the vagus nerve, which promotes the “rest and digest” response, improving digestion while reducing stress and anxiety.

🦠 Balances the gut microbiome – Studies show acupuncture can positively affect the composition of gut bacteria and reduce inflammation, supporting a healthier gut environment.

🔥 Reduces inflammation & strengthens the intestinal barrier – By calming inflammatory pathways and protecting the gut lining, acupuncture helps with conditions such as IBD and chronic bloating.

🧩 Affects the brain–gut axis – Acupuncture has been shown to modulate activity in brain regions like the hippocampus and amygdala, which are linked to emotional and visceral sensations — explaining why it benefits stress-related digestive disorders.

💧 Regulates hormone and acid secretion – Through its effects on the autonomic pathways, acupuncture can adjust gastrointestinal hormone levels and even reduce excessive acid production, supporting those with reflux or GERD.

🌸 Conditions that may benefit from acupuncture include:
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
• Functional Dyspepsia
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
• Gastroparesis
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
• Chronic Functional Constipation
• Postoperative Ileus
• Acute Pancreatitis

If you’ve been struggling with ongoing digestive discomfort, acupuncture offers a natural and evidence-based approach to restore balance through both the body and mind.

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Located in Subiaco and Glen Forrest, Pingpoint Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Clinic offers gentle, holistic care for pain, stress, sleep, and wellbeing.

30/10/2025

👍Book an appointment with us and experience the positive transformations of your body through our gentle acupuncture treatments with minimal needles, in fact you most likely feel extremely relaxed and surprisingly comfortable 😻: www.pingpoint.com.au

🌿Appointments are available on demand, so book early🌿

28/10/2025

Book your appointment today and discover the positive changes your body can experience with gentle acupuncture treatments! Www.Pingpoint.com.au

to evaluate the short- and long-term effects of acupuncture on vasomotor symptoms (VMS) and quality of life-related measures. A total of 209 perimenopausal and postmenopausal women aged 45-60 experiencing ≥4 VMS per day recruited from the community ...

23/10/2025

🌿 Another busy week fully booked!
✨ Only 2 spots available for next week!

It’s such a joy seeing patients relax so deeply on the treatment table — many even drift off to sleep within minutes. 😴

With the gentlest stimulation using only 1 or 2 fine needles, your central nervous system receives a clear and precise signal to begin the body’s own healing response — promoting balance, reducing pain and inflammation, nourishing internal organs, and restoring health from within.

💕 This week, we have supported
Perimenopausal symptoms
Foot pain
Shoulder pain, frozen shoulder
Swollen/dry/tight/painful eyes
Mouth sores
Abdominal pain
Water retention
Heart conditions
Kidney conditions
Stress/anxiety
Sleep disorders
and more...

If you’d like to experience the difference for yourself, book an appointment and let your body tell you if this is for you. 🌸

👉 www.pingpoint.com.au

22/10/2025

🌸 Menopause is a natural life transition — not something to “fix,” but to support and balance. 🌸

As hormones shift, you might notice:
🔥 Hot flushes and night sweats
🌙 Poor sleep or fatigue
💭 Mood changes or anxiety
💧 Vaginal dryness
💪 Aches and brain fog

✨ Recent research backs up what Chinese Medicine has long observed — acupuncture can make a real difference.
A recent clinical trial found that women receiving acupuncture had a 36.7% reduction in hot flushes after 6 months, while those who didn’t receive treatment saw little change. The benefits were still noticeable 6 months after treatment ended, and quality of life also improved — including sleep, mood, and energy levels. Research paper available here: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4874921/

🌿 In Chinese Medicine, menopause reflects an imbalance between Yin and Yang — often a decline in Kidney Yin and Essence. Acupuncture and herbs provide support to nourish, cool, and harmonise the body, easing symptoms naturally.

Learn more or book your session at www.pingpoint.com.au

to evaluate the short- and long-term effects of acupuncture on vasomotor symptoms (VMS) and quality of life-related measures. A total of 209 perimenopausal and postmenopausal women aged 45-60 experiencing ≥4 VMS per day recruited from the community ...

22/10/2025

Again, we are nearly fully booked for this week. As of now, we have one appointment available tomorrow (Thursday) at 10.30am. If you need an appointment urgently, PM us directly or leave a message on 0411 215 728, we will call you back ASAP. You can also book your appointment online on our website

Located in Subiaco and Glen Forrest, Pingpoint Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Clinic offers gentle, holistic care for pain, stress, sleep, and wellbeing.

20/10/2025

Have you been struggling with menopause symptoms, such as sleep issues, brain fog, hot flushes, fatigue? Book an appointment with Dr Ping and start your journey to feeling amazing again - better sleep, clear mind, energy and vitality! Booking online or more information:

Located in Subiaco and Glen Forrest, Pingpoint Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Clinic offers gentle, holistic care for pain, stress, sleep, and wellbeing.

14/10/2025

🌿 Only ONE appointment left this week! 🌿
Thursday 16th at our Subiaco clinic at: Unit 6, 1 Station St, Subiaco WA 6008.

If you’ve been experiencing anxiety, emotional stress, menopausal symptoms, digestive discomfort, insomnia, seasonal allergies, or neck, shoulder, or lower back pain, or pain anywhere, whether chronic or acute — this is the perfect time to prioritise your wellbeing.

✨ Book your appointment online today: www.pingpoint.com.au

Gentle, holistic care to help you feel balanced and well again!

09/10/2025

We’ve had a last-minute cancellation today at 2 pm in our Subiaco clinic. If you’ve been thinking about booking an acupuncture session, now’s your chance — get in quick before it’s gone!

📍 Pingpoint Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine – Subiaco
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Located in Subiaco and Glen Forrest, Pingpoint Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Clinic offers gentle, holistic care for pain, stress, sleep, and wellbeing.

09/10/2025

✨ Acupuncture shows promise for children with ADHD! ✨

A new systematic review and meta-analysis (2023, Medicina) analysed 14 studies involving 1,185 children and found that acupuncture — both alone and alongside conventional therapy — improved symptoms such as hyperactivity, impulsivity, learning difficulties, and behaviour issues in children with ADHD.

The review also reported no major side effects of acupuncture.

While more high-quality studies are still needed and the risk of bias of studies are rated concerning, these findings highlight the potential of acupuncture as a natural and complementary therapy to support children’s focus, calmness, and learning — especially when used alongside medical and behavioural care.

At Pingpoint Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine, we offer gentle and child-friendly acupuncture (including scalp acupuncture, acuprssure stimulation, moxibustion, cupping, Tuina massage, etc.) to help support children’s attention, emotional balance, and wellbeing naturally.

Visit our website: www.pingpoint.com.au

Book an appointment online: https://hills-chinese-natural-therapies.au4.cliniko.com/bookings?business_id=1728791375517852699&practitioner_id=1583027917749757132

Full research paper available here: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9965965/ -medicina-59-00392
According to this research paper:
- Compared to conventional medicine alone, the meta-analysis indicated that acupuncture as an add-on to conventional medicine has a positive effect on improving conduct problems, learning problems, hyperactivity–impulsivity, and hyperactivity symptoms in ADHD patients.
- Similarly, acupuncture alone was found to improve learning problems, hyperactivity–impulsivity, and hyperactivity symptoms in ADHD patients and exhibited better total treatment efficacy than conventional medicine alone.
- No major adverse events were reported.
- The risk of bias of the included studies was generally concerning. - Conclusions: Evidence on the effectiveness of acupuncture for ADHD patients is currently too limited to provide recommendations for its usage. More studies with the proper methodology are needed for the validation of acupuncture interventions in treating children with ADHD.

01/10/2025

Springtime in Perth isn’t just beautiful—it’s also peak hay fever season. With high pollen counts from grasses, trees, and native plants like wattle and sheoak, many locals experience sneezing, itchy eyes, and congestion.

With the season peaking in late October and November, now is the perfect time for a seasonal Chinese medicine tune-up to strengthen your Lungs and support your immune system.

Breathe easier this spring—book your seasonal tune-up appointment today! www.pingpoint.com.au

27/09/2025

Just finished another very busy week at our clinic in Subiaco! ❤️ 😃 🍃 🌞

Provided positive support to:
- frozen shoulders
- lingering cough and bronchitis
- swollen knees
- menopause symptoms
- intestinal prolapse, haemorrhoids
- chronic abdominal pain
- ADHD
- Dementia
- lower back pain
- hip and Leg pain
- pinched shoulder pain
- headaches
- slow flow of urination
- water retention
- anxiety, depression
- dry or tearing eyes

If you have any heath concerns, take the first step towards better health and quality of life now: www.pingpoint.com.au
(online booking available on the website）

Located in Subiaco and Glen Forrest, Pingpoint Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Clinic offers gentle, holistic care for pain, stress, sleep, and wellbeing.