Melbourne Acupuncture Multi-Bed Project
For Acupuncture Fertility, IVF acupuncture and Pregnancy Massage
Fertile Ground Health Group is launching an exciting and progressive
approach to acupuncture
treatment in Melbourne.
The Melbourne Acupuncture Multi-Bed Project draws
on international trends which make acupuncture more accessible,
convenient and cost effective. Specialising in fertility, IVF
support and pregnancy, theMulti-Bed Project is a unique approach to
this niche specialist area, providing Melbourne with the highest
quality natural medicine health care with some of the most experienced
practitioners in this field.
Multi-Bed Appointments (45 minutes)
Our Multi-bed Project is one space with three beds divided by screens
and curtains for privacy, with one practitioner attending to multiple
beds. Each patient listens to guided meditation or relaxation music on
individual headphones for increased privacy.
Multi-Bed appointments are suitable for:
- Repeat visits
- IVF pre/post transfers
- Labour Induction
- Morning sickness
- Birth preparation
- Hormone/menstrual cycle regulation
- Men's fertility
- Patients with time constraints
All patients require an initial consultation when visiting Fertile Ground Health Group for the first time. Some exceptions will be possible for IVF and induction patients.
Hours of operation
The Melbourne Acupuncture Multi-bed Project is a new initiative for Fertile Ground Health Group.
Current hours of operation for the Multi-bed Clinic are:
Monday 8am – 12:30pm
Tuesday 8am – 1:30pm
Wednesday 10am – 2:45pm
Thursday 8am – 12:30pm
Friday 2pm – 7pm
Saturday 9am – 4pm
Fertile Ground Health Group anticipates that the Multi- bed Clinic will be operating 6 days a week by the end of 2011. Morning, afternoon and evening appointments will be available.
What to expect at your multi-bed acupuncture experience
Present to reception at FGHG reception in Suite 3 as usual on arrival. You will be asked to pay for your appointment before your treatment so you are able to simply leave when you are finished.
You will be directed to the waiting area in Suite 2 where your acupuncturist will collect you. You should not be kept waiting long.
Your acupuncturist will show you to your bed. While you are waiting for her, remove any tight jeans, stockings, socks and shoes, coats, etc. and lie down on the bed. Use the towels and blankets provided to stay warm while you wait. Your treatment has begun so take some deep breaths and start to relax.
Your acupuncturist will come in and have a brief chat with you, keeping voices low. She will perform channel palpation, pulse and tongue diagnosis to help guide her treatment for the day. Then she will treat as usual.
Once needles are in, you will be provided with wheat bags, eye pillow and covers as usual. You will also receive headphones with an iPod and your choice of appropriate meditations or music to listen to while you rest with your needles. We have found that patients find the guided meditations especially helpful to their relaxation and studies show that both increased relaxation and meditation are beneficial to almost all conditions. The headphones also provide privacy so that while you are resting you are not able to hear the conversation of treatments happening around you.
At the end of your treatment, your acupuncturist will remove the needles, leave you to get up and dress and then you can simply leave.
Appointment scheduling
It is important that you book review sessions with your primary acupuncturist as indicated in your long consultations with them. This review will determine the treatment plan that your acupuncturist will be following in your multi-bed consultations. It also provides an opportunity to report any changes or to talk about other issues that may present in the meantime. If you are unclear about your appointment schedule, please email or telephone your primary practitioner to clarify. You should have approximately 3-6 multi-bed appointments followed by one long consult with your primary practitioner. All other appointment conditions apply as usual, including the 24-hour cancellation fee.
Costs
Multi-bed Initial Consultation (1 hour in the privacy of the
Clinic) $100
Multi-bed return appointment (45 mins) $65
Contact Details
For further information regarding treatments and appointments at
Fertile Ground Health Group and the Melbourne Acupuncture Multi-Bed
Project, call our Reception on 03 9419 9988 or email reception@fertileground.com.au
For extensive evidence, research and more information about how
acupuncture may be used to treat your particular condition, please view
our Acupuncture
page.