Brisbane Acupuncture
Activate the body’s natural self-healing mechanisms
Western Medicine is based on the science of the lab. Eastern Medicine is based on the science of observing and understanding how life moves and changes. The art of acupuncture is that it’s not a static treatment; it evolves with the patient.
Since 1983 we have helped more than 358,000 people from all over Brisbane
How do we get results?
40 years knowledge and experience
Peter and Mary Melling pass on a lifetime of knowledge through training and mentoring, and draw from the collective experience of our highly skilled, multifaceted team.
We match you with the right practitioner
We match you with a team member who has personally experienced what you are going through or have extensive experience in treating your conditions.
100% personalised care and support
The way symptoms present, conditions behave and the body responds are different for everyone. We tailor each and every treatment to achieve best result for you.
Free Mini Consultation
Book a free 15 min consultation with one of our senior practitioners and discover how we can help you.
A Brisbane Acupuncture Clinic combining modern methods with traditional techniques for immediate relief and lasting results.
At Paddington Clinic we combine treatments which are thousands of years old with the latest practices backed by science and clinical studies.
Drawing from 3000 years of history, the acupuncture styles we use are gentle and suited to everyone, including needle-shy patients and children.
We use ultra thin needles inserted just a few millimetres into the skin to trigger a response to kickstart the body’s natural healing process.
Acupuncture is both an art and a science that aims to return your ‘spark’ for life rather than just being symptom-free.
Our acupuncture treatments aim to ease physical, emotional and neurological symptoms while treating the causes and contributing factors.
Acupuncture is built on a unique understanding of how the body works, its connection to the world around us and the laws of nature.
There are more than 360 acupuncture points on the human body with 150 in the ear alone. The point combinations are complex; our practitioners have studied for many years and continue ongoing training.
Acupuncture is used to treat millions of people all around the world.
Acupuncture has been used to treat common, complex and chronic conditions for thousands of years. It eases symptoms to help you feel better while you get better.
Your acupuncturist aims to identify the cause and underlying factors affecting your condition. Most people notice to a change in general health after their first treatment.
Your acupuncturist aims to identify the cause and underlying factors affecting your condition. Most people notice to a change in general health after their first treatment.
Sleep, digestion, energy and mood improve after acupuncture treatment. Some people respond quickly to treatment while others gradually improvement over time.
We understand that your symptoms are not just painful and frustrating, they are exhausting and can deeply affect important areas of your life.
1. Relieve
We work on easing your symptoms to start elevating the things impacting your health and happiness.
Get a clear idea of what is driving your symptoms and what can be done to get rid of them.
Targeted strategies that aim to get you the quickest outcome to help you feel better.
2. Restore
You transition from the relief phase to restoring normal body function so you can do more of the things you love.
Gather a understanding of the interrelationship of your symptoms and other aspects of your body.
Start building strength and resilience in the body to help you get better.
3. Renew
You’re back in control of your health and can make choices based on what you want out of life.
Gain better health through multifaceted treatments that help balance your body.
Renew energy and vitality regularly so you can live the life you want, and enjoy doing the things you love.
Acupuncture is used to support the general balance of the body so its systems can become more efficient and restore optimal function.
This can lead to improvements in the cycles of the body like, sleep, mood, period, breath and bowels.
As these things improve so can your energy, wellbeing, resilience and sense of calm.
- Low energy
- Pain
- Anxiety
- Stress
- Poor sleep
- Fertility
- Digestive issues
- Menstrual issues
The goal of Acupuncture is a way to help the body help itself.
Pain is considered a blockage of energy, blood or water (lymphatic) which can give the sensation of dull ache, sharp pain or stiffness.
It is important to remove these blockages to help the body restore optimal function and pain-free harmony.
There are specific acupuncture techniques and points that would support this idea and change should be demonstrated within a session.
- Neck pain
- Lower back pain
- Nerve pain & sciatica
- Persistant body ache
- Headaches
- Joint pain
- Abdomen pain
- Period pain
“Why something starts isn’t why it stays”.
Chronic and complex issues are created in the body over time as the body tries to adapt to different crisis.
A digestive disorder could lead to inflammation in the body and then muscular pain which leads to disturbed sleep. The role of an Acupuncture therapist is to read the body and help unpick the layers of dysfunction that have been created over time.
With this approach the change is led by the body meaning you have the potential to get results you didn’t think were possible before.
- Fertility
- Insomnia
- Generalised Anxiety
- Cancer support
- Trauma
- Stress
- Chronic pain
- Burn out
As with complex conditions, dysfunction can be built in the body over time.
Chronic conditions remain as the body doesn’t have the capacity to change the cycle of illness. This can be due to many factors.
The role of an Acupuncture therapist is to read the body to better understand why then apply treatments to support the body to break this cycle and return to optimal function.
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Fatigue
- IBS
- Arthritis
- Cancer support
- Migraine
- Fibromyalgia
- Depression
Take The First Step Towards Better Health
Your treatment will be individually designed to help you feel better while you get better, so you can enjoy life and do more of the things you love.
Acupuncture: Frequently Asked Questions
If you need more information please contact us
Acupuncture uses very fine needles inserted into specific acupoints on the skin.
These points have been observed over thousands of years and are related to supporting the different aspects of the body.
The goal of a treatment is to bring the body back to balance so it can heal and regain optimal function.
Usually 45 minutes to 1 hour.
$97.00 – $160.00 depending on the practitioner and type of acupuncture appointment.
We have HICAPS so your private health fund may cover some of the cost.
Please contact your health fund for more information.
No. Generally the sensation where the needle is placed is very mild.
There are different styles of acupuncture that could be considered painful but the styles we use are very gentle.
You should see change in the body immediately.
How much this flows onto symptomatic change can differ between people.
Some people need acculative change while others have very rapid change.
This can depend on the person and their particular situation.
Each session will be assessed for its beneficial change. Some people need more, some less to get the outcome they are looking for.
As a general rule we say 6 sessions is considered a course of treatment.
This can be affected by factors such as stress, overworking, lifestyle factor and your general health condition.
Acupuncture sessions should have an accumulative effect, the more your system returns to optimal function longer the benefit lasts.
We do encourage people to do proactive maintenance, which for most people is about a month.
The more time you have to allow treatment to integrate the better.
Minimise anything strenuous or stressful; but we appreciate you do have a life.
Highly Experienced Brisbane Acupuncture practitioners
Our team is qualified to the highest level. They undergo in-house mentoring and training as well as further education through seminars and workshops.
Senior Practitioner, Acupuncturist, Herbal Medicine Practitioner
Peter Delaney
Peter is one of the founding members of Paddington Clinic with his wife Mary Melling.
They began Paddington Clinic in 1983 and started practicing when acupuncture was in its early days of becoming known. Decades later, he has continued his passion exploring of this art since that time, and he thinks of his work as inspiring people to live better lives.
Peter attends regular trainings each year both in Australia and overseas and has been instrumental in bringing some of the world leading practitioners to Australia to further his own knowledge and those of his colleagues.
In his over 30 years of practice, Pete has trained in China, Japan, England and Europe with some of the world’s leading practitioners and has a wealth in knowledge in many areas of Chinese Medicine and Natural Medicine, combining both as needed to obtain the outcomes people are looking for.
Peter is also trained in neurological acupuncture, advanced moxibustion, children’s acupuncture and shiatsu massage.
Qualifications:
- Past Chairman of the Board of Directors Brisbane College of Traditional Acupuncture
- Bachelor of Acupuncture
- Diploma Chinese Herbal Medicine
- Certificate Toyohari Practitioner
- Certificate Manaka Acupuncture
- Certified Kiiko Style Acupuncture
- FSM (Frequency Specific Micro Current) Training
- Member of AACMA, AHPRA, Toyohari Association
Senior Practitioner, Acupuncturist & Naturopath
Mary Melling
Mary Melling founded Paddington Clinic in 1983 with her husband Peter Delaney.
She originally trained as a teacher in England but always had a passion in natural therapies. In 1981 she completed a diploma in Western herbal medicine and herbal medicine is still one of her greatest passions.
She went on to complete a degree in Naturopathy and in 1995 finished her advanced diploma in Acupuncture. During her years of practice she has also used her teaching skills to lecture in herbal medicine, naturopathy and massage.
Mary’s practice is a synthesis of naturopathic principles and acupuncture. In 2002 she completed her training in a Japanese style of acupuncture called Toyohari and this has lead her to frequent visits to Japan to train with the masters there.
Mary has accumulated a wealth of knowledge and experience over the years and her passion for helping clients to achieve their best health has never left her. Her experience has helped her to delve into complex conditions people present with whether it’s a fertility issue, a child’s health problem or chronic concerns with ageing.
Her love for her work has kept her inspired over the years to continue studying and she has kept up to date with many of the recent researches in all natural therapies.
Qualifications:
- Registered acupuncturist
- Toyohari and meridian therapist
- Naturopath
- Herbal medicine practitioner
- Bachelor of Health Science in Naturopathy
- Diploma in Herbal medicine
- Advanced Diploma of Applied Science in Acupuncture
- Certificate in Toyohari East Asian needle therapy
- Certificate in Manaka style acupuncture
- Certificate of Education
- Member of AHPRA, ANTA, NHAA and Toyohari Association
Acupuncturist
Aaron Delaney
Aaron is an acupuncturist with over 5 years of experience.
He has studied here in Brisbane and received regular and ongoing training from local and international experts.Aaron has grown up with, and surrounded by acupuncture his whole life, with both his parents and brother working at Paddington Clinic
Aaron is passionate about improving the health and well-being of patients with his gentle style of acupuncture, specialising in musculoskeletal and pain disorders.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Health Science Acupuncture
- Tui Na (Chinese Massage)
- Member of ATMS (Australian Traditional Medicine Society)
- Member of AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Board)
- Senior First Aid
Senior Practitioner, Acupuncturist
Joel Delaney
Joel is an acupuncturist with over 10 years of clinical experience.
He has trained and practiced acupuncture around the world and he receives regular and ongoing training from local and international experts. Joel has grown up with, and been surrounded by acupuncture and eastern medicine his whole life.
Both of Joel’s parents and brother are also acupuncturists, and Joel practices martial arts, meditation and embodies ancient eastern practices incorporated into a modern western lifestyle. As you can see, he lives and breathes acupuncture rather than it just being a job.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Health Science (Acupuncture)
- Bachelor of Science Human Movements
- Certificate in Advanced Acupuncture – Internship at Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine (China)
- Toyohari Style Acupuncture
- Manaka Style Acupuncture
- Kiiko Style Acupuncture
- Certificate in Japanese Acupuncture – Gynecological Problems, Immune Strategies, Knee and Foot Problems
- Sotai Alignment Therapy
- Member of ATMS (Australian Traditional Medicine Society)
- Member of AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency)
Acupuncturist & Herbal Medicine Practitioner
Paul Higgins
Paul has over 7 years experience as a specialist in Musculoskeletal Acupuncture with a qualification in Nutritional Medicine.
He has a passion for treating complex musculoskeletal and pain conditions. Paul has comprehensive experience working in a busy Physiotherapy clinic where he has been able to enhance his knowledge of combining Western and Eastern treatments.
He has trained extensively in specific treatments and techniques to help treat a wide range of pain disorders.
Paul incorporates a variety of Acupuncture and Manual Therapy into his sessions. He will often combine treatments such as Electro-Acupuncture, Cupping, Gua Sha, Tui Na Massage and Moxibustion to help improve the well-being of his patients.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor Of Health Science (Acupuncture)
- Advanced Diploma of Nutritional Medicine
Naturopath, Nutritionist & Acupuncturist
Tracey Loiterton
Tracey is a qualified naturopath, nutritionist and acupuncturist.
Her inspiration lies in providing her clients with the knowledge and tools to elevate their health and wellbeing. It is her philosophy to educate and empower her clients.
This enables them to make positive changes that will ensure a renewed level of balance, health, energy and vitality. Clients leave the consultation feeling equipped with the knowledge and motivation to begin or evolve their health journey.
Tracey recognises and treats everybody as an individual, assessing all aspects of health, and then working with clients to implement changes that are achievable and sustainable. Tracey has over 9 years experience working in the industry and has a special interest in treating hormonal imbalances, digestive dysfunction, detoxification, anxiety, fatigue and sleep disorders.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Health Science (Nutritional Medicine)
- Bachelor of Heath Science (Naturopathy)
- Masters of Applied Science (Acupuncture)