Phoebe Malone Acupuncture
Dedicated to supporting women's health with expertise, compassion, and care.
Whether you're navigating period health, fertility, pregnancy, or managing stress and pain, my integrative approach blends traditional Chinese medicine with modern insights to create truly personalised care.
Here, you are heard, supported, and treated as a whole person.
Supporting your health, naturally
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Period & Hormonal Health
Whether you're experiencing PMS, painful periods, or cycle irregularities, acupuncture and Chinese medicine offer a natural approach to restoring hormonal balance and reducing symptoms. Acupuncture can support menstrual health by regulating the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian (HPO) axis, improving circulation to the reproductive system, and modulating inflammation.
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Fertility & Preconception
Optimising fertility requires a balance of hormones, healthy circulation, and a well-regulated nervous system. Acupuncture has been shown to influence these key factors, supporting egg quality, uterine receptivity, and stress reduction. Whether you’re preparing for pregnancy or undergoing assisted reproductive treatments, acupuncture offers a scientifically supported, whole-body approach to reproductive health.
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Pregnancy & Labor Preparation
Acupuncture is a safe and effective way to support your body throughout pregnancy, helping to relieve nausea, fatigue, musculoskeletal discomfort, and emotional stress. As you prepare for birth, acupuncture enhances oxytocin release, supports cervical ripening, and promotes efficient uterine contractions—helping to facilitate a smoother, more natural labour process.
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Stress, Tension & Pain
Prolonged stress and muscular tension can manifest as headaches, neck and back pain, TMJ discomfort, and overall fatigue. Acupuncture works by calming the nervous system, improving circulation, and encouraging the release of endorphins—helping to relieve pain, reduce inflammation, and restore physical and mental balance.
Pillars of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a key aspect of traditional medicine where we insert very fine, surgical stainless steel needles into the body at various acupuncture points. It is minimally invasive and is aimed at stimulating nerve-rich areas on the body to influence our brain and nervous systems, as well as muscles, tendons and bones.
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Chinese Herbal Medicine
Chinese herbal formulas may be prescribed to assist with your treatment progression. Chinese herbalism has been developed over millennia and is a beautiful art and science that works synergistically with acupuncture and other Chinese medicine modalities.
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Cupping
Glass fire cupping is a powerful therapy for moving stagnation, which is akin to pain and restricted range of motion. This therapy increases blood flow to the area while carrying away toxins that are stored in tight muscles and injured areas. Cupping also enhances immune function and reduces the severity and duration of cold and flu symptoms.
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Electroacupuncture
In some cases of long term or severe pain, I may use electroacupuncture which is the electrical stimulation of acupuncture points. The electrical current stimulates the brain to release its own pain relief substances, while simultaneously increasing blood flow to the area and enhancing immune and lymphatic function to reduce pain and heal the tissue.
What is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture is a component of Traditional Chinese Medicine that involves the insertion of very fine, sterile, single use needles into acupuncture points on the body. We select these points based on the individuals presentation, signs and symptoms unique to them at that time. Through the use of acupuncture we are aiming to reinstate the natural free flow of ‘Qi and Blood’ in the body which allows the body to function most optimally.
This modality has had a rich history throughout China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan over the past 2000 years. In Australia, Acupuncture has seen rapid growth in popularity and utility since the 1990’s, with 80% of GP’s now referring patients to Acupuncturists.
In Australia, and globally, there is a strong body of evidence supporting the use of acupuncture in conditions such as depression, anxiety, insomnia, gynaecological and obstetrical conditions, cancer treatment side effects, acute and chronic pain conditions as well as respiratory conditions and allergies.
What does acupuncture feel like?
Acupuncture needles are a similar diameter the hair on your head! Most people report feeling no pain when needles are inserted, instead there is more of a sensation of pressure, aching, heaviness or vibration. There are many styles of acupuncture, and Phoebe practices a very gentle needling style that doesn’t involve strong sensations or stimulation.
How does acupuncture effect the body?
When stimulating acupuncture points, with needles or moxibustion a stimulus is sent to the brain, this stimulus causes a cascade of chemical, hormonal and immune effects locally at the point and also throughout the entire body and brain. Another mechanism of action of acupuncture, is it’s ability to drop us into the parasympathetic (heal, rest & digest) nervous system, and out of the sympathetic state which is the fight, flight and freeze. These two states are natural for us to switch between, however with the intensity and stress of our modern lives, we are commonly stuck in the sympathetic state feeling overwhelmed and frazzled. Through the theories of this ancient medicine, we are able to stimulate the bodies innate healing response and tweak your physiology to promote balance, emotional and physical well-being.
