Located in Cairnlea, Melbourne, Oriental Medicine Health Centre offers traditional Chinese medicine therapies practised with over 30 years of experience. Janice Chiam, a doctor of Chinese medicine, combines the ancient healing arts of acupuncture, herbal medicine and therapeutic bodywork to restore balance and promote lasting wellbeing.
Restore balance and relieve pain through the ancient art of acupuncture. Fine, sterile needles gently stimulate the body's energy pathways to promote natural healing and harmony.
Personalised herbal prescriptions drawn from centuries of botanical wisdom, carefully tailored to your unique constitution and health needs — in powder, pack or tincture form.
Traditional therapies using warmth and gentle suction to promote circulation, release muscle tension and support your body's inner energy flow.
A gentle scraping technique to release stagnation, reduce inflammation and revitalise the body's natural energy. Particularly effective for muscular tension and chronic pain.
Specially formulated topical herbal paste treatments for traumatic injuries, joint pain and localised conditions, drawing on traditional Chinese wound-healing knowledge.
A thorough, unhurried first visit. We listen deeply, assess your constitution and conditions, then create a personalised healing plan that honours your whole being.
Herbal medicine may also be prescribed at additional cost · 草药另计
Please note: Herbal prescriptions are in addition to consultation fees. Prices are subject to change without prior notice.
"为什么你想学习中医？"这是我常常被问到的问题。这一次，我想借此机会更详细地讲述我的故事。
我对中医的兴趣始于幼年，在东帝汶成长的岁月里。我常常看着父亲用各种植物、海草和贝壳制作医用滋补品、药膏、药粉和酊剂，用于治疗各种疾病。这些神奇的东西令我着迷，我由此心怀一个愿望：希望有一天自己也能做到。
自1975年印度尼西亚入侵东帝汶起，东帝汶的孩子们被迫只能学习印尼语。我约九岁时开始就读印尼小学，十岁时被送往一位秘密的私人老师处学习中文基础字符——早上上印尼学校，下午学中文。然而，由于老师不得不离开东帝汶，中文课只上了约三年便中断了。1987年我来到澳大利亚时，甚至还没有完成印尼学校的四年级。
我来澳大利亚是为了寻求更好的未来。面对语言障碍，我告诉自己：只要能说一点、读一点英文，足以应付日常，就已满足。凭着刻苦与坚持，我终于实现了心中的目标。所有经历过的磨难，在事后都是值得的。我相信，任何人只要意志坚定，都能实现自己的梦想。
此后，我在维多利亚大学完成了针灸及传统中草药医学双学位，正式同时执业两门疗法。我深信两者相辅相成，能根据患者的实际情况灵活运用，各尽所长。
为了进一步深造，我曾赴中国专门研习肿瘤、妇科、儿科及创伤科的针灸与中草药知识。我期望能在这些领域为患者提供更专业的帮助，以古老的智慧守护每一位患者的健康。
"Why do you want to study Traditional Chinese Medicine?" I am often asked this question. This time, I would like to take the opportunity to share my story in more detail.
My interest in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) began when I was little, growing up in East Timor. I often watched my father making medical tonics, medicinal pastes, powders and tinctures from many different kinds of plants, seaweed and shells, to treat a wide range of ailments. I found these things utterly fascinating — and wished that one day I could do the same.
After Indonesia invaded East Timor in 1975, East Timorese children were forced to study only Indonesian. I started Indonesian primary school at around age nine, and at ten was secretly sent to a private Chinese teacher to study elementary Chinese characters — Indonesian school in the morning, Chinese class in the afternoon. Unfortunately the classes only lasted about three years. When I arrived in Australia in 1987, I had not even completed year four of Indonesian school.
I came to Australia for a better future. With no English background and enormous language barriers, I studied with great determination. With hard work and patience, I achieved what I set out to achieve. All the hardships I endured were worthy in the end. I believe that anyone can achieve whatever they truly want to achieve.
I have since completed degrees in both Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine at Victoria University, and now formally practise both therapies. I believe both work beautifully on their own and enhance each other — matched to each individual patient's needs and preferences.
I have also furthered my studies in China, focusing on acupuncture and herbal medicine for tumours, gynaecology, paediatrics and traumatology. It is my honour to bring this ancient healing wisdom to my patients here in Melbourne.