Dr Sue Beutum MBBS FAMAC
Medical Acupuncture
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About Dr Sue Beutum
In 1980 Dr Sue Beutum graduated in Medicine from the University of New South Wales.
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She completed the Family Medicine Certificate in 1985. This was the precursor to the current Fellowship of the College of General Practitioners.
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In 1997, she completed her Fellowship in Medical acupuncture from the Australian Medical Acupuncture College and received the John Woodley Prize for academic excellence.
After many years in solo general practice, she joined a group practice in Epping for 13 years. She combined Western Medicine with acupuncture which enhances the therapeutic regimen she offers patients.
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In 2022 she moved to Perth from Sydney and established a practice in Karrinyup.
She is a doctor who will take a full medical history and examine her patients before embarking on acupuncture management to ensure that the best of two worlds is offered to her patients.
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Sue has served on the committee of the NSW branch of the Australian Medical Acupuncture College and has taught doctors and dentists Medical Acupuncture.
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Apart from medicine, Sue enjoys walking with her husband and dog, watercolour painting and reading.
"When you touch one thing with deep awareness,
you touch everything."
- Lao Tzu
What is Medical
Acupuncture?
Traditional Chinese Medicine includes acupuncture as one of its therapies. Traditionally acupuncture involves the insertion of very thin needles into points along the meridians of the body. The meridians are where energy (Qi) flows. When a meridian is blocked, there is dis-ease and unblocking these pathways with acupuncture, restores the flow of energy creating a balance in the body.
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Apart from needles, laser (a single beam of light) can be used to stimulate these points painlessly.
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Other modalities include but are not limited to moxibustion (heat) and electroacupuncture.
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In Western medicine, the acupuncture points correspond with points at which small nerve bundles penetrate the fascia. There is scientific evidence that acupuncture works by multiple neurological pathways being stimulated in the spinal cord and brain causing a cascade of neurotransmitters and hormones to be released and alleviate dis-ease.
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Sue uses both needles and laser. The needles should not hurt once inserted, but laser is completely painless. Sue uses lasers for both needle-phobic patients and another powerful laser for her work in musculoskeletal pain.
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There are microsystems on the body such as the ear and scalp that can be used to treat various ailments and you may find that you leave with a little bead on your ear as part of your management.