The Lane Cove rooms are at 2 Austin Street, directly opposite the Lane Cove Library and a few metres from Longueville Road. If you are coming from the village it is a walk of two or three minutes, and the parking behind the library is the easiest option in the middle of the day.
Lane Cove sends a particular mix of problems through the door. There are the desk-and-commute necks and low backs from St Leonards and the city, the shoulders and elbows of a suburb that plays a lot of tennis, and the knees and Achilles tendons that come with living on a hillside — the stairs down to Tambourine Bay and the streets off Burns Bay Road are their own kind of training load. Lane Cove also has a lot of people in their thirties and forties carrying small children, which is its own demand on a back.
A first appointment is mostly questions and movement testing: where the pain is, what makes it worse, what it stops you doing, and how it has behaved over weeks rather than days. From there you should leave knowing what is proposed, roughly how long it is expected to take, and what would mean changing the plan.
Worth bringing: any imaging or specialist letters you already have, a list of medications, and the shoes you actually walk or train in. If the pain is new and severe, follows a significant fall, or comes with numbness, weakness, fever or any change in bladder or bowel control, see a doctor first — that is a medical assessment, not a treatment question.
The nearest alternative if Lane Cove does not suit you is the Freshwater side, about 14 kilometres away across the Spit.
Nausea is common when people juggle pain relievers and poor sleep. Before reaching for a herbal remedy, the reason for the queasiness needs attention.
People managing ongoing pain sometimes find their stomach becomes unsettled too. Some pain relievers can upset digestion, poor sleep can leave you queasy, and stress has a way of settling in the gut. An article listing herbs for nausea can look like an easy answer. The trouble is that nausea is a symptom with many possible causes, and a list of ingredients cannot tell you which one applies to you.
Nausea may be linked to medicines, pregnancy, infection, digestive conditions or other illnesses. Knowing that ginger is used in cooking does not mean a concentrated herbal product suits everyone, especially someone already taking several medicines. A product that seems gentle may still interact with what you take for pain, blood pressure or mood.
When you speak with Dr Christine Shen, Acupuncturist, describe when the nausea happens, how long it lasts, what accompanies it and what you have already tried. Does it follow a particular tablet, a meal or a bad night? Bring a full list of medicines and supplements, including anything for pain bought over the counter. If a pain medicine seems to be involved, your GP or pharmacist should also hear about it, since the dose or timing may need review.
Some situations need prompt medical assessment rather than another home remedy. Persistent vomiting, signs of dehydration such as dizziness or very little urine, significant abdominal pain, or vomiting blood all call for a doctor. Repeatedly trying new products while these symptoms continue can delay care that matters.
Should Christine suggest a herbal product, make sure you have its name, how to take it and when it will be reviewed, and keep that information with the packaging. Let her know if your other medicines change. If a new symptom appears, ask before adjusting anything.
For people seen at the Lane Cove clinic, a simple diary of meals, medicines and queasy spells over a week can make the conversation far more productive than trying to recall details from memory.
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