WILLIAM KEANE TCM
Your Practitioner
William is a healer with over 25 years’ of clinic experience. He takes a holistic approach to diagnosis and treatment, so that you can be sure that he is not just treating the symptoms of illness, he has identified and is working to treat the underlying imbalance.
William was drawn to healing from an early age when his mother almost died due to an adverse reaction to prescription drugs for high blood pressure. This experience lead to the belief that Western medical practices are not always the right or best answer for the treatment of disease, and maintaining optimum health.
He believes that the most effective treatments will always draw on the combination of Herbal medicine, Acupuncture, Diet, Massage & Physical Therapy.
William received training in these arts of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Melbourne from an acknowledged Master, Professor Lun Wong OAM. This involved a rigorous curriculum of study, clinical practice, herbalism, Taoist philosophy, martial arts and meditation. Most importantly, William worked closely with Professor Wong in clinic sessions which gave him a deeper understanding into the subtle causes of disease in the mind, body and spirit and effective treatment options.
This unique training and experience means that you will benefit from a profound tradition of knowledge of how the human body works that has been passed down the generations from master to student for more than 3,000 years.
The Philosophy of
Traditional Chinese Medicine
A preventative approach to health is one of the main differences between western and eastern medicine.
TCM aims to address the root origins of illness, not just the symptoms. Skilled diagnosis can interpret signs that your body is out of balance before the symptoms of illness appear. It requires time, commitment and belief that these treatments will eventually work. It’s about maintaining health and restoring balance in the body.
Prevention is better than cure.
My TCM Master Professor Wong practiced a holistic approach to diagnosis. Such an approach helps recognise the progression of disease from Physical Form (Xing) to Spirit (Shen), or vice versa, as well as guiding the combination of methods which will provide holistic treatment. This philosophy recognises that Mental and Emotional aspects must always be considered when treating disease. An example of TCM philosophical thinking is outlined below.
Emotions are an integrated part of our organ functions and often the root cause of any disease. For example, the Liver meridian is impacted by emotional changes, in particular anger. When we feel constant anger, the Liver overheats and, as a consequence, the Liver Qi becomes stagnant. Long term negative emotions also negatively influence the interdependent functioning of the Heart and the Kidney systems. The holistic approach of TCM releases the Liver Qi and brings Heart and Kidney back to harmony.
Professor Wong advocated tailoring a combination of the five main treatment methods to treat any presenting illness.
Five Main Treatments
Ru Yi
Academic or educated practice that involves the prescription of herbal formulae based primarily on pulse diagnosis and disease pattern recognition.
Zhen Jiu
Acupuncture and moxibustion that relies on knowledge of the 12 main meridians and 8 extra meridians - in particular the location and function of the points along each channel.
An Mo (incorporating Tui Na)
Massage therapy to loosen the joints, tendons and muscles at the surface level.
Ti Liao
Physical therapy, including bone setting and manipulation to correct joint misalignment.
Shi Liao
Diet therapy, which has two aspects - seasonal and sickness. Seasonal diets consider the character of the person and season when advising health maintenance. Diets for restoring health consider foods that target the body imbalance.
