Back Pain
Lower back pain, stiffness, leg symptoms and recurring flare-ups: understand the pattern and your care options.
Learn More DAVIS ACUPUNCTURE 
Registered Acupuncturist Rory Davis
Mile End South • Valley View
Acupuncture for pain, recovery and wellbeing.
Care at Davis Acupuncture
How can we help?
Pain is often the starting point, but the conversation can be broader. People seek care for a range of concerns; suitability depends on assessment, and individual responses vary.
Neck Pain
Neck tension, restricted turning, desk-related aggravation and symptoms that overlap with headache or arm pain.
Learn MoreHeadache & Migraine
Recurring headaches, migraine and symptoms that overlap with neck pain, alongside appropriate medical care.
Learn MoreChronic Pain
Longstanding, recurring or widespread pain, with attention to activity, sleep, flare-ups and your existing care.
Learn MoreWomen's Health
Discussion of menstrual symptoms, life-stage changes and wellbeing alongside your existing healthcare.
Learn MoreStress & Sleep
For people seeking support when stress, disrupted sleep and physical tension affect day-to-day wellbeing.
Learn MoreSports & Movement
Muscle and joint concerns, training-load flare-ups and restricted movement, whether you exercise for sport or everyday life.
Learn MoreRehabilitation & Post-Surgery
Acupuncture considered alongside injury or post-surgical rehabilitation, with your physiotherapist and medical team guiding recovery.
Learn MoreStructured care
Relief → Restore → Maintain → Flare-up Support
Care can move between these options as your needs change. Treatment frequency is agreed with you and reviewed; not everyone needs every stage.
Relief
Start with what is most troublesome now. The initial aim is to ease discomfort and, where relevant, muscle guarding so daily activities feel more manageable.
Restore
As symptoms change, review movement, function and the activities you want to return to. Adapt care to your progress and goals.
Maintain
Some people with recurring symptoms choose periodic support. Others finish after short-term care. Any ongoing appointments depend on a continuing need and your preferences.
Flare-up Support
When an established problem returns or worsens, reassess what has changed and adapt care where appropriate. This does not automatically mean restarting a set course of treatment.
Treatments
Treatments We Use
Your appointment starts with an assessment. Rory explains which approaches may suit your symptoms, goals and preferences, and you decide together before treatment.
Acupuncture
Fine, sterile single-use needles, selected according to your assessment, comfort and goals.
Acupressure
Pressure applied to selected points and related areas, adjusted to your comfort and used where appropriate.
Dry Needling
A needling technique that may be used for relevant muscle presentations, where appropriate.
Electroacupuncture
Electrical stimulation applied through acupuncture needles may be considered after checking suitability and discussing consent.
Cupping
Suction applied with cups where suitable. Temporary skin marks can occur; suitability and risks are discussed first.
Gua Sha
A smooth-edged tool applied to the skin with controlled pressure. Comfort, skin health and marking risks guide its use.
Moxibustion
Warming stimulation using processed mugwort, considered selectively after discussing heat, skin and respiratory risks.
Exercise & Qigong
Simple movement, mobility or Qigong exercises where appropriate, supporting self-management between appointments.
External Herbal Applications
Externally applied liniments, oils, balms or patches may be discussed as an adjunct to treatment or home care.
Mile End South & Valley View
Choose a location
Two Adelaide locations, with the same practitioner and an individual approach to care.
Western Adelaide
Mile End South
The established, independent Davis Acupuncture clinic in western Adelaide.
Learn MoreBack In Motion Valley View
Valley View
Acupuncture alongside physiotherapy and rehabilitation at Back In Motion Valley View.
Learn MoreMeet Rory
Registered Acupuncturist Rory Davis
Rory brings private practice experience and previous tertiary teaching and clinical supervision at Endeavour College to his work with patients.
His approach is practical and individualised: understand the concern, explain the options and review whether care is meeting your goals.
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Choose Mile End South or Valley View for an appointment with Registered Acupuncturist Rory Davis.