About Dr. Thomas Choong
Dr. Thomas Choong is a graduate of the University of New South Wales Medical School, and has had a broad-based medical career spanning more than 30 years. He continues to be widely involved in the medical community as a teacher, lecturer and mentor.
He is passionate about recent advances in pain neuroscience and neuroplasticity and their relevance in the treatment of musculoskeletal pain. He is an innovator in the field of Intradermal Needling Therapy.
He sees the role of healthcare professionals is to facilitate healing, recovery and retraining. “We are facilitators, not healers.” Of utmost importance is patient education which empowers patients to be involved in decision making and self-management.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
(University of NSW)
Fellowship, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Masters of Health Administration (University of NSW)
Postgraduate Diploma in Musculoskeletal Medicine (University of Otago, NZ)
Graduate Certificate in Medical Acupuncture
(Monash University)
Fellowship, Australian College of Medical Acupuncture
TREATMENT PRINCIPLES
It is our aim to:
#1
Change the way you think about pain.
#2
Listen to, support and empower you throughout your healing and rehabilitation.
#3
Assist your recovery by treating the following:
injury
pain
dysfunction & suffering