Rebecca Tung

Rebecca Tung is an Integrative Movement and Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner at Harbor. Her work brings together acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine with rehabilitation and movement.

Much of her clinical work centres on pain relief, including chronic pain and conditions affecting the muscles and joints. She is also interested in how stress can build up as tension in the body and change the way someone moves.

As well as Chinese medicine, she draws on Clinical Pilates and Iyengar Yoga, a style of yoga that focuses on precise alignment. Her work aims to prevent and treat injuries.

Professional Background & Qualifications

Rebecca trained in Traditional Chinese Medicine at the University of Technology Sydney, graduating in 2002 with a Bachelor of Health Science that specialised in acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine.

In 2012, she trained in Clinical Pilates with Dance Medicine Australia and in STOTT Pilates Reformer. Her other training includes a Professional Certificate in Functional Anatomy and two occupational rehabilitation courses: Functional Capacity Evaluation with WorkHab and Return to Work Coordination with Recovre.

Rebecca has also completed two internships abroad, one in acupuncture and herbal medicine at the Red Cross Hospital in Hangzhou, China, and another at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute in India. She is also trained in senior first aid.

Healthcare Leadership & Experience

Alongside acupuncture and herbal medicine, Rebecca uses rehabilitation exercise to help clients get stronger and move more easily. This includes work on posture and breathing, as well as on the everyday movements that pain can make difficult.

Her training in occupational rehabilitation also lets her assess what clients can physically do after an injury and help plan their return to work.

Outside her formal training, Rebecca has practised Theravada Insight Meditation in the Mahasi tradition for many years. The practice trains close attention to the mind and body, and it has deepened her understanding of how stress shows up physically.

Approach to Care

How Rebecca balances Chinese medicine with movement and rehabilitation depends on each client and what they need.

Where it helps, she also brings in mindfulness so clients learn to notice tension and their breathing, and to recognise how their bodies react to stress.

Her aim is to ease pain, help clients move well again and give them practical ways to look after their bodies after treatment ends.