Revere, PA: Brenda Schaufele
Fast facts Practice type: Hybrid Specialties: Allergies, back pain, general wellness, headaches / migraines, sexual conditions Styles: Five Element acupuncture, Japanese acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? Chinese medicine has always been of interest to me since my early twenties, when I was suffering terrible migraine headaches. As I got [...]
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Annandale, VA: Elaine Wolf Komarow
Fast facts Practice type: Hybrid Specialties: Digestive conditions, general wellness, infertility, menstrual conditions Styles: Five Element acupuncture, trigger point acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? Just like the gentleman on the razor commercials, I was a satisfied customer. I first received acupuncture more than 20 years ago and loved the [...]
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Miami, FL: Oded Schneiderman
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: Allergies, depression, digestive conditions, musculoskeletal pain, sports injuries Styles: Five Element acupuncture, Japanese acupuncture, trigger point acupuncture Why did you become an acupuncturist? My background includes studies in psychology, Shiatsu, and Reiki, but with acupuncture I felt an immediate connection and I realized, from day one, that this would [...]
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Perrysburg, OH: Tamara D. Willingham
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: Digestive conditions, infertility, musculoskeletal pain, stroke, women’s health Styles: Dr. Tan’s Balance Method, Five Element acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? After eight years of practice as a massage therapist, I moved to Seattle to study acupuncture and herbal medicine. I wanted to better [...]
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Baltimore, MD: Idalee Wagman DiGregorio
Fast facts Practice type: Hybrid Specialties: Addiction, insomnia, musculoskeletal pain, respiratory conditions, women’s health Styles: Five Element acupuncture, NADA, pediatric acupuncture Why did you become an acupuncturist? I decided to change my career to acupuncture after being a patient for several years and finding that acupuncture changed my outlook. I worked in corporate America for [...]
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Phoenix, AZ: Charmaine Marck
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: Back pain, digestive conditions, general wellness, stress, women’s health Styles: Auricular (ear) acupuncture, Five Element acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? As a therapeutic body worker for several years, I saw how balancing dis-ease in the body often had a profound effect on a [...]
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Hagerstown, MD: Shamsa Kara Houck
Fast facts Practice type: Hybrid Specialties: Anxiety, autoimmune conditions, depression, general wellness, infertility Styles: community acupuncture, Dr. Tan’s Balance Method, Five Element acupuncture Why did you become an acupuncturist? When I was 29, I suffered from IBS, depression and chronic fatigue. Acupuncture was the only thing that helped and the more I learned, the more [...]
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Surrey and London, England: Simon Casciano
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: General wellness Styles: Five Element acupuncture Why did you become an acupuncturist? I have always had a quick and curious mind, and therefore have always been fascinated with the sciences and especally how the human body functions. Yet I have also always maintained that behind the physical body is [...]
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Portland, OR: Cayly Christensen
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: Digestive conditions, emotional health, general wellness, insomnia, musculoskeletal pain Styles: Dr. Tan’s Balance Method, Five Element acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? As a patient of acupuncture and Chinese medicine, I experienced significant transformations both physically and emotionally. After suffering for years with conditions [...]
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Calgary, Alberta: Cindy Kokoski
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: Anxiety, headaches / migraines, insomnia, sports injuries, stress Styles: Five Element acupuncture, Japanese acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? I was at a crossroads in my career and knew I loved science while simultaneously working with my hands. I would spend hours in the [...]
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