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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Eugene, OR: Yumiko Freeman
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: General wellness, headaches / migraines, musculoskeletal pain, pediatric conditions, stress Styles: Japanese acupuncture, pediatric acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? My family was saved by acupuncture tremendously—with my lower back, during our daughter’s birth, and my husband with a spinal cord injury. I was [...]
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Los Angeles, CA: Elen Lauper
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: Anxiety, HIV / AIDS, musculoskeletal pain, stress, trauma Styles: Auricular (ear) acupuncture, Classical Chinese acupuncture, Japanese acupuncture Why did you become an acupuncturist? I first stumbled upon acupuncture through a book I read in the 70s. It made so much sense to me, that there was a blueprint for [...]
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Rutland, VT: Dianne Richoz Barclay
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: Anxiety, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, headaches / migraines, Lyme disease, musculoskeletal pain Styles: Japanese acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), trigger point acupuncture Why did you become an acupuncturist? While receiving acupuncture treatments for a hip problem during a particularly stressful time, I realized I was much calmer and focused, so [...]
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Framingham, MA: Abby Greiner
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: Depression, digestive conditions, general wellness, insomnia, women’s health Styles: Dr. Tan’s Balance Method, Japanese acupuncture, veterinary acupuncture Why did you become an acupuncturist? Before becoming an acupuncturist, I worked with horses. I was amazed at how much better my horse felt after his acupuncture treatments, so I decided to [...]
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New York, NY: Matthew Yee
Fast facts Practice type: Community Specialties: Chronic pain, general wellness, musculoskeletal pain, sports injuries Styles: Community acupuncture, Japanese acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? For many great reasons, I decided to become an acupuncturist and make these studies a huge part of my life. But the main reason was that [...]
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La Verne, CA: Matthew D. Bauer
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: Back pain, general wellness, headaches / migraines, women’s Health Styles: Auricular (ear) acupuncture, Japanese acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? My path to becoming an acupuncturist began with my own low back injury as a teenager. After years of finding no relief, I happened [...]
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Portland, OR: Erika Anderson
Fast facts Practice type: Hybrid Specialties: Depression, general wellness, musculoskeletal pain, skin conditions, women’s health Styles: Auricular (ear) acupuncture, Japanese acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? Chinese Medicine has been a significant part of my life since about 2004. I was looking at a somewhat dismal medical diagnosis and felt [...]
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San Francisco, CA: Paola Acuna
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: Allergies, anxiety, digestive conditions, infertility, musculoskeletal pain Styles: Japanese acupuncture (Kiiko Matsumoto) Why did you become an acupuncturist? I never went to the doctor growing up. I learned from an early age that with excellent health, we can thrive. I have devoted my life to helping people achieve a [...]
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Meiners Oaks, CA: Apolonia Paulusse
Fast facts Practice type: Hybrid Specialties: Arthritis, brain injuries, epilepsy, pediatric conditions, women’s health, Styles: Herbal therapy, Japanese acupuncture, pediatric acupuncture Why did you become an acupuncturist? After I got myself much healthier and stronger through a macrobiotic diet, I was introduced to acupressure and Shiatsu (Ohashi and Masunaga were my teachers). I saw its [...]
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