Our Services

My commitment to you is to maintain and refine my knowledge of anatomy, muscle functionality, exercise physiology (through the lens of sports acupuncture training), the effects of acupuncture and electro-acupuncture, and classical Chinese medical theory. Together these aspects of health and healing have greatly enhanced the way I practice  acupuncture. ​

Related services: ​

• Electro-acupuncture - Ash has training in advanced techniques using electronic stimulation of acupuncture points and channels to increase the efficacy of treatments when applicable and speed healing times.

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• Trigger point / "dry" needling

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• Cupping (myofascial decompression) - this technique has been used for centuries in East Asian medicine and has recently caught on with many allied health professions (massage, chiropractic, physical therapy, etc.). It has been shown to decrease mechanical connective tissue changes following inflammation or trauma, decrease myofascial dysfunction, scar adhesions, scar tissue; and decrease myofascial syndromes such as faulty patterning due to hypertonic muscles.

• Gua Sha - a healing technique of traditional East Asian medicine, defined as instrument-assisted unidirectional press-stroking of a lubricated area of the body surface to intentionally create transitory therapeutic peticheae (called "sha") representing extravasation of blood in the subcutis. Modern research shows Gua Sha produces an immuno-protective and anti-inflammatory effect.

• Point injection therapy (PIT) - The injection of saline or other remedies improves the quality of the interstitial fluid allowing nutrient and waste product transfer between the cells and bloodstream to occur efficiently again thus facilitating healing.

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Sports acupuncture is another area of particular interest to me and falls under the general category of orthopedics.

​The goals of sports acupuncture treatment are simple: increase performance and decrease injury rehabilitation time. In my practice I strive to always consider the underlying health and habits of the individual so I may treat the person and not just the injury.

 In 2011, I completed a Acupuncture Sports Medicine Apprenticeship with Whitfield Reaves and worked for years as one of his assistants teachers. I've also studied modern neuroanatomy and physiology as a way of refining ancient Chinese medical theory and techniques within the context of modern pain medicine. 

Conditions treated:

• strains
• sprains
• tendonitis
• overuse injury
• muscle imbalances 
• general performance enhancement and overall balance 

After treating many many runners early on in my career, I was led to the "discovery" of an extraordinary point that is useful in treatment of many lower leg and foot problems. (Please see my article, "The Runner's Point," published in the Journal of Chinese Medicine in 2011.)

Depending on the athlete's presentation the focus of treatment may be on an injury itself, balancing opposing muscle groups or injury prevention. Typically a patient will be seen one to two times per week in the injury phase and somewhat less frequently for maintenance and performance enhancement.