Acupuncturist Emily Smith is passionate about helping her clients accomplish their goals of achieving optimal health and well-being naturally, using an array of traditional Japanese medicine practices, including acupuncture, cupping, postural alignment, herbal medicine and Anma massage and palpation therapy. Serving clients in Marin County from Corte Madera, San Rafael, San Anselmo, Fairfax, Nicasio, Novato, Ross, Mill Valley, Larkspur, Marin City, Sausalito, Tiburon, Belvedere, Greenbrae, Kentfield, and Sleepy Hollow.
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I am convinced that chronic stress, pain, fatigue and early aging do not have to be our constant companions.
Today it seems harder than ever for our natural processes of healing to get their job done.
Daily stresses challenge our body's basic functions.
Because there is no mind body split, treatments for the body necessarily include our human consciousness-a sense that we matter, that we are connected to each other and our world.
My approach is to address mind and body simultaneously, drawing on my training in both Eastern and Western acupuncture in addition to certification and experience as a counselor.
Today it seems harder than ever for our natural processes of healing to get their job done.
Daily stresses challenge our body's basic functions.
Because there is no mind body split, treatments for the body necessarily include our human consciousness-a sense that we matter, that we are connected to each other and our world.
My approach is to address mind and body simultaneously, drawing on my training in both Eastern and Western acupuncture in addition to certification and experience as a counselor.
My practice accepts insurance for acupuncture patients.
In order to best serve you I can verify your insurance benefits before you arrive.
Please contact me directly and I will contact you as soon as the benefits are established.
Your initial appointment can take about 75 minutes.
Subsequent appointments usually take about an hour.
I might ask you many questions about your symptoms, work, interests, lifestyle, and medical and family history.
Most patients find the acupuncture session very relaxing and sometimes fall asleep.
In order to best serve you I can verify your insurance benefits before you arrive.
Please contact me directly and I will contact you as soon as the benefits are established.
Your initial appointment can take about 75 minutes.
Subsequent appointments usually take about an hour.
I might ask you many questions about your symptoms, work, interests, lifestyle, and medical and family history.
Most patients find the acupuncture session very relaxing and sometimes fall asleep.
Licensed acupuncturists in the state of California have extensive training in both Chinese and Western Medicine.
The minimum board requirements are completion of a four-year master's degree program including 3000 hours of classroom instruction and 1800 hours of clinical residency.
The number of treatments required depends on the nature of your complaint.
For an acute condition, a single treatment may be sufficient to resolve it.
A series of six to twenty treatments is found to be effective for many common complaints.
The minimum board requirements are completion of a four-year master's degree program including 3000 hours of classroom instruction and 1800 hours of clinical residency.
The number of treatments required depends on the nature of your complaint.
For an acute condition, a single treatment may be sufficient to resolve it.
A series of six to twenty treatments is found to be effective for many common complaints.
Fine gauge needling and precise point location describe Japanese acupuncture.
Because our bodies are made up of dynamic physiological systems, acupuncture points move and change size from day to day.
Emily takes care to identify where stress and tension are hiding in your body each time you come in.
Acupuncture helps the body redress stress by increasing blood flow through joints and tissues, facilitating optimal physiological function.
Japanese needles are thin and the needling is shallow- generally within the fascia or connective tissue where cellular communication occurs.
Because our bodies are made up of dynamic physiological systems, acupuncture points move and change size from day to day.
Emily takes care to identify where stress and tension are hiding in your body each time you come in.
Acupuncture helps the body redress stress by increasing blood flow through joints and tissues, facilitating optimal physiological function.
Japanese needles are thin and the needling is shallow- generally within the fascia or connective tissue where cellular communication occurs.
Cupping is a form of manual therapy where glass cups are placed on a specific area of the body to help relieve tension and increase circulation.
Suction can be created using a pump.
Very often cupping is done on the back to relieve upper back, shoulder and neck tension.
Many people become "addicted" to cupping, meaning they find its therapeutic benefits to be outstanding and sometimes even prefer it to deep tissue massage.
Cupping can also be done on the hamstrings, calves, shoulders and elbows or other areas of the body where the fascia has become dehydrated from over use causing chronic pain and contributing to limited range of motion.
Suction can be created using a pump.
Very often cupping is done on the back to relieve upper back, shoulder and neck tension.
Many people become "addicted" to cupping, meaning they find its therapeutic benefits to be outstanding and sometimes even prefer it to deep tissue massage.
Cupping can also be done on the hamstrings, calves, shoulders and elbows or other areas of the body where the fascia has become dehydrated from over use causing chronic pain and contributing to limited range of motion.
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