For more than 2500 years, generations of patients and physicians have depended on acupuncture, moxibustion, tuina, and dietary therapy for preventative care, basic medical treatment, and advanced management of complex disorders. These rarely mastered arts are now available in Cleveland. Very few physicians have devoted the years of study necessary to understand the complex anatomy of the meridians or the subtle blending of foods and flavors to produce the Oriental medicines of the East.
After more than 45 years of study and application, I have integrated these time-honored techniques with the best of modern medical knowledge. If you have a complex or difficult to treat problem, or have a disorder that doesn't fit neatly into the arbitrary categories created by insurance companies and codebooks, I invite you read the information about the programs available through my office.
Occasionally, I will be asked how it is possible to study and use diagnostic and treatment techniques from different cultures, some many hundreds of years old, with modern patients and problems.
After more than 45 years of study and application, I have integrated these time-honored techniques with the best of modern medical knowledge. If you have a complex or difficult to treat problem, or have a disorder that doesn't fit neatly into the arbitrary categories created by insurance companies and codebooks, I invite you read the information about the programs available through my office.
Occasionally, I will be asked how it is possible to study and use diagnostic and treatment techniques from different cultures, some many hundreds of years old, with modern patients and problems.
Services
To schedule an appointment for an initial consultation, you must speak with Ms. Shurtz or Dr. Grotte by calling (440) 461-7488 from 1pm to 7pm, E.S.T. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays.
A package of forms and questionnaires, and an appointment card, will be sent out to you, along with a return envelope.
We must receive them at least one week before your appointment to allow for careful review of the information provided.
Because the history is such an important part of your consultation, we will have to reschedule your appointment if the paperwork is not returned on time, or is incomplete.
A package of forms and questionnaires, and an appointment card, will be sent out to you, along with a return envelope.
We must receive them at least one week before your appointment to allow for careful review of the information provided.
Because the history is such an important part of your consultation, we will have to reschedule your appointment if the paperwork is not returned on time, or is incomplete.
Please try to arrive 10 to 15 minutes early for your appointment.
We are very careful to keep on schedule, so that it is unusual for you to be seen more than a few minutes past your scheduled time.
Arriving early allows you to rest a few minutes and allow your pulses to calm for the visit.
When a patient rushes to make an appointment, it disturbs the qi and pulse.
We want to make sure that you benefit fully from a complete treatment session, and this is another reason to come a little early.
In order to be fair to other patients, we do not extend the treatment into another patient's appointment if you arrive late.
We are very careful to keep on schedule, so that it is unusual for you to be seen more than a few minutes past your scheduled time.
Arriving early allows you to rest a few minutes and allow your pulses to calm for the visit.
When a patient rushes to make an appointment, it disturbs the qi and pulse.
We want to make sure that you benefit fully from a complete treatment session, and this is another reason to come a little early.
In order to be fair to other patients, we do not extend the treatment into another patient's appointment if you arrive late.
Women who are having problems with conception, premenstrual symptoms, or menopausal issues will often see positive results with Oriental medicine.
It may be possible to reduce or eliminate the need for Western pharmaceuticals.
If drugs or hormones must be used, side effects may be reduced.
The treatment of gynecologic imbalances is a well established specialty in Oriental medicine.
Symptoms which have only been recently recognized in the West, such as "premenstrual syndrome" or "premenstrual dysphoric disease", as well as many other syndromes which are hard to classify or tend to involve multiple organ systems, are more exactly diagnosed in the Oriental system.
It may be possible to reduce or eliminate the need for Western pharmaceuticals.
If drugs or hormones must be used, side effects may be reduced.
The treatment of gynecologic imbalances is a well established specialty in Oriental medicine.
Symptoms which have only been recently recognized in the West, such as "premenstrual syndrome" or "premenstrual dysphoric disease", as well as many other syndromes which are hard to classify or tend to involve multiple organ systems, are more exactly diagnosed in the Oriental system.
Standards for practitioners of acupuncture and other Oriental techniques are constantly evolving.
The treatment of complex disorders and pain syndromes often requires an ongoing relationship with a physician.
Therefore, to make the best decision, you have to inform yourself as to the options available.
In this discussion, I will use the term "acupuncturist" to refer to a licensed or certified acupuncturist and "physician" to refer to a D.O. or M.D. who has at least had 500 hours of specialized acupuncture training in addition to the normal 8 years of medical education.
The treatment of complex disorders and pain syndromes often requires an ongoing relationship with a physician.
Therefore, to make the best decision, you have to inform yourself as to the options available.
In this discussion, I will use the term "acupuncturist" to refer to a licensed or certified acupuncturist and "physician" to refer to a D.O. or M.D. who has at least had 500 hours of specialized acupuncture training in addition to the normal 8 years of medical education.
If you don't reside in the Cleveland area, or near Cleveland, you may want to find a practitioner who is closer to you.
Although patients have traveled many hundreds of miles for a consultation, it is not practical to have regular treatments and follow up when living so far away.
It is also not particularly helpful for the effect of treatment if there is a harrowing or difficult travel back home.
Those who live in the Cleveland area also know that in winter, even 30 miles might be a difficult journey to make on a regular basis.
Although patients have traveled many hundreds of miles for a consultation, it is not practical to have regular treatments and follow up when living so far away.
It is also not particularly helpful for the effect of treatment if there is a harrowing or difficult travel back home.
Those who live in the Cleveland area also know that in winter, even 30 miles might be a difficult journey to make on a regular basis.
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