Live Oak Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine

read moreYou've been to a bunch of doctors and you've tried a handful of different medications. The pills help you get through the day, but you don't like the fact that you never get to the root of the problem, you worry about side effects, and every year your insurance pays less at the doctor's office and pharmacy. You can't put your finger on why, but you feel dissatisfied, deflated, disconnected, and maybe even depressed. You know that there's more to life than trudging through the workday and collapsing in front of Netflix after dinner, but you don't know where to look for the peace of mind, connection, and joy that you crave.

read moreNow you no longer have to choose between the immediate symptom relief of dry needling and the whole-body healing benefits of traditional acupuncture. I am the only professional in central Texas with advanced training in both systems and can offer you the best of both worlds in the same session. Dry needling is a type of acupuncture that is rapidly gaining popularity. It involves the precise insertion of acupuncture needles into tiny tight wads of muscle called trigger points. Trigger points are found within taut bands of muscle and are often located in areas far from the location of the pain that causes a patient to seek treatment.

read moreI'm not satisfied with Band-Aid solutions. My goal is to get to the root of your problem but in order to do that, I need to know all about you. This is why it is so important that you are honest and thorough in filling out your new patient paperwork and answering my questions at your first appointment. If you have scheduled an appointment because you have a sore back, I know it seems weird that I am asking you about your digestion, your sleep, and your mood. But my goal is to go way beyond symptom management and to address the root of your health problems.

read moreOver two thousand years ago, Hippocrates (considered by many to be the father of Western medicine) stated: "Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease." Now in the twenty-first century, scientists all over the world are scrambling to explain how acupuncture works, with varying degrees of success. Though they are discovering bits and pieces of the answer, the bottom line is this: the way that acupuncture works is to enhance, strengthen, and direct these "natural forces". Contrary to what you may have heard, acupuncture is NOT a belief system, a religion, superstition, or magic.