Acupuncture, Asian Bodywork, Chinese Herbs, Ayurveda, Yoga
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
ACUPUNCTURE
CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE
ASIAN BODYWORK
ORIENTAL MEDICINE (OMD)
MEDICAL QIGONG
1) Articles
2) Practitioners
3) How to Find More Practitioners in this Category
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1) Articles on Acupuncture, CHM, Oriental Medicine -
general & for CFS, FMS, M.E. & more:
Herbal formulas are
concentrated foods made from roots, leaves, barks and minerals, and as
such have great potency without losing the built-in safety contained
within the substances before modern-day techniques of chemical
extraction increase the likelihood of danger. They are a great adjunct
in a treatment plan as they help maintain healing processes that are
initiated in live sessions, thus ensuring continued progress.
Sometimes, they are the treatment of choice in dealing with advanced
disease processes that have caused serious damage. Finally, they are
much less expensive than pharmaceuticals. - Circle of One
2) Practitioners of
Chinese Herbal Medicine, Acupuncture, Asian Bodywork, Oriental Medicine
Tammy Chang, Dipl. Ac. (NCCAOM), L. Ac. (571) 426-2195
(added 4/22/2014)
Essence of Acupuncture
421 Church St., NE, #E
Vienna, VA 22180
Mon., Wed., Fri. 9-7, Sunday by appointment
www.essenceofacupuncture.net>
Five Element & Balancing acupuncture methods, Hand, Auricular, Scalp acupuncture, Korean four needles and herbs.
Attended one of our speaker meetings in 2012.
Member comment: "I do endorse her and highly recommend her for treating pain. She has been through thick and thin with me and is becoming an expert on FMS issues." - NL
Jonathan Gilbert, NCCAOM (301) 215-4177
(updated 4/22/2014)
The Gilbert Clinic
Bethesda Crossing, 7315 Wisconsin Ave, Suite 760 (Wisconsin Tower - East),
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Directions
Diplomate in Chinese Herbal Medicine, Diplomate in Acupuncture
info@thegilbertclinic.com
Advanced apprenticeship in Jinkui Yaolue Theory and Practice (six division) for chronic disease.
In depth experience with FM, CFS/ME.
Treats tennis elbow to complex neurological and genetic diseases, complex pain,
arthritis, peripheral neuropathy, stress related symptoms.
thegilbertclinic.com
CFSupport's Web Links, Background for Jonathan Gilbert, NCCAOM
Interview Eastern Medicine Gains Ground in Region
See When Pushing Stops Working Website
for audio presentations
Member comment, "When I was strong and balanced enough from my CFS to handle the
stimulation of acupuncture, I received two acupuncture treatments from Jonathan Gilbert
and each immediately helped my range of motion and relieved stiffness
in my left arm, my neck after injuries. My arm had almost healed from its muscle tear,
but it still felt heavy and unresponsive. The treatment freed up that arm right away."
Virginia D. Mitchell, MAc., LAc., Diplomate Ac. (703) 421-1300
Acupuncture & Bodywork Associates
708 Sugarland Run Drive
Sterling, VA 20164
www.VirginiaBodywork.com
Speaker October 2009
Kourosh Kashan, NCCAOM - moved to California
Diplomate Acupuncture.
A therapeutic program
incorporating subtle energy healing (to stimulate the circulation of Qi
so as to restore balance and harmony in the body and soul), touch
therapy (CranioSacral Healing, Lymphatic Drainage, Myofascial Release,
Soft-Tissue Technique, Strain and Counterstrain, Visceral Healing, Zero
Balancing), and herbal medicine (including nutrition). Development of one's
sensitivity and attunement to body wisdom encouraged to perceive tensions in the body and then
release them. Committed to helping people in need regardless of their ability to pay.
http://www.circleofone.org/
Member Comment: "He is best at guiding you to a place of healing and accepting."
Monika Rukus, RN, MSW, LAc (301) --------
(died Dec. 2011)
Death Notice at Wash. Post
Chevy Chase, MD
http://www.acupuncture-alternatives.com/
Dawit Assefa (202) 378-8033
108 S. Columbus Street, Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
http://dawithealing.com/
Member comment, 7-2010: "I know that sometimes people in the group provide
recommendations. I have seen some great changes in how I sleep and how
I feel (in terms of both energy and aches & pains) by seeing an
acupuncturist in Old Town Alexandria. His name is Dawit Assefa and he
works with a lot of people with CFS and FMS. He does so much more than
just acupuncture - he is a great listener and provides helpful advice,
he performs reflexology at the end of every session, and he recommends
Chinese herbs. I know that he could help other people with CFS and FMS
who are still feeling the fatigue, low energy, body aches and pains,
headaches, and stomach/intestinal issues. "
Lonnie J. Lee MD ( Lonnie Lee ) Acupuncturist (301) 209-6250
Prince George's Medical Office
Kaiser Permanente
6525 Belcrest Road, Suite 160
Hyattsville MD 20782
Specialty: "Alternative Medicine"
Acupuncture
Member comment: "[She] has many years of experience. I would be going to
her for acupuncture treatments except that my co-pay for acupuncture is
$40 a visit."
Matt Hayat PhD NMQ (301) 437-4966
http://www.martialsigning.com
Self-referred
"I've
worked with over a dozen CFS patients over the past five years in
sharing methods of self-healing. Many have encouraged me repeatedly to
get in touch with the CFS [groups] in order to share these methods with
other patients interested in gentle, effective, and profound ways of
dealing with fatigue, body pain and frustration."
Medical Qigong
Therapy (MMQ), Kiai Qigong for Self-Health, a system for coordinating
physical movement, breathing techniques, visualizations, and the use of
sound (Kiai) in self-healing.
Mary Beth Gibbons, NCCAOM (703) 231-5058
The Atrium, 11250 Roger Bacon Dr #23 Reston VA 20190
In home visits, especially near McLean, VA.
Diplomate Acupuncture.
http://www.restonacupuncture.com/
Sharon Crowell, LAc, MAc, RN (703) 623-8340
Traditional Acupuncture in Northern Virginia
443 B Carlisle Dr
Herndon VA 20170
http://www.acupunctureinva.com/about.shtml
"I see quite a few clients with Lyme Disease, Fibromyalgia, and Chronic Fatigue.
I would love to be on your referral list."
Served as a past president and vice president of the Acupuncture Society of Virginia
Articles by Sharon Crowell:
Introduction to Chinese Herbal Medicine
Winter Travel Tips
Post Holiday Reflections
Location hosts many
health classes, clinics, and events including Qigong, Yoga, T'ai Chi, Acupuncture.
Fei Fei Hong
Falls Church VA (703) 237-0885
Bethesda MD (301) 654-4778, trained in China
Matthew Miller, MB (434) 851-8533
3712 Old Forest Road, Suite 200, Lynchburg, VA 24501
http://www.eastwestacupuncture.net/index.htm
Doctor of Chinese Medicine. Trained in China.
Stephanie MacKay (540) 444-1053
11 Library Square, Salem VA 24152
http://www.dcqimed.com/
Acupuncture, auricular acupuncture, moxabustion, cupping, food therapy, tui na and qi gong.
Dee Brown, NCCAOM (301) 949-5570
Kensington Acupuncture Assoc
3930 Knowles Ave #301
Kensington, Maryland 20895
Diplomate Chinese Herbal Medicine, Acupuncture.
5 Element Style, Japanese Needling Technique, Meridian Therapy, Herbal Therapy
Speaker May 1993
deebr@toast.net
Ted O'Brien, LAc LN (202) 833-5055
Center for Integrative Medicine
908 New Hampshire Avebr>
#200 Wash, DC 20037
Approach combines Western styles of nutrition counseling and the
considerations of Chinese medicine (e.g., energies and flavors of foods
and their effects on the organs of the body).
Speaker March 2002
http://www.integrativemedicinedc.com/p606.html
Xiaolan Zhu, MD (703) 893-6680
8206 Leesburg Pike, Suite 306
Tyson's Corner
[pronounced "Zoo"];
Internal medicine.
Trained in China in acupuncture.
http://www.uniquemedicalcare.com
Heather Ruth L.Ac., CBP, RP 301-792-0601
Body Talk System, acupuncture & more.
Gaithersburg and DC
http://www.bodyenergies.com
heather@bodyenergies.com
NCCAOM, USUI Reiki, Shiatsu, Energy Therapy
Floyd M Herdrich, MAc, LAc, BAc (UK) NCCAOM (703) 288-1702
Tysons Corner Healing Centre
8206 Leesburg Pike Suite 201
Tysons Corner, VA 22182 (Vienna, VA)
Has practiced in Maryland, DC & Northern VA for more than 20 years.
Worsley Classical Five-Element Acupuncture, Bodywork Therapy, Wellness coaching and T'ai Chi & Qi Gong. Specializations in working with persons with chronic debilitating disorders; pre- and
postpartum mothers and delivery support; support for persons living
with cancer/treatment; orthopedic/sports issues and enhancement;
persons with obsessive-compulsive issues and addictions.
Part One of An Interview With Floyd Herdrich, LAc, Dipl.Ac., ABT - Acupuncture Today, Jan 2004
Part Two of Acupuncture Today's Interview With Floyd Herdrich, LAc, Dipl.Ac., Feb 2004
"Floyd Herdrich has played an integral role in the
development of the acupuncture and Oriental medicine profession in the
United States. He was a founding member of the Acupuncture Society of
Virginia and helped get an independent licensure law passed in that
state in 1993."
Also in Richmond:
Ginter Park Classical Acupuncture (804) 698-0225
907 Westwood Avenue, Richmond VA 23222
Viktor Simkovic, L. Ac. (703) 599-0564
46400 Benedict Dr, Suite 107, Sterling VA 20164
6176 Grovedale Ct, Suite 100, Franconia, VA 22310
Free 30 minute consultation. All body types and ages welcome.
Acupuncture, Herbs, and Rolfing (deep bodywork).
Moved to Northern VA from Texas in 2007.
Dr. Yong Chen
& Dr. Weiping Peng, Sports Injury Clinic
(703) 461-7109 Alexandria
(301) 571-0989 Bethesda
Western Medical rehabilitative therapy with Traditional Chinese
Medicine.
http://www.sportsinjurytherapy.com/
Neil Spiegel,
DO 301-231-5600
See also Pain and Rehab Page
One Medicine Associates
6211 Executive Blvd Rockville MD 20852
Acupuncture
Bill Reddy, LAc (703) 354-2225
Pinecrest Wellness Center
7010 Little River Tnpk, Ste. 430
Annandale, VA 22003
acu_health@yahoo.com
http://www.qimed.com/
Carlos Durana, PhD, MAc
(703) 620-4509 - 11417 Tanbark Drive, Reston, Virginia 20191
(301) 654-0080 - Bethesda, MD
http://www.seasonsinourlife.com/
Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine
Body Therapy (CranioSacral)
Life Coaching & Individual and Couples Counseling
Qigong
Anne Crowley, MAc, LAc, NCCAOM (301) 932-6125
7800 Sunnehanna Ct.
Port Tobacco, MD 20677
The Healing Relationship between practitioner and patient/client is a precious one.
Energies of the Seasons - Exploring the movement of life through Five Element Acupuncture
Interviewed about CFS in 11/22/06 article in So MD News, The Maryland Independent:
Finding the energy to fight. Chronic Fatigue patients struggle for normal lives:
Anne C. Crowley is an
acupuncturist in La Plata who said she sometimes sees patients who
suffer from CFS and other fatigue-related illnesses. Crowley said she
works on the energy patterns of people who suffer from the illness, in
hopes of increasing their overall energy levels.
‘‘I’m looking at the total person,” Crowley
said. She said she looks at the pulses of energy in each person, and if
they are too low or too high, she tries to reduce the symptoms.
‘‘I’m going to treat all of it.”
Website added to listing 3/12:
LaPlataAcupuncture.com/
Linda Solow Miyoshi RN
(301) 986-9869 - 4833 West Lane, Bethesda, MD
(240) 353-2790 - Old Town Alex, VA, & Bethesda, MD
Acupuncturist manipulates vital energy
Spoke to National Vulvodynia Association group on July 7, 2007
David Blaiwas M. Ac. L.. Ac. Dipl. Ac. (301) 270-2117
Takoma Park and Columbia, Maryland.
Chair - Theory/Languages of Healing Division Tai Sophia Institute - Master of Acupuncture Program
Article: Acupuncture Works for Chronic Pain
Kaplan Clinic (703) 532-4892
Gary E. Kaplan, DO
McLean, VA
Family Practice, Anesthesiology-Pain Management, Acupuncture
Treats chronic pain and illness. http://www.kaplanclinic.com
Osteopathic manipulative therapy, homeopathy, and mind-body work.
Dr. Kaplan spoke to our group on 11-8-07 after a
showing of the "Living with FM" at Kaplan Clinic.
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AYURVEDA
Kumuda Reddy, MD & J. Reddy, MD (866) REDDYMD (301) 474-2184
5009 Paducah Rd
College Park MD 20740
Telephone consultations. Indian herbs, oils, ayurvedic diet.
Dr. Kumuda Reddy, Family Practice; Dr. J Reddy, Urology.
Maharishi Vedic Medicine
http://www.AllHealthyFamily.com
Speaker 06/05
2009 Book:
Living Life Free From Pain:
Treating Arthritis, Joint Pain, Muscle Pain, and Fibromyalgia with Maharishi Ayurveda
by Kumuda Reddy, M.D.
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YOGA
1) Info:
Scientists don't know why yoga helps people with CFS, but yoga instructors believe they do. They cite the following reasons.
YOGA HELPS WITHOUT HURTING. Research shows that mild exercise can help
people with CFS recover their strength. Yoga's gentle, restorative
poses increase circulation and oxygen flow—keys to healing
— without irritating the body. (Raising heart rate and blood
pressure and creating more lactic acid in more rigorous forms of
exercise can trigger a worsening of symptoms.) "The body responds to
gentleness," says Jenni Fox, a yoga teacher in Santa Cruz, California,
and co-owner of Yoga-Nia Adventures. "What's important is to make space
for energy to flow within the body and open the heart. You can do all
the 'right' restorative poses, but if you see the poses as a way to
'fix' the body rather than a way to take you to a state of
compassionate acceptance, it's difficult to receive the healing yoga
can bring."
YOGA BALANCES. Often, people with chronic fatigue
are out of touch with their natural human rhythms. They moved too fast,
did too much, and their bodies have run down. Yoga helps them find a
slower, more natural pace. "It's about getting such people to listen to
themselves," says Charles Matkin, co-director of Mind Body Therapies at
Health, a complementary health center in New York City. "It's about
forming discipline — the discipline of peace surrounding
something you feel out of control with. Rather than a discipline of
more and more, it can be the discipline of less and less, a
non-obsessive daily practice."
YOGA ENERGIZES. "A person with CFS
struggles with depleted energy, and yoga helps restore energy to the
fatigued body, allowing the cells, senses, and nerves to quiet down,"
says Fox.
YOGA EMPOWERS. Instructors agree it empowers CFS
sufferers in a way nothing else can: "Those who suffer get better when
they're actively involved," says Fox.
YOGA TEACHES STILLNESS.
"Patanjali says if we can sit quietly with our bodies for a while, we
grow in our capacity to be," says Fox. "I think that for people who
have CFS, it can be a gift to learn how to remain in a place for a
longer period of time. Life is always flowing through us, even when
we're not moving outwardly. Being still is an opportunity to listen to
the many beautiful things the body has to say that we haven't been
listening to."
Yoga: Stretching Away Your Stress.
Spring 2003 - The CFIDS Chronicle
Therapeutic Benefits of Yoga
Spring 2004, The CFIDS Chronicle, Entire Issue in PDF, page 30
Adaptive Yoga: It’s What You Make of It.
NFA FM Online, 2005
DVD: Yoga for Healing by person with FM. Accessible Yoga, Sara Bates
2) Yoga Practitioners:
Lyne Picard DC, RYT
McLean & Falls Church Therapeutic Yoga and Chiropractic Center
6546 Orland St, Falls Church, VA, 22043
lpicard2000@yahoo.com
703-534-3933
703-582-4610 (mobile)
Has taught Yoga for FM before, stopped by a meeting to talk with us.
In the winter season,
I offer two types of classes: an adaptive yoga class using chairs
& props to respect student's health condition and a gentle Yoga
class, a beginners level class. Please contact me. I will be glad to answer
any of your questions.
Adaptive Therapeutic Yoga
$20
For people with special conditions or who desire a slower pace to their yoga class.
Ideal for those recovering from surgery or an illness.
Mostly seated and reclined Yoga postures using chairs & props.
Gentle mindfulness based movements, gentle core strengthening, stretches and deep relaxation.
Gentle Therapeutic Yoga - Saturday February 10th - 4:00 to 5:30 pm $20
A good class for adults who want to improve their health and manage stress.
In this class we will learn sun salutations, standing and seated postures with
awareness of the breath and deep relaxation.
My intention for these classes is to facilitate awareness of the mind
& body and to bring about a relaxation response. I am also
available for individual Therapeutic Yoga sessions to address
your particular health challenge. A group class will not be
specifically geared toward your condition but rather has a more general
approach.
Manual: I suggest you get the "Therapeutic Yoga Manual: Tools to develop your own Yoga practice" when you come for the class. $15
The Yoga studio is equipped with Yoga mats, props, chairs and blankets,
just come wearing comfortable clothing (no tight belts, no zippers or
buttons). Try not to eat two hours before class, or if need be, eat a
light snack (+/- a little water) an hour before. Please use rear door
entrance. Try to arrive a few minutes before class. Avoid wearing heavy
perfumes as it can be overwhelming for some.
Thrive Yoga (301) 294-9642
1321-B Rockville Pike, Rockville.
http://www.thriveyoga.com
Special class developed with Pain-Connection.org for Spring 2006
ALL of our classes are offered on a drop-in basis. There is no need to
pre-register!
For more adaptive exercise such as Pilates, see also Rehabilitation Exercise Section.
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