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Acupuncture is rooted in ancient traditional Chinese medicine, which incorporates exercise, bodywork, lifestyle, and diet. Traditional East Asian medicine creates balance in our bodies. This form of medical treatment has been used for thousands of years.
Disharmony occurs when any aspect of ourselves is over- or underutilized. Work, stress, sleep patterns, relationships and other information point to the sources of what is known as a person’s “pattern of disharmony.” Understanding the root of the problem helps us treat symptoms with Acupuncture, bodywork, exercise and breathing techniques, dietary guidelines, and/or herbal therapy.
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) includes a wide variety of therapies (similar to the way Western Medicine offers diverse treatment options) which are individually combined to best address a patient’s specific concern. A treatment plan for an individual will include specific protocols that are meant to gain effect over time, requiring a certain number of regular acupuncture treatments, the number of which are determined on a case by case basis.
See the therapies we useDr. Jessica
Dr. Jessica began her personal journey with Chinese medicine over 16 years ago, turning to acupuncture after a major car accident and modern treatments and recommendations had failed. After countless medications, tests, and specialists resulting in little to no change, acupuncture eradicated the neck and low back pain with months of consistent treatment, with the results lasting to this day. Having a background in Western medicine and Pharmacology, Jessica was drawn to figure out why Eastern medicine had worked. She was drawn to this science after understanding the theoretical knowledge combined with the medical skills that had proven to be so highly effective, a combination which is both elegant and extremely useful in today’s modern world.
Leaving her background in Western Medicine and Pharmaceutical life behind, Jessica studied at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in Manhattan and Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine in Montclair NJ where she received her Master in Acupuncture and Doctorate at PCOM (renamed Pacific College of Health and Sciences). With a combined knowledge and training she was trained in several different styles of acupuncture, as well as biomedical physiology and pathology. She has over 1,000 clinical and didactic hours in the acupuncture styles of Channel Palpation Theory (CPT), Kiiko Matsumoto Japanese Acupuncture (KM), Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and Classical Chinese Medicine (CCM), Trigger Point, Auricular Acupuncture, and Cosmetic Acupuncture. Using these styles of practice, alongside adjunct therapies such as cupping, gua sha, electric stimulation, and manual orthopedic manipulation, Jessica has helped many athletes, dancers, runners, and fitness enthusiasts return to physical health after trauma, injury, repetitive strain, and physical or mental exhaustion. Jessica draws on her own experience as a personal trainer and fitness enthusiast dealing with her own injuries to inform her treatments.
Jessica continues her education under the mentorship of Master Practitioner Timothy Aitkin LAc, who practices a tradition of acupuncture rooted in ancient Taoist philosophy and classical Chinese pulse diagnosis. By using this style of diagnosis and treatment, Jessica works with patients targeting deeper issues of depression, panic attacks, chronic pain, and healing past trauma. She also uses the subtle information found in the pulse to inform treatments for general wellness and preventative health.
Jessica is dedicated to cultivating her craft and practice through a wide range of healing practices to integrate into her treatments.
Jessica strives to serve her community and bring Chinese medicine to many different interest groups, providing informational workshops.