For centuries, Chinese medicine has been treating patients holistically, restoring health by stimulating the body's natural ability to harmonize and heal itself. Gentle, drug-free, and non-invasive, Chinese medicine uses over fifteen different massage techniques, acupuncture, Qi gong (physical and mental training for health), cupping, and infrared sauna to treat existing and developing conditions, easing pain, healing injuries, and improving overall health. The Center accepts most insurance.
Jim Stern offers Neuromuscular Therapy-Orthopedic Massage in Petaluma as well as other therapeutic massage services. Call the listed number to schedule an appointment or to find out more.
Melissa Wilson, M.S.c, L.Ac. of Dancing Spirit Acupuncture is a licensed acupuncturist. Acupuncture stimulates your whole body and mind, helps with stress relief and relaxation. Dancing Spirit Acupuncture specializes in pain relief, women's health and chronic health issues.
For 26 years, Ian and Cindy Rawlinson have maintained its Petaluma acupuncture practice. With both having rich backgrounds in eastern medicine studies and international academic experience, the Rawlinsons are your premier source for authentic acupuncture services, Nambudripad Allergy Elimination Therapy (NAET), Chinese herbs and Polarity Therapy.
The practice is located within a cozy little office space very close to the intersection of 4th Street and D Street.
David Russell, a licensed acupuncturist, has been practicing therapeutic massage since 1994. He offers acupuncture sessions that include herbal, dietary and lifestyle consultations, needle therapy, massage and other healing techniques—all tailored to his clients' specific needs—in a beautiful, healing environment.
Wendy Smith is a Certified Massage Therapist practicing in Petaluma. She started her training in 1975, studying at Kabuki Shiatsu School in San Francisco, California, where she was certified with Hirotashi Yamamoto upon completion of the curriculum in 1978.
Ms. Smith has extensively studied various facets of massage and bodywork throughout her career. She has also taught massage classes privately and through local medical centers, hospitals and businesses since 1988. Visit her website for more information, or call the number provided to make an appointment.
Hillpark Medical Center is behind the Thai restaurant in the Hatchery Complex. It was founded by Dr. Brian Bouch, M.D, in 1987 and has been at its current location for about six years. Its practitioners believe in integrative medicine combining both conventional and alternative treatment to provide the best care for patients. It offers a variety of programs and services such as family medicine, acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, pain management, osteopathy, holistic pediatrics, weight loss programs, women's health care, alternative cancer care and more. It offers a new community acupuncture clinic that makes this treatment more affordable for patient as well as a Natural Remedy Store. The community clinic space can be rented for public use.
This DNA and drug testing agency was formed by Dr. Ronald Hammer, chiropractic specialist, due to his interest in occupational medicine. The agency provides services for both companies and individuals and is aimed at helping businesses meet the requirements of the Department of Transportation at a reasonable cost. It can provide on-site testing and maintain an appropriate chain of custody to ensure legally admissible results. Accurate also provides job site analysis and injury prevention workshops.
Dr. Pindy Wong is an experienced, accomplished acupuncturist, seeing patients at her Petaluma clinic, Almond Grove. She studied Chinese medicine in Hong Kong under the guidance of her grandfather, where she earned her nickname, "Angel Fingers," for her ability to heal. In addition to being a licensed acupuncturist, she pursued further medical training at the Guangxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China. In her practice she performs acupuncture, acupressure, reflexology, dietary instruction, herbal zone therapy, herbal thread moxibustion, herbal cupping and herbal medicine. She is coauthor of the book Your Body Is Not a Car, a primer on Chinese medicine and proper nutritional care for the body.
Quiescence Day Spa is located off Kentucky Street in downtown Petaluma. They offer massage therapies; Swedish, deep tissue, accupressure, hand and foot reflexology and hot stone therapy. They also offer organic & natural body treatments such as; sugar & salt glows, detoxifing wrap, parafin dips, and organic face treatments.
Laurie Cahoon Acupuncture and Chinese Herbalist offers acupuncture nerve healing, acupuncture cures, auricular acupuncture, and back pain and herbal acupuncture. Acupuncture can treat allergies, asthma, fatigue, infections and stress. Laurie Cahoon Acupuncture and Chinese Herbalist also provides non-needle techniques. Laurie Cahoon is a State Licensed Acupuncturist.
The process of inserting and manipulating needles into various parts of the body to relieve pain or cure disease, the art of Chinese acupuncture is finally gaining respect in Western culture. At Chinese Acupuncture and Herb Clinic, the staff practices acupuncture points and meridians to cure everything from headaches to back pain to managing weight control. The clinic also dispenses Chinese herbs such as mangosteen, damiana and feverfew, plus specific blends for treating everything from headaches to arthritis and anxiety.
Taking a holistic, or whole-body, approach to healing, Colleen Keene considers how the body, mind and spirit all work together. Believing that a state of health or wellness must involve the whole self, her acupuncture and massage treatment program works to bring about true health -- a body in harmony -- with an alert mind, calm spirit and the energy needed to get the most out of life.