Approaching healthcare through nature and science.

Acupuncture is the placement of very fine, sterile, single-use filiform needles at specific points on the body. It is physiology, not just energy. Each fine needle creates a tiny, controlled micro-injury that your nervous system immediately detects. In response, your body increases blood flow to the area, releases its own pain-relieving chemistry (endorphins and adenosine), calms inflammation and begins repair. Research also shows acupuncture signals through the nerves to the brain and spinal cord, which is how it can change pain, stress, sleep and digestion far from where the needle is placed. The needle starts the conversation. Your body does the healing.

Comfort comes first. We use the highest-quality, thinnest needles that will get the result. Treatments may include electro-acupuncture (e-stim), 5 Element and Japanese-style acupuncture, trigger point and dry needling, cupping, gua sha and moxibustion (moxa).

The World Health Organization recognizes acupuncture for a wide range of conditions. We treat pain from every cause, including back and neck pain, sciatica, arthritis, migraines, neuropathy and sports injuries, along with healing after surgery, stroke recovery and nervous system conditions. We care for women from the first period through perimenopause and menopause, including fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum recovery, mood and milk supply. And we help with anxiety, depression, insomnia, digestive problems, allergies, and cancer support, including nausea and fatigue from treatment.

Restorative bodywork is medical massage built around how your body works. Skilled, focused pressure releases tight muscle and fascia, breaks up adhesions and scar tissue, moves blood and lymph through the tissue, and shifts your nervous system out of fight-or-flight so your body can repair. Every session is planned around your goals, whether that’s recovering from surgery, getting out of pain, or moving freely again.

Sessions may include deep tissue, myofascial release, trigger point therapy, lymphatic drainage, functional cupping, gua sha, sports massage and red light therapy.

We help with neck, back and shoulder pain, sciatica, hip and knee pain, frozen shoulder, plantar fasciitis, tension headaches and TMJ. We support recovery after surgery and injury, including swelling, scar tissue and limited range of motion. We work with athletes of every kind, from runners and golfers to pickleball players and lifters, on training recovery and overuse injuries. And we offer prenatal massage for the back, hip and pelvic pain of pregnancy.

Learn more: 8 Reasons You Need a Regular Massage

Functional medicine finds the root cause of how you feel by looking at how your whole body works together: hormones, gut, metabolism, sleep, stress, nutrition and environment. Standard lab “normal” ranges are built from the average of everyone tested, and many of those people are unwell. Normal is not the same as optimal. We read your results against functional, optimal ranges, and we test markers that many physicians don’t check and many insurance plans won’t cover.

Start with a Functional Clinical Review: your intake, a full appointment with Dr. Julia, a complete read of your labs to optimal ranges, and a written plan you take home. No needles required, and you don’t need to be a current patient.

We order and interpret advanced testing, including DUTCH hormone testing, OAT (organic acids), comprehensive bloodwork through LabCorp, and stool, saliva and urine panels, and we review imaging you already have. Prefer to use your insurance? We’ll give you the exact list of labs to ask your doctor for. Already have recent labs? Send them to us for a written review, no appointment needed. Your plan may include herbal medicine, targeted nutrition and supplements, injection therapy, detox support and acupuncture.

We help with thyroid and hormone health, perimenopause and menopause, weight loss and metabolism, cholesterol and blood sugar, chronic fatigue and brain fog, autoimmune conditions and recurring infections, and EBV and Lyme disease. Our Gut Restoration Blueprint, a program we developed ourselves, treats IBS, bloating and reflux, and Clean Cart teaches you how to shop and eat for your health. We also offer custom postpartum programs for recovery, postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety.

Learn more: Hormonal Imbalance in Women: Reclaiming Your Radiance

Dry needling releases tight muscles and trigger points to relieve pain, restore range of motion and speed your recovery. We use it for:

• Neck, back and shoulder pain, including rotator cuff injuries

• Sciatica, piriformis syndrome, hip pain and bursitis

• Tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow and carpal tunnel

• Knee pain, shin splints, hamstring strains, Achilles tendinitis and plantar fasciitis

• Tension headaches, migraines and TMJ

• Muscle strains, sports injuries and chronic pain, including fibromyalgia

Every session is with Dr. Julia, a licensed Acupuncture Physician. Needling is the core of her license, not an add-on.

Learn more: Dry needling vs. acupuncture

Our herbal medicine is Chinese herbal medicine: time-tested formulas, modified for you and for the stresses of modern life. Each formula combines several herbs and is written for your specific pattern, never one size fits all. Herbs can be used to prevent illness, to recover faster when you get sick, and to treat long-standing conditions. They’re also a natural alternative for people who are sensitive or allergic to pharmaceutical medications.

Formulas come as granules, capsules, tinctures, liniments and plasters, with or without acupuncture, and they’re a gentle option for children and anyone who’d rather avoid needles. We also carry a professional-grade dispensary of vitamins and supplements. Herbal medicine is not benign, so Dr. Julia reviews all of your medications and supplements to make sure your herbs and prescriptions work safely together.

We use herbal medicine to help lower cholesterol and blood pressure naturally; for coughs, colds and immune support from infants to adults; for anxiety, sleep and digestion; and for women’s health, including heavy periods, endometriosis, thyroid support, and postpartum recovery and anemia. We also support people with chronic illness, including EBV, Lyme disease, lupus, POTS and dysautonomia, and diabetes.

Learn more: Jia Wei Xiao Yao San: An Herbal Approach to Mood, Backed by Research

Dr. Julia gives B12, vitamin and homeopathic injections almost every day. Small amounts of natural medicine are injected right into the acupuncture points where your body needs them.

• Biopuncture (homeopathic injections) with Traumeel and Zeel for knee, shoulder, back and joint pain, arthritis in the hands, wrists and thumbs, tendinitis, sports injuries and inflammation

• B12 injections: we use methylcobalamin, the active form of B12, never cyanocobalamin

• Vitamin injections

• Immune support injections

• Weight loss injections, made clean: we leave out the cyanocobalamin and add methyl B12 instead

• Detox options

Non-surgical options for real, lasting pain relief, a natural choice before cortisone, and a quick, powerful add-on to any plan.

Learn more: Emerge Into Pain Free Living with Traumeel Injections