Acupuncture

Using Traditional Chinese Medicine and Balance Method to diagnose and treat from an Eastern perspective. It is a great alternative to reduce inflammation, treat pain, and combine with other naturopathic modalities.

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Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is an Eastern Medical practice that is over 2000 years old. Classical medical texts date back with practitioners making notes of signs and symptoms, along with acupuncture protocols and herbal practices that have shown over time to obtain instant and lasting results.

In addition from my training from Boucher of Naturopathic Medicine and my Masters of Science in Acupuncture from Bastyr University, I have an additional two years of education regarding the The Balance Method, which is taught by Dr. Sonia Tan, BA, BA(H), DTCM Dip, DAOM, RAc, RTCMP. She is one of the few Certified Gold Level practitioners of Balance Method Acupuncture who was taught by Grandmaster Dr. Richard Teh-fu Tan.

Tan Balance Method is shown to have effective and instant results. This is a great modality that is combined with naturopathic principles for sports injuries, digestive, and hormonal concerns.

My go-to analogy about this method is referring it similarly to a family tree. The area of concern or pain is the injured meridian, which can be similar to family members, we communicate better with others, such as a sister, brother, uncle, aunt, or cousin rather than the individual who is injured. Through communication of other related channels, we are able to unblock the area of concern or pain. This is through direct feedback to the practitioner from the patient within minutes.

I am also trained with other methods such as Zang Fu diagnosis, Five Element Acupuncture, Hanaka Acupuncture, and more. As a practitioner I need to assess the patient in front of me, with all their concerns, symptoms, as a whole person and make the best medical recommendation of treatment to aid for that current session.

Case Studies

  • Enlarged Ovarian Cyst

    26 YO Female (she/her/hers)

    Recently discovered through ultrasound, she had an enlarged ovarian cyst, which was recommended by her OBGYN, that she was a good candidate for surgery. The patient, herself, asked for a secondary opinion and requested to delay surgery. The OBGYN allowed a delay and requested a follow up in 6 weeks. This is when she found Dr. Schule.

    Treatment: Through therapeutic doses of vitamins, minerals, and botanicals in both capsule and tincture form, patient complied with treatment for 6 weeks. By Week 3, she had started acupuncture therapy which was referred by Dr. Schule.

    Outcome: She had returned to her OBGYN within 6 weeks, with a follow up ultrasound, avoiding surgery, as the cysts were no longer visualized on ultrasound.

  • International Dragon Boat Volunteership

    I spent a two day weekend volunteering under the supervision of my teacher and mentor, Dr. Sonia Tan, where I was rotating between four chairs every 20-30 minutes reducing individual competitors’ pain (shoulder or back pain) from 6-8/10 (10 =worst) down to a 0-2/10.

  • Left Sided Sciatica

    32 YO Female (she/her/hers)

    She had significant pain shooting down lower back and left lateral side down towards her ankle, which created an antalgic gait (abnormal pattern of walking secondary to pain that causes a limp). She went to the ER on Saturday, where blood tests and imaging were performed however unremarkable. Patient noted that ER doctor had asked her to wiggle her toes without physically assessing her.

    She arrived on Tuesday, where a spinal adjustment, cupping, and acupuncture were performed. Medical recommendation for a massage was followed that same week, patient improved pain scores from 5/10 to 3.5/10 within first treatment.

    During second treatment, similar application of cupping and acupuncture was applied, with a focus on left lower thigh and calf. Patient’s pain score decreased from 1.5 to 0/10 and she was able to physically walk with a normal gait (without a limp) post-treatment.

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