Wednesday: 8:00am-12:00pm
Thursday-Sunday: 8:00am-12:00pm
1:00pm-6:00pm
Call: (253) 455-1479
To empower and educate people to take charge of their health.
Kyle graduated from the Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine (SIEAM) in 2018 with his Masters of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (MAcOM) and in 2019 with his Doctorate of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (DAHM).
SIEAM condensed 4 years into 3 for the Masters program and required over 1200 hours of clinical experience. More than is required.
After graduating Kyle worked for a year and a half in Washington during COVID-19. He relocated to Pocatello, Idaho to help care for his father who suffered from traumatic brain injury.
He is excited to practice acupuncture and Chinese medicine again.
Chinese medicine encompasses acupuncture, moxibustion, bodywork, qi gong, cupping, gua sha, and more. In this country it is better known as "acupuncture". When we say "I'm a practitioner of Chinese medicine" no one knows what that means.
Chinese medicine is one of the oldest medicines still practiced today. Over 4,000 years ago they determined that the basis of health was qi (chee, energy, vitality, life force, etc.) and the balance of yin (een, female, soft, dark, moist, night, etc.) and yang (yawng, male, hard, light, dry, day, etc.). Yin and yang are terms of extreme yet relative opposites.
When yin and yang are out of balance disease occurs.
By using various assessment methods, such as pulse diagnosis and tongue reading, the acupuncturist is able to determine what organs are affected and how they are out of balance. Organs in Chinese medicine are considered energetic. They are more "functions" than their Western anatomical locations. But there is some overlap.
When there is disharmony the qi can be deficient, excess, or stagnant. It must be treated appropriately. The acupuncturist uses very thin needles, bodywork, Chinese herbs, etc. to activate and balance the qi, yin and yang, and the internal organs. This can take several treatments before one sees significant results.
Often in this country, our lifestyle creates two to three disease patterns at once. This is very difficult to treat without adjusting one's lifestyle.
Premenstrual Syndrome
Weight Loss
Stress
Anxiety
Depression
Menopause
Endocrine Disorders
Pain
Digestive Complaints
Liver Disease
Fatigue
Diabetes
Fibromyalgia
Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
Chinese herbs have been used for thousands of years. Commonly it is given as a tea you brew at home. For convenience, I often give it as premade granules. This is mixed with warm water and drunk.
There are also topicals for specific conditions.
Everyone is different and what our bodies need change throughout life. All lifestyle advice is tailored to each individual.
There are broad guidelines available for those looking to improve their health without drastic changes.
Acupuncture
Very thin needles are inserted into the body at select acupuncture points to stimulate the qi to help the body heal.
For those who don't like needles this a very effective therapy. They are used on or off the body. It is also very effective for children.
Tui Na is more aggressive and invigorating. Shiatsu is more relaxing. Both are effective and I often combine them in treatment.
Glass or plastic cups are suctioned to the skin either by heat or vacuum. This can help with muscle tightness and soreness, acne, and colds.
The skin is scraped with a tool to bring out redness. The more stagnation there is the darker the redness. This can help relieve muscle soreness and tightness.
Released with needles or manually. It can help release stored tension we often didn't know we had.
Created by Dr. Manaka in Japan. These connect to specific points on the body and use the body's energy to help correct imbalances.
Small lancets are used to remove a few drops of blood to help clear heat and reduce swelling.
Mugwort is burned on or off the body to stimulate and warm acupuncture points. There are a variety of products from rolls, loose, chimneys, oils, and more.
Sotai
Breath oriented and very relaxed movement to increase the range of motion.
Meridians, channels, etc. They are all translations of the same word in Chinese. Jing.
These stretches are taught to help with specific ailments and overall health.
There are a variety of qi gong. The few I teach are focused on overall health and specific Chinese organ imbalances.
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1 1/2 - 2 hours
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30 minutes - 2 hours
15 minutes
The term of calling a healthcare provider a 'quack' comes from the word quacksalver which means "to hawk your wares." Quacksalver is also the archaic form of quicksilver (mercury), which is highly toxic. This was often used by Medical Doctors of the past for a range of infectious diseases including syphilis. It is interesting that calling someone a quack is now used for alternative healthcare.
All appointments require 24 hour notice in order to cancel or reschedule a previously scheduled appointment. If these requirements cannot be met, patient will be charged full price for the appointment.
For every hour of treatment, I’d have to do an additional 3-4 hours of work to get maybe, $8.
Insurance doesn’t pay for all of the other therapies that Acupuncturists are trained in. They only cover 1-2 sets of acupuncture needles.
Because providers take insurance, they are only allowed to do a 10% discount for cash pay patients. If I charged $40 an hour and billed insurance, they would pay a percentage of that amount. Maybe or less. So, to get the most from insurance my prices would have to be higher.
Address:
420 W. Lewis, Suite #5
Pocatello, ID, 83204
(Inside Henry's Hair Design)
Parking:
Next to Mocatello
Call:
(253) 455-1479