** NEW LOCATION** As of NOV 1st, 2024, our new downtown Trail location will be at 860 Eldorado St, across from Ferreros Foods parking lot entrance, and behind St Andrews Anglican Church. * Please ensure you receive a booking confirmation email after you have made your booking. It should arrive within minutes after your booking is made. If you do not receive this email, please contact the clinic and we will get you booked in. * If you do not see any appointment times that fit in with your schedule, please contact Alison directly at pineandneedle.wellness@gmail.com and we will try to find a time that works for you.

Registered Acupuncture/TCM

Acupuncture is a form of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which involves placing very fine needles into the body on acupoints. Acupuncture can be useful to treat pain and injury, mobility issues, stress, insomnia, digestive issues and weight gain, anxiety and depression, fertility and gynecological imbalances, and much more. Acupuncture is often used for sports medicine, and with a know... Read More

Acupuncture is a form of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which involves placing very fine needles into the body on acupoints. Acupuncture can be useful to treat pain and injury, mobility issues, stress, insomnia, digestive issues and weight gain, anxiety and depression, fertility and gynecological imbalances, and much more.
Acupuncture is often used for sports medicine, and with a knowledge of anatomical neuromuscular focused acupuncture, as well as traditional style acupuncture, it can be used to treat sports injury and rehabilitation.
TCM offers many modalities including and beyond acupuncture; Cupping, Tui-Na Massage, electro-acupuncture therapy, Chinese herbal medicine, moxibustion, gua sha, and cosmetic acupuncture are all examples of what a Registered TCM practitioner can offer.

Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioner, Acupuncturist, Chinese Herbalist, Diploma Doctorate of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Doula

Alison completed her training at the Academy of Classical Oriental Sciences (ACOS) in Nelson, BC. She graduated from the 5 year Doctorate of Chinese Medicine program, and is currently registered as a Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner (R.TCM.P.), offering acupuncture, electro-acupuncture, herbal medicine, cupping and much more. She also has completed a Birth Doula training with Gloria Lemay, and her “Wise Woman Way of Birth” education program.

Alison is a true believer that health and wellness is one of the most important values in life. The approach that traditional Chinese medicine takes to health, which involves using elements of nature to balance the body, mind and spirit - is what attracted Alison into this practice.

During a session with Alison, we will go through a history of your own personal health, where we will discover patterns from a Chinese medicine based diagnosis which will direct our treatment together. From here, Alison will develop a treatment that is tailored to your own unique needs, utilizing acupuncture, acupressure, cupping, herbalism, or any other TCM techniques that are indicated for your healing journey.

Her love for the outdoors and recreation has brought about a passion for treating sports related injuries, whether they are chronic or recent. Alison uses her knowledge and training of anatomical acupuncture to treat pain imbalances in the body due to overstrain, sprain, and pre/post surgical injuries.

Alison also has an interest in digestive health and dietary counseling, gynecological/hormonal issues, and the treatment of fertility, pregnancy, pre-natal, post-partum care with TCM. She has studied continuing education courses with Debra Betts and Claudia CItkovitz, some of the leading experts on TCM care for pregnancy.

You can expect to leave your session feeling relaxed, aligned and empowered with the tools to motivate you towards your personal health goals.

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