Archive for March, 2011

2011 March Newsletter

Member Name: Kate Kirkham
Business Name: Kate Kirkham, LAc
Business Address: 25 SE 75th Ave
City: Portland
State: Oregon
Zip: 97215
Phone Number: 503-255-7254
Website: www.katekirkhamacupuncturepdx.com
Specialty/Expertise: acupuncture, massage
Business Description: Small home-based practice, focus on whole body with nutrition, herbs, body work.

Member Name: Dr. Lisa Shaver ND MSOM LAc
Business Name: Everyday Wellness Clinic
Business Address: 1033 SW Yamhill #300
City: Portland
State: OR
Zip: 97205
Phone Number: 503-222-1315
Website: www.bewelleveryday.com
Specialty/Expertise: digestive disorders, gluten sensitivity, food allergies
Business Description: Everyday Wellness Clinic is a naturopathic and Chinese medicine clinic.

Member Name: Bijana Devo, ND, LAc
Business Name: True Health Medicine, PC
Business Address: 8555 SW Tualatin Road, Suite B
City: Tualatin
State: Oregon
Zip: 97062
Phone Number: 503-691-0901
Website: http://www.truehealthmedicine.com
Specialty/Expertise: Acupuncture
Business Description: Dr. Devo supports her patients in achieving greater health through education and personal choices. Gentle treatment with acupuncture, Reiki and homeopathy helps facilitate deep lasting change. Trained as a primary care physician, Dr. Devo enjoys a diverse practice and is accepting new patients from all backgrounds for her Tualatin and Hillsboro offices. Dr. Devo will work with patients at all levels of health to promote freedom from pain, greater energy, immunity and well-being. Dr. Devo blends eastern and western modalities seamlessly to meet your needs. FAQs Do you take insurance? Do you take my insurance? Dr. Devo is in network with a number of insurance carriers and bills insurance as a courtesy to patients. Please call our office for assistance verifying your benefits. I don’t have insurance, how can I afford acupuncture? Group acupuncture is available for a reduced fee. Does it hurt? Dr. Devo utilizes a comfortable, usually painless technique for acupuncture treatments. Most patients report feeling relaxed or sleeping through the treatment. For more information, feel free to visit our website at TrueHealthMedicine.com, email us directly at frontdesk@truehealthmedicine.com or call 503-691-0901.

Member Name: Sandra Curry, LAc, DiplOM
Business Name: Awakening Vibrance Healing Therapies
Business Address: 598 NW Hill St, Ste B
City: Bend
State: OR
Zip: 97701
Phone Number: 541.385.7688 
Website: http://
Business Description: We offer personalized and holistic treatments utilizing 9 different styles of acupuncture, including Five Element Acupunture, Chinese herbal medicine, qigong, reiki, massage, and diet and nutritional counseling. We specialize in anxiety/depression, acute and chronic pain, autoimmune disorders, digestive disorders, migraines, phantom limb pain, pediatric conditions, and stubborn and recalcitrant conditions. We look forward to assisting others achieve their health and wellness goals!

Business Name: Two Cranes Acupuncture & Massage
Business Address: 1230 NW Garfield Ave
City: Corvallis
State: OR
Zip: 97330
Phone Number: 541-738-6117
Website: www.twocranes.org
Specialty/Expertise:
Business Description: Our home-based office offers clients a peaceful welcoming environment, that allows them to start relaxing the moment they walk in the door. I use a combination of Japanese and TCM styles mostly, but also will use 5 Element, Dr Tan, and micro-systems, when they are the right choice for the client. I also utilize Micro-current Positional Tuina, which is a highly effective modality to treat all kinds of pain. For more info, go to http://www.mptclasses.com/MPTinfo.htm. I incorporate some asian body work in to most of my treatments. I also offer patent herb formulas as well as raw powdered custom formulas. I offer classes and workshops in Gohn Dagow Gung Fu & Qi Gong. Gohn Dagow, or Soft Way, combines practices of internal style self defense techniques, slow moving energy dances, meditation and philosophy, to develop the mind and condition the body. For more info, go to www.gohndagow.com.

My partner, Leesa Walters LMT, LAc, offers Worsley Classical Five Element Acupunture, as well as massage treatments including some spa-type treatments without the spa price.

Member Name: S. Frances Butler LAc, MAcOM
Business Name: Young Pine Acupuncture
Business Address: 8283 SW Barbur Blvd
City: Portland
State: OR
Zip: 97219
Phone Number: 503-877-5633
Website: www.youngpineacupuncture.com
Specialty/Expertise: dermatology, sleep disorders, gastrointestinal complaints, mood disorders and stress
Business Description: S. Frances Butler L.Ac., M.Ac.O.M., is a licensed acupuncturist, a NCCAOM certified herbalist and practices both shiatsu and tuina massage. Her practice is conveniently located on SW Barbur Blvd, minutes from downtown Portland. Her path to Oriental medicine grew out of her interest in martial arts and the medicinal properties of wild plants. She began studying Shorin-Ryu Karate at the age of ten and believes that the highest level of the martial arts is concerned with health. This is illustrated by the old saying “The young pine bends, but does not break,” which is what she strives to help her patients achieve. In 2010 she traveled to China to study and treat patients under famous acupuncturists such as Dr. Qiao Wenlei in the hospitals associated with Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Prior to studying acupuncture she received her B.A. in Exercise Science (think sports medicine) from Willamette University, where she was the Head T.A. and ran the lab for the anatomy courses. Frances has experience treating a wide range of conditions. In her spare time, she enjoys making her popular herbal salves and growing Chinese and Western medicinal herbs in her garden.

Member Name: Eric Stephens, DAOM, L. Ac.
Business Name: Acupuncture Center of Portland
Business Address: 813 SW Alder, Suite 701
City: Portland
State: Oregon
Zip: 97205
Phone Number: 503-223-2845
Website: www.acupuncturecenterofportland.com
Specialty/Expertise: Treatment of pain, sports medicine, women’s health, organ dysfunction
Business Description: Dr. Stephens offers an individualized approach to patients’ concerns. He brings over 30 years of experience to his patients and has earned the highest academic qualification offered in the field, Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. He has served as President of Oregon professional acupuncture organization, President of the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, as is co-founder of the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine. He has also studied in China, participated in research, and continues to study more cutting edge techniques to help you feel your best. His office is located in downtown Portland and he accepts many types of insurance for your convenience. Call today to schedule an appointment or to have a complimentary phone consultation about your case prior to your appointment, if you prefer. And please visit his website for more information about him and his practice.

Member Name: Karin Parramore
Business Address: 1312 SW 10th ave
City: Portland
State: OR
Zip: 97201
Phone Number: 503 – 504 – 3183
Specialty/Expertise: aromatherapy 
Business Description: I teach classes in Aromatherapy and Western Herbal Medicine, with a focus on connecting these modalities with Classical Chinese Medicine Theory.

Member Name: Brandon Brown
Business Name: Watershed Community Wellness
Business Address: 1988 SE Ladd Ave
City: Portland
State: OR
Zip: 97214
Phone Number: 503-902-1099
Website: http://www.watershedcommunitywellness.com
Specialty/Expertise: Internal Medicine 
Business Description: I came to know Chinese Medicine as an integral part of my own healing journey. I left a lucrative career in engineering as well as the western model of care to seek out help for my own state of dis-ease by traveling the countries of Asia. It is there that I discovered the efficacy of Thai massage and I witnessed firsthand the massive power and simplicity of the acupuncture needle that almost instantly cured me of an ailment that western medicine had been unable to remedy in over a year of treatment. In addition to obtaining the Masters of Science in Oriental Medicine, I completed a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Classical Chinese Medicine where my continued study of the classical texts and cultural arts informs and deepens my practice of this ancient art form. My story and that of my clients has consistently been one of transformation. I am committed to connecting with you and providing you the safety and healing you need to move through whatever healing challenges you may be facing. Please contact me for a free consultation to see how this amazing medicine may fit your needs.