Antoinette Alston is a
Certified Massage Therapist who enjoys bringing awareness of the benefits of massage with various modalities to help increase circulation & enhance range of motion.
Antoinette Alston is a
Certified Massage Therapist who enjoys bringing awareness of the benefits ...
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My experience with acupuncture began years ago as a patient. I was suffering from severe chronic migraines and had exhausted all that western medicine had to offer. Out of desperation I reached out to a local acupuncturist and the experience proved to be life changing. Not only did I finally find the relief I was hoping for, I found a new passion. I received my Masters in Acupuncture from Maryland University of Integrative Health after three intense years of study and clinical work. I then achieved national board certification through NCCAOM. Now I focus on what I love, which is reuniting patients with their body’s wisdom and coaching them on ways to enhance their wellness.
My particular areas of interest include acute and chronic pain relief, migraines, stress and anxiety and women’s health. I have extensive training in Dr. Tan’s balance method for pain relief and am continually amazed by the success we see in our clinic using these techniques. Over the years I have logged countless hours of study with many of the most skilled and reputable practitioners of acupuncture for women’s health. This informs my treatment of everything from painful periods to the uncomfortable symptoms of menopause.
Though most patients are more familiar with western medicine, I strive to provide a bridge to these ancient and valuable wisdoms for my patients. I’m confident that acupuncuture will benefit anyone in lessening symptoms and gaining a better understanding of how our bodies speak their needs to us. It is a thousand year old tradition that I’m honored to be a part of.
My experience with acupuncture began years ago as a patient. I was suffering from severe chronic ...
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Dr. Minh Nguyen specializes in acupuncture for acute and chronic pain management, post-stroke recovery, neurological disorders, anxiety, and depression. After earning her Bachelor’s of Science at the University of Maryland in College Park, she went on to have a long, successful career in computer science and engineering. However, her true calling had always been in healing, East Asian medicine, and using her skills to improve the lives of those around her. In 2008, after her mother suffered a stroke while her father was fighting cancer, she decided to align her path to enable her to better help them. Her career change led her to the Maryland University of Integrative Health where she earned her Master’s and Doctorate of Acupuncture.
Dr. Nguyen grew up in Vietnam, and is passionate about helping Veterans and underserved communities. She strives to share her love of acupuncture and East Asian Medicine and its healing powers to those who need it most. In her spare time, she volunteers at hospice centers, enjoys knitting for charity, and spends time with her family and their Italian Greyhounds, Pico and Leo.
Dr. Minh Nguyen specializes in acupuncture for acute and chronic pain management, post-stroke rec...
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Jenna Rucker is a licensed acupuncturist in the state of Maryland. She received her Master of Acupuncture degree from the Maryland University of Integrative Health in Laurel, Maryland in 2016. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Writing Seminars and Psychology from the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland in 2010. Jenna has practiced in Howard, Baltimore, Frederick, and Anne Arundel counties, serving a diversity of patients in a variety of settings, including correctional facilities, private and community acupuncture clinics, and integrative healthcare clinics. She focuses on treating chronic pain, chronic illness, and women’s health issues and supporting emotional wellness for people struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, and major life changes.
Jenna combines three major traditions in her acupuncture practice: 5 Element, TCM, and Master Tung. Jenna also incorporates gua sha, cupping, acupressure, electroacupuncture, Chinese Dietary Therapy, and lifestyle coaching in her practice. Jenna is an Usui Reiki Master and enjoys learning about other energy healing methods, such as chakra healing and energy field healing, Taoist Internal Alchemy, Shamanism, Emotional Freedom Technique, and Energy Psychology. She believes studying other complimentary energy healing methods allow for a deeper level of insight when diagnosing and treating using Chinese Medicine and acupuncture.
Jenna first came to acupuncture and Chinese Medicine reluctantly, as a patient. She now credits acupuncture with “saving her life” twice and recognizes that acupuncture treatment has prevented the need for her life to be saved countless times after that.
The first time acupuncture helped save her, she was in her early twenties and was quite sickly, underweight, and having difficulty digesting most foods. A gastroenterologist diagnosed her with gastroparesis. The doctor told her she would have to be on medications, many of them with severe side effects, for the rest of her life, and if that did not work, she may even have to get a feeding tube. Quite upset about this, Jenna went to see an acupuncturist for help even though she was somewhat skeptical. After a few months of treatment, she no longer had any gastroparesis symptoms and never had to go on the medications. She was quite impressed that Chinese Medicine could heal her when conventional medicine offered only drugs and surgery to manage symptoms. She then decided to study Chinese Medicine and acupuncture so she could help other people like her: people who had reached the limits of what conventional medicine could offer and who needed a deeper level of healing.
The second time acupuncture helped save her, she was twenty-five years old and in graduate school studying Chinese Medicine. A holistic MD diagnosed her with chronic Lyme disease after she developed chronic joint pain and symptoms of both chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia. She almost had to drop out of school because of severe pain and weakness all over her body, chronic exhaustion, and crippling brain fog. After several months of antibiotics and Chinese herbs, regular and consistent acupuncture treatment, and applying what she learned in school to heal herself, Jenna slowly and progressively became well again and was able to resume and finish her studies.
After her prolonged experiences with chronic illness and chronic pain, Jenna became even more committed to using Chinese Medicine and acupuncture to help heal people and free them from unnecessary pain and suffering on all levels: physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
Jenna Rucker is a licensed acupuncturist in the state of Maryland. She received her Master of Acu...
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