Japanese Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine

KMS Style features a highly systematized method of abdominal palpation. We use fine gauge needles, magnets, diodes, and moxibustion to effectively treat a wide variety of complaints from complex structural disorders to internal organ maladies. Read more about KMS Style.

APM features palpation of the body using Classical Chinese Medical theory paired with the modern medical trigger point therapy (also known as ‘dry needling‘) yielding effective treatments  and quick results for many complex, chronic disorders that evade modern medicine such as chronic fatigue syndrome, stress disorders, and fibromyalgia, as well as symptomatic relief of internal medical complaints in the various organ systems of the body such as neurological, cardio-respiratory, gastro-intestinal, genitourinary, and gynecological complaints. 

Zheng Gu means the “correct bone,” and is the combined use of joint mobilization and massage to treat acute and chronic structural imbalance and bring back a form internal disharmony. Zheng Gu Tuina can be used as a stand alone treatment (see massage below) or used with the combination of acupuncture and herbs. Zheng Gu Tuina helps clear energetic pathways, speed recovery times, and heal the body effectively and fully.

Tui na is Chinese medical massage usually worked over the clothes. It follows Chinese Medical Theory and uses acupressure and massage techniques to open, soften, and bring blood flow to ‘stuck’ places.

Chad practices Zheng Gu Tui na – an advanced diagnostic and massage therapy which works synergistically with acupuncture to encourage healing of musculoskeletal conditions as well as many internal conditions. Chad completed the seven levels of this unique and advanced training which include joint mobilization, orthopedic assessment,  and bone setting. He works with these techniques as needed in most treatments.

Zheng Gu Tui na facilitates healing in a wide variety of complaints from frozen shoulder, golfer’s elbow, and carpal tunnel syndrome to asthma, hypertension, and heart disease.

Tui na is Chinese medical massage usually worked over the clothes. It follows Chinese Medical Theory and uses acupressure and massage techniques to open, soften, and bring blood flow to ‘stuck’ places.

Chad practices Zheng GU Tui na – an advanced diagnostic and massage therapy which works synergistically with acupuncture to encourage healing of musculoskeletal conditions as well as many internal conditions. Chad completed the seven levels of this unique and advanced training which include joint mobilization, orthopedic assessment,  and bone setting. He works with these techniques as needed in most treatments.

Zheng GU Tui na facilitates healing in a wide variety of complaints from frozen shoulder, golfer’s elbow, and carpal tunnel syndrome to asthma, hypertension, and heart disease.

When external herbs are incorporated in the form of moxibustion, essential oils, liniments, plasters, and poultices the body changes even more rapidly toward a healthy state.

Shiatsu originated in Japan and means finger pressure.  Customarily performed over loose fitting clothes using range of motion and acupressure to open the channels of energy that flow through the body. Using Chinese Medical Theory, these blockages are released and the patient leaves feeling balanced, centered, and relaxed. Chad often uses Shiatsu techniques during your treatment.

Swedish massage uses oils to glide over the surfaces of the body facilitating release of tension in muscle tissue, releasing constrictions of the connective tissue, and calming the mind and emotions.