Best Acupuncturist Waterbury Near Me

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Welcome to Phoenix Rising Acupuncture LLC. We have created this website as a source of information to introduce you to our office, describe our health promoting services and enlighten the public about how many physical and emotional conditions are benefited by the use of acupuncture as a healing modality.

We understand that many people are unfamiliar with the concept and uses of acupuncture as a method of healing that has been used over the past 2000 years. In general, acupuncture is a proven method of healing and maintaining wellness. Acute and chronic conditions are treated using Chinese medicine techniques, acupuncture and energy medicine. Our goal is to gently and effectively treat the condition of concern, restore a healthy balance within the patient’s body and strengthen the body’s innate ability to maintain and heal itself.

Below are some examples of conditions that are typically treated using acupuncture.

Since 2009, this office has had success in treating all of the above conditions and more.

Also, acupuncture use is never a contraindication with your medications and can be used simultaneously with Physical Therapy, Chiropractic, Naturopathy, Osteopathy and Western Medicine treatments. No need to stop your current therapeutic regimens, acupuncture will increase the effectiveness of these other physical treatments because acupuncture makes your body work better and be more receptive to the other physical treatments.

Please look through the information within this website to learn the treatment methods available to you, what to expect during your treatment, and read testimonials from actual patients. You can sign up for our quarterly newsletter which will give you seasonal information and follow us on Facebook for pertinent health news.

Feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.

4worldlovers: I am often asked if I think Acupuncture can help "this" or help "that." I always answer that I am the optimist. Who am I to predict how one's body is going to respond to this medicine? Every body is different. Pain and conditions of all kinds have a beginning (a birth), a growth, a transformation, a decline, and eventually an end (a death) - and at the end, there is an opportunity for everything to be completely different.

I love that Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine can be a tool that people use to be empowered through the transformation of whatever is showing up in their lives. I love meeting people where they are at, and together, consciously creating change. And I love midwifing people through their experiences and watching the next birth/beginning happen.

I truly believe that our bodies capability to heal far surpasses what we allow ourselves to believe. SpringRoot creates a space for that healing to happen.


Rachel Beth Dorfman is a Connecticut native and board certified Licensed Acupuncturist with over 20 years experience in Acupuncture, Asian Bodywork and Classical Chinese Medicine. She initially trained in Chinese Medicine and Chinese Medical Massage (Tuina) in 2001 at the Atlanta School of Massage. She then had a thriving private practice in Atlanta for 12 years. Rachel earned her masters diploma in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine in 2012 from Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine.

Formerly Community Acupuncture of Woodbury, Rachel opened her clinic in 2013 and has been proud to provide Woodbury and the surrounding area with unique, quality, attentive, personalized care in a peaceful and meditative environment. Rachel is certified in Fertility, Pregnancy, and Post-natal Massage, CranioSacral Therapy, Jin Shin Do Bodymind Acupressure, Cupping Therapy, Swedish Massage, Chinese Medical Massage (Tuina), Pediatric Acupuncture, Facial Rejuvenation, and Chinese Dietary Therapy.

Rachel is passionate about Chinese Medicine and educating people in preventative self-care and healthy living. She believes in the power of food as medicine and that our body's ability to heal far surpasses what we allow ourselves to believe.

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Specializing acupuncture for back pain and acupuncture for sciatica with electro-acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine

Acupuncture offers a versatile approach to address a wide array of conditions, ranging from sports-related injuries to digestive discomforts, and even common colds. This time-tested therapy is suitable for individuals of all ages, from newborns to the elderly. With a rich history spanning thousands of years, acupuncture is known for its safety and effectiveness. Beyond treating specific health issues, it also plays a preventive role, promoting overall well-being and guarding against the onset of illness.

The main cause of sciatic pain comes from a dysfunction in the pelvic that generates pain down the buttocks, sides of leg or down to the feet, where in severe cases can cause numbness. It may or may not be accompanied by lower back pain. In cases where it is experienced as lower back pain, many patients believe it is a back problem rather than a pelvic problem that often gets overlooked and misdiagnosed.

The pain is generating from the sacroiliac (SI) joints in the pelvic caused by a minor shifts (dislocations) in the pelvic caused by a number of things such as uneven leg length, trauma (giving birth or injury), arthritis or degeneration. What happens is that the pelvic bone shifts and becomes unaligned, shifting forward or backward, or gets rotated and puts pressure on the surrounding nerves and resulting in pain. If left untreated, it can become chronic and can result in toes becoming numb.

THE GOOD NEWS. Sciatica problems are curable without injections or surgery. Acupuncture treatments help get rid of the adhesions of the soft tissue that forms on the SI joints, helps to strengthen the muscles supporting the pelvic, and realigns the pelvic and releasing the nerve pain.

HOW MANY TREATMENTS AND HOW LONG WILL IT LAST? It takes about an average of 10 treatments to correct the root of the problem. For chronic conditions that have been experienced for many years or decades, it could take extra treatments. The pain-free results can last for many years. If there is a slight reoccurrence, it can easily be remedied with one or two follow-up treatments.

BACK PROBLEMS: Many back problems begin with an untreated sciatica problem. An untreated pelvic shift (SI problem) can put pressure on other parts of the spine that can cause secondary back problems. However, once the sciatica is treated, these other symptoms can easily disappear.