Why Many Paths?
My teacher, Kaneko Sensei, was presenting a workshop on 5-Element application of Shiatsu-Anma. One of my students, accustomed to another TCM theoretical model stressing Eight Principles and Zang-Fu theory became frustrated with an apparent contradiction. Kaneko replied to her rather inflammatory question with a smile and this phrase...
There are many paths up the mountain.
His smile and calm retort has stayed with me for many years. It summarizes a flexibility of mind and practical approach to life and medicine that is embodied in the Taoist principles underlying much of East Asian culture.
Explore Your Path
If you are seeking professional and compassionate care you have found paths to acupuncture, shiatsu-anma, Qigong, herbal medicine, and nutritional counseling.
Most, but not all insurances are accepted. Please call or email to confirm your coverage. At this time, Medicare does not pay for acupuncture services.
Many Paths Acupuncture is currently operating in Port Orchard and Federal Way, in Washington State. Laser acupuncture is available at the Federal Way location.
The World Health Organization reports that acupuncture is a proven treatment method for the following conditions:
- Adverse reactions to radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy
- Allergic rhinitis (including hay fever)
- Biliary colic
- Depression (including depressive neurosis and depression following stroke)
- Dysentery, acute bacillary
- Dysmenorrhoea, primary
- Epigastralgia, acute (in peptic ulcer, acute and chronic gastritis, and gastrospasm)
- Facial pain (including craniomandibular disorders)
- Headache
- Hypertension, essential
- Hypotension, primary
- Knee pain
- Leukopenia
- Low back pain
- Malposition of fetus, correction of
- Morning sickness
- Nausea and vomiting
- Neck pain
- Pain in dentistry (including dental pain and temporomandibular dysfunction)
- Periarthritis of shoulder
- Postoperative pain
- Renal colic
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Sciatica
- Sprain
- Stroke
- Tennis elbow
Acupuncture is more than just needles, there are many Traditional techniques and strategies available to treat your condition, and many more symptoms and disorders that respond to Traditional Medicine treatment. Please call 360-621-8310, or email to mark@manypaths.org for more information or to schedule an appointment.