History
We are a team of Acupuncturists: Carola Stepper, LAc, RN retired, Rebecca Herrin, LAc, Brittani Dowse, ND, LAc, Scott Klein, LAc and John Paine, LAc who share the care of our clients. We are Board certified (NCCAOM) Licensed Acupuncturists (L.Ac.) and hold Master's Degrees in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (M.Ac.O.M.). The team approach allows for multiple practitioners to have input into your care, more convenient open hours between the three locations Monday through Saturday, and uninterrupted clinic hours during which a practitioner is always available.
Specialties
Cascade Acupuncture Center's health care approach is based in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which is an ancient medical system that has been practiced for more than five thousand years. TCM is a holistic medical model that always addresses both the physical and emotional areas of health imbalances at the same time. When combined, TCM, which means using Acupuncture, Chinese Medical Pulse Diagnosis and Chinese Herbal Medicine together, has the unique capacity to effectively diagnose and cure illness without the possible side effects of many other medications and procedures. We employ a unique and effective treatment style that involves the insertion of fine, sterile needles only below the elbows and knees. This has proven to be highly effective in many areas of prevention and pain management. We have our own onsite Custom Herbal Pharmacy, and carry a full line of Chinese Herbal Formulas which treat many different conditions, naturally. This is comparable to a compound pharmacy, c