Richard A Connell, DOM, Licensed Acupuncturist

12/23/2025

Richard A. Connell is a board-certified acupuncturist in Galena, IL, with over 20 years of experience helping patients who prefer natural care or have struggled with other treatments.

Licensed in Illinois and New Mexico, he provides safe and effective acupuncture and Eastern Medicine for pain relief, allergies, digestive issues, chronic conditions, and emotional or behavioral imbalances.

Trained as both a massage therapist and an acupuncturist in the USA, Richard has also studied extensively across Asia, earning Thai Massage certification in Bangkok, Yoga Instructor certification in Rishikesh, training in Tibetan Medicine in Lhasa, and meditation studies throughout Asia.

He brings rare skills, advanced techniques, and deep experience to every treatment, helping patients restore health, comfort, and balance naturally.

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12/23/2025

Your Best Choice

You’ve found an acupuncturist with the experience, skill, and genuine care to help you feel your best—whether you’re seeking relief from pain, support for a chronic condition, or simply want to restore balance and vitality.

Acupuncture can be effective for a wide range of concerns, and outcomes are closely tied to the experience and approach of the practitioner. A well-trained, credentialed acupuncturist with a deep understanding of Eastern Medicine, decades of clinical experience, and a genuine commitment to patient care can support many different conditions—though that combination is not common.

With over 24 years of clinical practice, I have worked with patients seeking support for pain, allergies, asthma, fertility and hormonal concerns, digestive issues, cardiac irregularities, emotional and nervous system balance, headaches, addiction, weight concerns, menstrual disorders, hypertension, ADHD, and environmental and chemical sensitivities, among many others.

Most people who seek acupuncture do so for pain relief, and it remains one of the most researched and well-established applications of acupuncture. It is also an area in which I have extensive experience and deep clinical focus. Over more than two decades of practice, I have developed advanced and highly effective treatment approaches—many refined through years of hands-on clinical work—to help people recover efficiently, restore healthy function, and achieve lasting results.

My goal is not only to reduce discomfort, but to help restore healthy function, improve resilience, and support lasting change. Care is always individualized, respectful, and focused on what will be most helpful for you.

You can expect attentive care, proven methods, and exceptional value with every visit.

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02/02/2023

Richard A Connell is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine and Licensed Acupuncturist practicing in Galena, Illinois.

“A Doctor who cares in a friendly atmosphere. I would highly recommend him.”
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BIOGRAPHY

​Over 20 years as a medical professional as an Acupuncturist, Massage Therapist, Doctor of Oriental Medicine and Licensed Primary Care Physician give Richard Connell the experience, skills and ability to effectively treat a wide variety of health concerns using proven natural means while achieving lasting results. ​

Richard A Connell is a highly qualified and experienced Acupuncturist. He is nationally board certified in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. He is licensed to practice acupuncture in Illinois, Wisconsin and New Mexico. He has more than twenty years of experience successfully treating common and complex health issues with Acupuncture and Eastern Medicine. He keeps up with current research and utilizes the best and most appropriate techniques to provide the safest and most effective treatments.

​“Every other Acupuncturist claims to treat pain. I've been to others and no one was able to treat my pain as effectively as Dr. Connell."

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Richard A Connell received his Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine training and Graduate Medical Degree at Southwest Acupuncture College in Santa Fe, NM, where he later was an Associate Professor, teaching specialized and advanced Acupuncture and Manual Therapy techniques. He also graduated from East-West Healing Arts Institute in Madison, WI with a specialty in Asian Bodywork and Eastern Medical Massage. In the early years of his career, he traveled extensively throughout Asia to seek out and learn more healing modalities. He also apprenticed with Chinese Acupuncture masters. Richard attended The Wat Po Traditional Medical School in Bangkok, Thailand, where he earned his Certification in Traditional Thai Massage. In addition, Richard earned a Yoga Instructors Certificate after long and intensive study in Rishikesh, India.

“I achieve the fastest, most thorough, and longest lasting results for each patient by combining all of my unique knowledge, skills and experience into a very effective acupuncture treatment.” - Richard A Connell, DOM, LAC

It seems that a lot of my patients consider acupuncture and find me after they have tried almost everything else. Nothing has helped or worked as well as they hoped or they didn’t like the answers they received from other healthcare practitioners. Maybe they didn't get an answer at all. Maybe they didn’t like the drugs or painkillers they were prescribed. Maybe they didn't want to undergo surgery. These are the cases I thrive on. I appreciate the challenge because I can achieve amazing results by bringing my unique skills, techniques and experience to each acupuncture treatment.

It is extremely gratifying to be able to help people with health problems that they thought were beyond help or that they feared they just had to live with. Most are surprised by my results, especially when I achieve them by using safe, natural methods without negative side effects.

MORE COMMENTS FROM PATIENTS

​"Don't waste your time and money with other acupuncturists. He is, by far, the best in the area.”

“Dr. Connell’s manner is wonderful and he is easy to communicate with.”

02/02/2023

You have found a truly qualified Acupuncturist who is uniquely able to help you.

Acupuncture can be very effective for many different health issues. A properly credentialed and dedicated Acupuncturist with a thorough understanding of Eastern Medicine theories, experience and some talent can treat many disorders.

I have over 22 years of experience successfully treating a wide variety of health concerns. I have successfully treated pain, allergies, infertility, digestive issues, cardiac irregularities, emotional concerns, headaches, addiction, weight loss, menstrual pain and irregularities, hypertension, ADHD and so much more.

The treatment of acute and chronic pain to increase comfortable range of motion, encourage healing and speed rehabilitation is where acupuncture's effectiveness is most studied and most proven. It is the number one reason why people seek an acupuncturist's help.

In my 20+ years of experience, I have developed and mastered specialized acupuncture techniques to eliminate and rehabilitate all types of pain and discomfort. Many of these methods are my own innovation and not available from any other Acupuncturist or Health Practitioner.

As a very experienced Acupuncturist who is a pain and rehabilitation master, I have the skills and techniques to get you back to health and to provide you with amazing results and incomparable value.