Roxborough Community Acupuncture

07/22/2022

Click through to this post for some great wisdom

07/21/2022

While I’m off the bike due to my injury, Marley has been teaching me how to paint.

07/01/2022

“Dear Human:
You've got it all wrong.

You didn't come here to master unconditional love. This is where you came from and where you'll return.

You came here to learn personal love.
Universal love.
Messy love.
Sweaty Love.
Crazy love.
Broken love.
Whole love.
Infused with divinity.
Lived through the grace of stumbling.
Demonstrated through the beauty of... messing up.
Often.

You didn't come here to be perfect, you already are.

You came here to be gorgeously human. Flawed and fabulous.

And rising again into remembering.

But unconditional love? Stop telling that story.

Love in truth doesn't need any adjectives.
It doesn't require modifiers.
It doesn't require the condition of perfection.

It only asks you to show up.
And do your best.
That you stay present and feel fully.
That you shine and fly and laugh and cry and hurt and heal and fall and get back up and play and work and live and die as YOU.

Its enough.

It's Plenty.”

― Courtney A. Walsh

--
David Schiman, Acupuncturist
www.acupuncturerox.com

06/22/2022

Happy solstice! Grateful for this beautiful evening!

06/22/2022

Happy Solstice! I’m so grateful for this wonderful weather!

06/19/2022

What are you grateful for? I’m grateful for my family, especially today.

01/14/2022

Welcome to Reiki practitioner Michelle Gerdes!

We are excited to announce that Energy Worker Michelle Gerdes will begin offering Reiki every Tuesday 3-8 PM at MRCA starting January 18th.

06/10/2020

We’ve got a 1:00 appointment available today. Please call to schedule if you’d like to come in.

03/23/2020

This is why I decided to close the clinic for now.

03/23/2020

This is why we need to stay home. I hope you are all safe!

03/15/2020

French minister says patients should take paracetamol rather than ibuprofen or cortisone

03/13/2020

CLINIC CLOSURE.

Out of an abundance of caution I am closing the clinic until at least the end of March.

I've debated this all week and carefully considered the options to help keep us all safe. In the end I have decided to temporarily close the clinic to insure that we help with the principal of social distancing to slow the spread of the Corona Virus. Acupuncturists all around the country have been debating and conferring and many are going to close for at least 2 weeks while we wait to see how the spread of the virus affects the country.

As you may have read, the Corona Virus (Covid-19) can be carried with no symptoms for many days. Symptoms are primarily fever, dry cough, sore throat and shortness of breath. Many people, perhaps most, will have only a mild case. The danger lies in passing the virus unknowingly to the elderly population, as well as to people who are immuno-compromised, smokers, asthmatics, etc. Serious complications of Covid-19 include pneumonia, permanent lung damage, and death.

Should you display symptoms of coronavirus, including fever, dry cough, sore throat or difficulty breathing, it is essential that you seek immediate medical attention to receive a proper diagnose and treatment.

By minimizing contact with each other we are minimizing and slowing the spread of the virus and helping to keep our hospital system from being suddenly overwhelmed with serious cases as we have seen in Italy. The US is not prepared with testing or adequate numbers of hospital beds per capita to handle sudden influxes of serious cases, so it is up to all of us to take measures to help each other out, especially the most vulnerable among us.

The virus can last 2-3 days on metal surfaces and up to 3 hours in the air. Simply talking can spread the virus. Coughing and sneezing can project it up to 20 feet from the host. Washing hands whenever you touch things while out in public and even at home is imperative to help stop the spread of the virus.

Combine these facts with the uncertainty of who does or does not have the virus and it is no wonder why events, travel, sports, schools, towns, counties, etc are closing down for an interim period.

We take your health and well being seriously and are making the economically difficult decision to close our clinic until we have a better understanding of what needs to be done to safeguard each of us and to help contribute to the best possible outcome for our community.

With love and wishes for your well-being,

Dave

03/10/2020

We take the health of our patients, practitioners, staff and community seriously. Because of this, we want to ask for your help as well as let you know what we are doing to keep the clinic safe and clean.

Your part ..... If you are sick, don't come in! At any time, we ask that people not come in with cough, sneezing, sore throat, fever, or digestive symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea. We ask that you not come to the clinic until a minimum of 72 hours beyond any of these symptoms. We ask you to honor this request for the sake of everyone who comes here as well as their families and ours.

Symptoms of the Corona virus may be mild and can present as fever, cough, or shortness of breath. Please do not come in if you, or anyone in your household, has these symptoms- if anyone comes in presenting with these, we will send them home. No exceptions. If you've recently returned from an area with many infections, like Italy or China, please wait for 2 weeks before coming to the clinic.

We never charge late cancellation fees when patients cancel due to illness. If you are sick, please cancel your appointment and do not come in.

OUR PART - We are using disinfecting wipes and/or hospital grade disinfectant multiple times per day on surfaces, door k***s, counters, faucets, tables, stools, head cushions, chairs, etc. to make sure that we are keeping our office clean and safe for all. Table dressings are always clean for each patient, but if you prefer to bring your own sheet, that's fine.

Lastly, we are reminding people to please wash your hands in the bathroom before treatment or using a sq**rt of hand sanitizer which is at the front desk.

Thank you for your help and understanding!

02/26/2020

Colon cancer is the second biggest killer cancer in the USA, and doctors are urging people to get tested if they suspect something is wrong.

02/25/2020

02/21/2020

Thanks to our great patients and colleagues!

We greatly appreciate your support and referrals. It drives our business, and we couldn't do what we do without you!

02/03/2020

Acupuncture got sports performance!

Athletes of all levels ponder the question: how do I improve my performance? Answer: Acupuncture. Thousands of years old, this effective and proven Chinese treatment has been praised for its medicinal properties of healing and recovery. NFL and NBA athletes, professional tennis players and dancers,....