Rain City Acupuncture, LLC

03/19/2026

Join us for a special fundraising clinic in support of our dear friend, Daniel.

All proceeds will go directly toward helping his family and easing the burden of medical expenses during this challenging time.

Your presence, support, and generosity mean more than words can express.

03/10/2026

Since it’s endometriosis awareness month I’m going to present you a case. My endometriosis journey.

45 year old female CC: Menorrhagia, Dysmenorrhea, Migraines and Fibroids with stage 4 endometriosis

Pulse: choppy and wiry at times
Tongue: Dusky, swollen with SLV +4
Fukushin: Average to strong abdomen, warm, hypochondriac tension, slight water and blood pulsations, water sign, Oketsu bilaterally. Stronger on the left. After surgery no more Oketsu! Look at my normal happy tongue 👅

Tx: Prior to surgery, I managed this 10 years with Acupuncture and herbs to minimize my pain. Tao He Cheng Qi Tangx1 week, followed by GZFLW

HPI: LLQ and pelvic pain that started 12 years ago, was dx with IBS after a colonoscopy. Was told I had a small fibroid “not enough to cause pain.” I treated with Acupuncture and herbs, Me**es was always 28 days, but heavy with pain. Hard to leave the house on days 1-2, often bleeding through clothing. Pain went away after 9 months. Recently cycles have started getting closer together, pain returned, migraines increasing with extreme bloating. Kidney stones and bowel changes. Joint pain. Was gaslit by my GYN. So I asked my ND for imaging which showed 3 larger fibroids. Found a new GYN and a surgical consult. Decided to have hysterectomy. During surgery it was revealed I had stage 4 endometriosis. My organs adhered together, multiple chocolate cysts, and more fibroids that weren’t detected. Immediately post- op I felt better, dropped 10 lbs, pain was gone. 10 weeks out feeling better than ever. No IBS, no bleeding, no pain, no more joint pain.

Endometriosis is a horrible disease, often takes 7-10 years to get diagnosis. Don’t let your providers gaslight you. Be your own advocate. Ask your Acupuncturist for help. Chinese medicine can help so much with this pathology, reducing the pain, decreasing inflammation and has the ability to shrink fibroids and clear endometriosis. There are times we need to refer out for example if the fibroids are in the wall, or over 5 cm or if the endometriosis is stage 3-4. It’s not a failure if you have to refer your patients! As Chinese medicine providers, we can increase quality of life and buy our patients time.

03/09/2026

An honor to be a guest speaker at Yo San University’s Integrative Reproductive Medicine Symposium. I heard some great speakers and made new connections. I even enjoyed speaking to everyone about Oketsu and Kampo Herbal Medicine. Gratitude to Nigel Dawes, my esteemed teacher for sharing his knowledge. And my colleague and mentor Craig Mitchell for nudging me to do this.

03/03/2026

02/06/2026

Really excited about this. Anyone interested in Asian Bodywork should check out Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine has a new program they are launching in May. It can also be an entry route into people considering degrees in East Asian Medicine.

01/24/2026

Sprucing up the clinic! Refinished front desk, new plants bringing new life and a shiny new bathroom. Special thanks to my handyman

01/06/2026

New year, new you! Battling the winter blues? Trying to boost your immune system? Can’t get over that stubborn head cold? Pain that increases with cold? We got you covered. Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Herbal medicine are great tools to boost the immense system, circulate the blood and kick that cold right out of your system. Oh and we have heated beds, so cozy.

You can schedule online through our website www.raincityacupuncture.com

We are open M-F and take most insurance.

❄️

12/12/2025

Newsletter Alert!

12/02/2025

If you would like to get in for a treatment before the end of the year, schedule asap through the website www.raincityacupuncture.com

Appointments are booking up fast! Your body will thank you. Jacqueline will be home recovering from surgery and back in the office January 5th. The clinic will remain open during that time with Ana on Wednesday & Fridays. We will be closed Christmas & New Year’s Day.

10/07/2025

Fascinating research. The Kidney is the sea of marrow so this makes sense!

A groundbreaking study from Wuhan University is turning everything we thought we knew about Parkinson’s disease upside down. Researchers now believe the disease may not start in the brain at all, but in the kidneys.
The study found abnormal clusters of alpha-synuclein (α-Syn) proteins, the same ones heavily linked to Parkinson’s, inside the kidneys of affected patients. These proteins are known to trigger neurological damage when they build up in the brain. However, in animal experiments, healthy kidneys successfully cleared these proteins. When kidney function was impaired, the α-Syn proteins began to travel to the brain, setting the stage for Parkinson’s.
Shockingly, even people with chronic kidney disease but no neurological symptoms were found to have α-Syn buildup. This discovery suggests the kidneys might act as an early “reservoir” for toxic proteins, which could later spread through the bloodstream or nerves and affect the brain.
Though early and based on limited data, this research could completely change how we understand and treat Parkinson’s. It raises the possibility that monitoring and protecting kidney health might one day help prevent or delay the onset of this devastating condition.

09/08/2025

Curious about cosmetic acupuncture? Give us a call! I love providing facial rejuvenation treatments and patients find it very realxing.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/style/cosmetic-acupuncture-botox-notox-skin-care.html?smid=url-share
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08/15/2025

Very informative. Thanks for sharing Bex Groebner. This pertains to Oregon practitioners, but we are facing the same challenges in Washington.

In that spirit, acupuncture remains the only approach that integrates all categories of points within a holistic framework aimed at restoring balance across the whole body–mind–spirit system. But there should be room for all forms of point-based care. If we can work together across disciplines a...