Chris La Rosa Acupuncture

Chris La Rosa has been a Board Certified Acupuncturist for 20 years, who specializes in gentle, painless Japanese Acupuncture. Japanese acupuncture uses thinner needles and shallower insertions, which results in more gain for less, or no pain. Acupuncturists using the Japanese method palpate the abdomen. When I do this, I’m gathering information about the body’s organ systems, which enables me to adjust the treatment to fit the patient’s needs. Japanese acupuncture makes extensive use of moxibustion to heighten the effectiveness of the acupuncture treatment. Moxa is a plant whose dried leaves are burned on needles or smoldered directly on the skin. The pleasant, therapeutic