Chronic pain afflicts over 20% of the adult population. Sadly, most MDs have essentially no education in treating pain, beyond offering a few toxic medications. Then they tend to steer people with pain away from those health practitioners who are trained. This puts the acupuncture community on the front lines for addressing this epidemic.
Gregory Ross, LAc
Gregory Ross, LAc, began on his Oriental medicine path studying shiatsu. Eventually, this lead to enrollment at the San Francisco College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine where he was instructed by Misha Cohen, Efrem Corngold, Stuart Kutchins, Peter Bing Lee and others.
He acquired NADA certification just before receiving his license and was offered an acupuncture detoxification position at a methadone clinic. Since then, he has worked in community and recovery clinics in Northern California.
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