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About Bill Reddy...Our Acupuncturist
Bill Reddy is an incredible addition to our Wellness Center. He has studied acupuncture under professors and graduates of the Beijing and ShangHai medical schools at the Maryland Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He has even studied herbology under Dr. Guo, a seventh generation acupuncturist. He is the past President of the Acupuncture Society of Virginia. “I never underestimate the body’s ability to heal itself.” His four-pronged approach to working with a patient in solving his or her health challenges is a major key to his treatment successes. One is acupuncture, which is powerful healing tool for a broad range of conditions from insomnia and musculoskeletal pain to hypertension and infertility. The second involves diet and supplementation. There are elements in a person’s diet that can exacerbate their symptoms such as joint pain from osteoarthritis to migraines, and he recommends dietary changes to reduce the negative impact of these foods. Supplements can be exceptional to accelerate tissue repair and support organ function involved in a variety of health problems. The third prong is “lifestyle” and that would focus primarily on specific stretches and exercises for pain, and qi gong and meditation for stress relief. The final approach is herbology, which is Chinese pharmacology. The primary difference between herbs and western pharmaceutical drugs is that most drugs resolve symptoms, whereas the herbs deal with the root of the problem and the symptoms vanish as a result. Bill does not view his patients as a heart, pair of kidneys and lungs, spleen, pancreas and stomach that happen to be attached to a human being – he sees the whole and treats the patient rather than the illness. Call the office to schedule an appointment. (703) 354-2225 Copyright © 2007 Dr. Ronald A. Weinstein. All rights reserved. Back To Top
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