Karen Marks
- Gentle Japanese-style acupuncture treatments.
- Moxa, cupping, tuina, and e-stim therapies.
- Injection therapy and trigger point dry needling.
- Children's Sho-ni-shin tapping and rubbing.
- Acutonics and cosmetic acupuncture services.
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Alpenglow Acupuncture
2801 Youngfield Street #117, Golden, CO, 80401
L.Ac., Dipl. OM., MSOM, NCCAOM Board Certified Karen has been practicing acupuncture and Chinese Medicine since 2003, when she graduated from Southwest Acupuncture College with a Masters of Science in Oriental Medicine. She primarily uses Japanese-style acupuncture, which is very gentle, as well as adjunct therapies such as moxa, cupping, tuina/shiatsu, electrical stimulation, injection therapy and trigger point therapy (sometimes called dry needling). Karen also enjoys working with children, using a Japanese technique called Sho-ni-shin, which utilizes special tools for tapping and rubbing the skin in place of–and sometimes in addition to–needling. Karen is also trained in Acutonics and cosmetic acupuncture.
Based on Chinese medicine theory, Acutonics recognizes that disease arises from blockages in the energy or Qi flow of the body. Tuning forks are struck on a rubber activator held by the practitioner and then placed on acupuncture, acupressure or trigger points on the patient's body. Acutonics stimulates and balances the body's physical, emotional and mental energy fields, much like acupuncture, without the use of needles. This is an effective and relaxing modality, which is suitable for children and adults with chronic or acute conditions.