Elizabeth Sailer
- No specific treatment areas mentioned.
- Pain relief through acupuncture sessions.
- Muscle tension reduced with needling.
- Stress and anxiety lessened by acupuncture.
- Injury recovery supported by traditional methods.
- General wellness promoted via Chinese medicine.
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Petaluma Community Acupuncture
21 Kentucky St., Petaluma, CA, 94952
Elizabeth Sailer, L.Ac. Chinese medicine took Elizabeth by surprise. She considered journalism, law, maybe architecture—it never crossed her mind to become an acupuncturist. Her father grew up outside Beijing, but she was raised on the East Coast and studied at Yale. Her first acupuncture treatment was in 1980, in a hospital in Shanghai. In her 20s, she read widely about healing - herbs, nutrition, pharmacology - and experimented on herself and friends. Eventually, she decided to study something in depth and, at a friend’s suggestion, found her way to acupuncture school. Elizabeth graduated from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1993 and began her career working with people with HIV and AIDS. Over time, her practice broadened, and she went on to spend 16 years in private practice before co-founding Petaluma Community Acupuncture in 2010. She continues to be inspired by the effectiveness of Chinese medicine and by seeing long-standing problems improve and often completely resolve. Outside the clinic, her life is her family, her dogs, a close circle of long-term friends and a wild garden. She spends a lot of time outside.
Welcome! Your Initial Private Treatment includes a detailed consultation and an acupuncture treatment. Allow time for your first visit with us, as most initial visits last over an hour. Please complete the intake paperwork online at least 24 hours before your appointment. During your initial visit, you will speak with your acupuncturist about your health concerns and if this is your first acupuncture treatment, we’ll make sure you are at ease every step of the way. Most people feel little or no discomfort upon the insertion of the needles and most of our patients fall into a restful sleep while receiving acupuncture. Once the needles are in you may feel some slight tingling, achiness, or warmth in the acupuncture point. These are perfectly normal sensations and indicate that the energy is moving. If anything feels uncomfortable, we can adjust the needles to make you more comfortable. Thank you and we look forward to treating you.