Carol Griesmeyer, LAc, RN

Treatment strengths – Pain management: Musculo-skeletal issues ie. any bone or soft tissue pain or discomfort; acute and chronic injury conditions. Stress, anxiety and emotional swings. Allergies with TCM &/or NAET. Women’s health issues. Digestive ailments. Emotional balancing and preventative health care.

Treatment Styles: Traditional Chinese Medicine, Balance Method, Japanese Acupuncture, Auricular Acupuncture

Techniques Used: Acupunture. TCM. Moxibustion, Cupping, Gua Sha. Electro-Acupuncture, ETPS, NAET, Tui na.

Care giving is at my core and my purpose in life. My long history of patient care started over thirty years ago in the Operating Room. I began as a Certified Surgical Technologist and then advanced to an RN from PCC and Bachelor degree in Science and Nursing from Linfield / Good Samaritan College of Nursing. I have had my Certification in Peri-operative Nursing since 1988.

I can say that my interest in alternative treatment modalities began about 18 years ago with the arrival of my first llama. He was the llama from “hades.” But if he had been easy to work with I never would have traveled this path. Because of his special needs in handling (I could do nothing with him) I began looking for assistance. I stumbled upon Tellington Touch & T.E.A.M.© Training which is a much gentler and reasonable style of working with any animal (including humans). You develop a sense of where the animal comes from and walk in their shoes. You can then communicate in their language and ask for cooperation and not submission. The movements that you use to train or work with the animal have very picturesque names that evoke visual images – cue-ing the camel, swish of the zebra tail, etc.. This concept of naming movements is very similar to that found in tai ji chuan.

Thus, I found myself beginning tai ji classes & loving it. My group is a great bunch of people so I got a lot of positive reinforcement & support while I tripped around the floor. I eventually began teaching Part one of Yang style. Learning about the movement of qi led me to begin reading about and exploring qi & getting to better understand it. I also learned to meditate, another lesson in qi movement.

Being where I was in life I found that I needed to start planning for my future employment setting. Being a nurse is very rewarding & it will always be a part of me. But hospital nursing is both exhausting and frustrating these days. It has become a younger person’s career (in my opinion) if you need or want to do it full time until your retire. I had to find something that was as fulfilling and allowed me to use all my experience and knowledge while I continued caring for people. I felt acupuncture had the greatest options for both my patients and me.

Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine offer a unique and valuable addition to health care the world over. It is a complete health care system in and of itself and has been used for centuries. I feel it is important to combine all appropriate and safe modalities of care to bring more people and the world back into balance. Western medicine has many great applications and is very beneficial particularly for emergent and acute conditions. Oriental medicine is very strong in therapies for disease prevention and chronic conditions. I strive to assist people to understand what life experiences and health habits have brought them to their current state of discomfort or dis-ease and how personal and environmental awareness are necessary components of their recovery and good health.

Please feel free to ask me about any health concerns you may have and how Oriental Medicine would address your needs. I am happy to coordinate care with any Western biomedical treatment protocol which you currently follow.

As your assistant and advocate on your wellness journey I will:

• Listen to you & your unique needs and concerns.
• Focus on the whole YOU, drawing on my knowledge and training in both Western medicine and Traditional Chinese medicine.
• Assist you as you develop a deeper awareness of your place in the universe, and of yourself, both inside and out.
• Provide a safe place for you as you explore new dimensions in yourself and the world.
• Educate you about options in health care, how you may best heal and care for yourself and refer out as needed.
• Support you when you succeed and when you stumble, while understanding that you are always successful.

I to work achieve this by incorporating an extensive first visit interview with examination of your tongue, pulse and palpation. A diagnosis is then made with appropriate modalities of care determined, and the need for massage, herbs and self care instructions determined and prescribed as warranted. As it relates to Western medicine, Oriental medicine will usually take longer to reach its goal. It works on a more subtle level and addresses the root cause, not just the outward, apparent symptoms. It is important to bring you back into balance to eliminate or minimize the impact of the current disorder.

It is important that we develop an open, safe, professional relationship so that I can work to afford you success in dealing with the condition that has led you to my office. As awareness and clarity are important to the return of balance and health, two-way communication is always an essential ingredient of our relationship and questions and concerns are welcome for discussion at any time.