Nancy Knode completed her bachelors degree in 1980 at The Evergreen State College, where her work focused on nutrition and biochemistry. After raising three children, she went back to school to earn a masters degree from the Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, graduating in 2000. As part of her clinical training, she worked in a clinic in Huangzho, China. In 2001, Nancy opened Harbor Healing Center in downtown Kingston, where she practices acupuncture and Chinese herbal therapy.
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Practitioners of acupuncture and Chinese medicine have used this noninvasive treatment method to help millions of people become well and stay well. Acupuncture promotes natural healing. It can enhance recuperative power and immunity, support physical and emotional health, and improve overall function and well-being.
According to Chinese medical theory, the symptoms and signs that indicate a Western diagnosis of allergies relate to imbalances in the meridian and Organ Systems of the body. These imbalances may stem from a variety of causes, including stress, poor diet, constitutional weakness, pollutants and environmental toxins.
Acupuncture has been employed as a health care modality for over 5,000 years. Modern science has begun to understand the secrets of this ancient medicine with the support of new studies conducted by leading scientists, hospitals and medical research facilities from all over the world. Today, acupuncture is receiving wide acceptance as a respected, valid and effective form of health care. In a systematic review published by Spine Journal, acupuncture has been shown to have significantly favorable effects on chronic low back pain.
Gathering this information enables the practitioner to effectively diagnose and detect any specific imbalances of Qi that may have contributed to a persons health problems. The practitioner can then create a well-structured treatment plan. Once the imbalances of Qi are detected, an acupuncturist will place fine, sterile needles at specific acupoints along meridian pathways.
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Mitch LaMoure
Feb 18, 2016
Several years ago I messed my lower right back up. I'm in general super fit shape and I generally have a high pain tolerance. It wasn't the first time I hurt my back. I had never considered a acupuncture therapist when my back muscles gave out on me in the past, I'd just tough it out. But this pain was worse than I had ever experienced before. All the local Massage, acupuncture therapists were gone on vacation (it was January) Nancy worked me in her tight scheduled.
I dove a hour to get to her office only to find 2 flights of stairs to climb. I barely made it to the top where her office is. I crawled to the table and she worked on me. As I slowly got off the table I expected more pain but felt none. As I left and began working down the stairs i noticed ZERO PAIN! I could NOT believe she made me feel that good so quickly. As she advised I took it easy for the next 3 days but I was able to move around normally without any pain. She is amazing. I highly recommend her.
I dove a hour to get to her office only to find 2 flights of stairs to climb. I barely made it to the top where her office is. I crawled to the table and she worked on me. As I slowly got off the table I expected more pain but felt none. As I left and began working down the stairs i noticed ZERO PAIN! I could NOT believe she made me feel that good so quickly. As she advised I took it easy for the next 3 days but I was able to move around normally without any pain. She is amazing. I highly recommend her.
