How Many Visits Will It Take?

Acupuncture is a technique that is very effective in triggering specific physiological responses. It is a natural method that activates the body’s own healing abilities. Two or three treatments may be enough for certain acute cases, such as:  muscle aches, stress, and general tension.  Chronic conditions may take ten to twenty visits

at weekly or bi-weekly intervals to achieve lasting  results. Your disorder may have been years in the making and thus your body may not be receptive to immediate results. Once your primary ailment is under control I recommend a monthly maintenance program. Just as our gardens, vehicles, pets and children need constant care and attention so does your body.

Help your body heal itself!

What Can Acupuncture Help?

In the United States, acupuncture is used frequently for the treatment of chronic pain conditions such as arthritis, sciatica, bursitis, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, low-back pain, headache, and migraines.

It is also used for treating conditions due to immune system dysfunction such as recurrent common colds, sinusitis, rhinitis, psoriasis, allergies, and asthma. Acupuncture is effective in the treatment of numerous digestive disorders including: constipation, diarrhea, ulcers, and GERD.

It is also effective in the treatment of mind-body disorders such as anxiety, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, hypertension, insomnia, PMS, menopausal symptoms, and depression. Some modern application of acupuncture is in the treatment of disorders such as alcoholism, addiction, smoking, and eating disorders. 

To date, the World Health Organization recognizes over 50 conditions that can be treated by Acupuncture.

About Byron

Byron M. Barth, L.Ac., graduated from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine (PCOM) in San Diego with a Master’s of Science in Traditional Medicine.  His training at PCOM included extensive studies in Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, Oriental Medical Theory, Clinical Instruction and the Western Sciences. 

He has over 8,000 hours of training and teaching experience.  His Oriental Medicine training started in 1996 at the Shiatsu School of Canada with over 1500 hours of training, continued for one-year at the Toronto School of TCM, and was completed with three and a half years of Master’s level training at PCOM.  Byron has also studied with Tetsuro Saito at the Shiatsu Centre and with Leny Carbone at the Living Earth Shiatsu School; both are located in Toronto, Canada.

Japanese Acupuncture is Byron’s specialty, focusing on a more gentle approach to help you relax during your treatment and receive the most benefit.  This approach is also effective with needle-sensitive adults as well as children.

Byron is also a practicing Zen Shiatsu therapist.  He has been instructing Zen Shiatsu for over a decade and is on faculty at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego, CA.  He is Nationally Certified in Chinese Herbology, Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).  Other licenses include Holistic Practitioner and NCBTMB for Massage.

He has taught Shiatsu for the Toronto Board of Education, Living Earth Shiatsu School in Toronto, Poway Academy and at Mueller College of Holistic Studies, in San Diego.  He continues to teach Shiatsu levels I & II at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine.  He also offers a series of Shiatsu seminars as an approved continuing provider through the NCBTMB.

He currently maintains a private Japanese Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine and Zen Shiatsu practice in Lake Elsinore, CA. Our clinic has been located in Lake Elsinore since 2003.

Byron Barth with long time mentor and respected Sensei Katsuyuki Oue from Japan.