Anyone can benefit from the Group Acupuncture sessions offered at IAOM for general health and stress.
156 Main Street
Suite 103
Montpelier, Vermont

To schedule an appointment please call 802-223-0954 or email
info@integrativeaom.com
Integrative Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine                              Joshua Singer MS, L.Ac
Montpelier, Vermont                                                                          Kerry Jenni MS, L.Ac.
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Group Acupuncture THURSDAYS 6-8 P.M.

$10 Acupuncture Sessions

Integrative Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine is committed to providing accessible treatments to everyone.  For a treatment at a reduced rate, consider Group Acupuncture.

Group Acupuncture sessions will be offered every Thursday from 6p-8p.  Sessions begin at 6pm and patients will be treated on a first come first served basis.  All treatments conclude at 8pm, you must arrive by 7:30pm to have a full treatment.  The cost is $10 per person per Group Acupuncture treatment.  There is no need to book an appointment, walk ins are welcomed.  Your treatment will be conducted in a group setting.  Treatments are all auricular acupuncture, all points chosen will be in the ears.   Patients are responsible for monitoring their time during their treatment.  We recommend allowing a minimum of 45 minutes for your treatment.   

Group Acupuncture is recommended for many conditions including:
  • Stress and Anxiety Management including P.T.S.D.
  • Addiction Management- Alcohol, Nicotine, Drugs, Sugar
  • Sleep issues
  • Headaches

Guidelines for Group Acupuncture

This alternative service is available so we can provide discounted treatments.  All treatments are provided by a licensed acupuncturist, however a private consultation with an acupuncturist will not be available.  Your treatment will be in a group setting, but the environment will be quiet.  Please refrain from cell phone use during your treatment.   Reading and quiet use of headphones is permitted.  Loud talking will be discouraged.  If your acupuncturist feels your condition may best be treated with individualized treatment we will recommend this, but you are welcomed at Group Acupuncture if you find it helpful.    Current patients of IAOM are welcome to come to Group Acupuncture.

We are currently looking for volunteers to assist us with this project.  Volunteers will help with checking in patients and answering questions.  Please call us for more information.  802-223-0954.


History of Group Acupuncture

Acupuncture in a community setting has been the traditional method of treatment in China for thousands of years.  In the late 1960's in the Bronx, NY a group of people went in search of an economical treatment for people addicted to heroin.  Auricular, or ear, acupuncture was discovered in Chinatown and brought back to the Bronx.  The Lincoln Recovery Center and Dr. Michael Smith began offering acupuncture treatments for addiction management in 1969.  To this day, the Lincoln Recovery Center continues to see hundreds of patients per day in a community setting for addiction management.  Kerry Jenni of IAOM trained with Dr. Smith at the Lincoln Recovery Center on the N.A.D.A protocol for detoxification and is a certified Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist.  In addition to addiction management, auricular acupuncture has been shown to reduce stress and benefit sleep. 

Acupuncture Without Borders is a non-profit group who treats trauma victims in a group acupuncture setting, including Haiti and New Orleans post Katrina.  Their work and research on P.T.S.D. for their Military Stress Recovery Project has been influential for IAOM's Group Acupuncture.


Research
Acupuncture for PTSD: A Randomized controlled pilot trial; Hollifield M, Sinclair-Lian N, Warner TD, Hammerschlag R.  June 2007  The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Acupuncture Diagnosis and Treatment of DSM-IV Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; Nityamo Lian

Acupuncture Helps Fight Cocaine Addiction; Editorial Staff, Acupuncture Today
October, 2000, Vol. 01, Issue 10

Canadian Researchers Find Ear Acupuncture Effective in Treating Drug Addictions; Editorial Staff, Acupuncture Today,  September, 2005, Vol. 06, Issue 09