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    I've had wonderful, life-changing visits with the staff at Five Branches. Following intestinal…read moresurgery for cancer in 2012, I started going initially for grief. The treatments were incredibly healing for my soul, and of course the soul and body are connected :) So, the interns started focusing on helping me with digestion and pain. By choice, I've had only interns, with the supervision of licensed practitioners working with me. A supervisor and a licensed practitioner, Maria Mitchell (a GENIUS!) has been especially helpful. These sessions are $27 and last more than an hour. Try getting that at a traditional doctor's office! The sessions are very thorough...lots of questions to find out how I'm doing and about my body's good and bad indicators. To be left in the room with needles in place, quiet and in the dark as is my preference, is transformational. Three years out, I feel so much better about my body's ability and capacity to heal, all with the guidance of these wise young interns and their supervisors. My weekly visit is such a wonderful treat to myself. I consider it part of my regimen, just as I exercise and eat right, to keep my body healthy. The front desk staff is helpful and friendly, the interns are knowledgeable and intuitive, and the entire experience is positive. I highly recommend Five Branches!

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    Dr. Loki has saved my life. I initially came to him through a workman compensation claim for…read moreextreme upper back pain as a result of working too many hours in front of a computer. I had seen numerous practitioners over the prior 4 years to some relief but Loki was able to address the pain in a systematic root function approach and got me to a place where I have not had issues in that area since. I've had other issues come up with low back/hip/piriformus pain and limited mobility due to injury and he has helped relieve my pain levels and address on-going anxiety and depression. He is great at listening to determine root causes of pain and providing accurate medical documentation to medical coding so it translates to the western medical system. Additionally his migraine treatment that he offers has helped ward those off. I've seen many acupuncturist over the years but none that are as holistic and effective as Loki. He genuinely is a wonderful, caring individual and you can tell his goal is to support his patients to achieve their health goals and live pain free.

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