Chris Ormseth Masters Degree Oriental Medicine and Orthopedic Dry needling Trained

Acupuncture in Spearfish, SD

Our Approach

Specializing in Acupuncture for pain, headaches, allergies, asthma, hormonal balancing, infertility, neurological issues: please refer to list of ailments acupuncture may also treat within this web site. Specializing in Orthopedic Dry Needling a more western approach to needling. Unconventional treatments using stones and crystals to balance people energetically for emotional disorders are also offered.

Acupuncture

Fine, sterile needles are gently placed at specific points along the body's meridians to restore energy flow and promote natural healing. Effective for pain relief, stress reduction, digestive issues, and a wide range of acute and chronic conditions. Most patients find the experience deeply relaxing.

Herbs

Customized herbal formulas tailored to your specific health needs and constitution. Drawing from centuries of traditional Chinese pharmacology, these natural remedies work synergistically with acupuncture to support healing, strengthen immunity, and address underlying imbalances.

Tui Na

Chinese therapeutic massage that uses rhythmic compression, acupressure, and stretching techniques to stimulate circulation and release blockages along the body's meridian pathways. Ideal for musculoskeletal pain, joint stiffness, and promoting overall relaxation and wellbeing.

Change your health

Chris uses all modalities of Chinese medicine including Cupping, Moxibustion, Chinese herbal medicine, Acupuncture, and Chinese bodywork called Tui Na. Cupping has been documented to lower ESR in blood tests which is associated with inflammation, Moxibustion is a heat therapy that causes vasodilation to increase circulation, and Tui Na is A Chinese approach to massage. Treatments usually include more than one modality to ensure optimal results.

Orthopedic Dry Needling

Dry needling is a Westernized form of Acupuncture focusing more on anatomical structure and symptom based in one specific location. A common misconception that practitioners(Physical Therapist, Chiropractor, M.D.) may tell you who are performing DRY needling is; Dry needling is deep needling and Acupuncture is not. This statement is false as many therapists doing Dry needling are not aware that Traditional Chinese Acupuncture can be aggressive deep needling if it is needed.

LYMPHATIC ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGY using ARCTURUS STAR MACHINE

What is Lymphatic Enhancement Technology (LET) Lymphatic Enhancement Technology devices are state-of-the-art technology for improving microcirculation, general circulation, and helps with fluid management at the tissue level. Enhances and augments the functions of the lymphatic system as the detoxification channel for the body using RED light and BLUE light therapies.

Aids manual lymphatic drainage methods
Releases interstitial toxins
Accelerates local healing
Aids immune functions
Used with or without hands-on manual therapies

The lymphatic system is a part of your immune and circulatory systems, delivering nutrients and removing waste at the cellular level. Lymph fluid acts as the delivery system, flowing through lymph vessels. Although your lymph system doesn’t have a pump like your circulatory system, it relies on your movement to run optimally.

You can see where that can be a problem. Your lymph system can become stagnant with age, illness, or medical issues. The removal of waste and delivery of nutrients can be disrupted when we slow down, experience swelling, or our system is disrupted due to surgery.

When toxins and fluids can’t be removed from your soft tissue; then swelling, puffiness, pain, and illness can occur. The LymphStar Line and ARIA Elite help your body to remove these fluids and toxins through vibrational energy and microcurrent stimulation.

Yes! Lymphatic Enhancement Therapy helps alleviate stress, promotes health and wellness, speeds up recovery from injury, can improve athletic performance, encourages collagen production, and reduces puffiness.

Why should I see a Licensed or NCCAOM certified Acupuncturist versus a Chiropractor or Physical Therapist for “dry needling” or acupuncture?

A licensed or NCCAOM certified acupuncturist has over 3,000 hours and over 3-4 years of graduate-level training and coursework in the study of Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine as well as an extensive internship of practical training. Most acupuncturists have already seen over 400 patients and have logged over 720 hours of clinical training working with real patients before graduating.

Although chiropractors have extensive knowledge of the body and typically are required over three years of graduate-level education to become a Doctor of Chiropractic or DC, they are required less than 150 hours of additional training in Chinese Medicine to practice acupuncture.

Contrary to popular belief “dry needling” is acupuncture that is performed by a non-licensed acupuncturist practitioner such as a physical therapist with an insufficient amount of training in acupuncture theory and technique. Dry needling can be very painful for the patient and is a controversial form of treatment in the medical and acupuncture community.

Ormseth Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine