Joseph Downer - Shelton, CT - Acupuncture Open Now

Joseph Downer

Acupuncture
Shelton, CT 06484
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Joseph Dower, LAc is a Licensed AcupuncturistJoseph Downer, LAc, is a licensed acupuncturist at Stratford Acupuncture & Nutritional Wellness Center, serving the community of Stratford, Connecticut. He holds a clinical master’s degree in acupuncture from Tri-State College of Acupuncture in New York City, the oldest acupuncture school on the Eastern Seaboard. Joe is certified by the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association as an addiction acupuncture specialist.Joe graduated from Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut, with a bachelor’s degree in political science and history. He received a certificate in Chinese studies from Nanjing University in China, where he spent his last year of college. During his time in China, he was successfully treated for a serious illness using acupuncture and herbs. This resulted in his belief in the effectiveness of Chinese medicine.Joe’s training includes traditional Chinese medicine, Japanese acupuncture, and acupuncture physical
medicine – whereas most acupuncturists are only trained in one area. He treats patients with a combination of techniques drawn from these three fields, including East-Asian manual therapy, manipulation techniques, Chinese herbology and essential oils, and Japanese Kampo. Joe is a Clinical Nutrition provider and is one of only 800 Master Practitioners of Nutrition Response Testing in this country and has completed all 15 levels of training by Ulan Nutritional Systems.  Joe takes an integrative approach to treating patients with a range of conditions like TMJ, carpal tunnel syndrome, allergies, fertility issues, sports injuries, women’s health issues, addiction, weight management, and smoking cessation. He also offers management of chronic pain and relief from stress disorders, as well as symptom relief of internal medicine complaints. Since each person responds to healing therapy differently, he treats each patient individually.Stratford Acupuncture & Nutritional Wellness CenterStratford Acupuncture & Nutritional Wellness Center in Shelton, Connecticut, helps members of the community achieve optimal wellness using alternative health care solutions drawn from a variety of Eastern and Western therapies and techniques. Joseph Downer, LAc, and his staff have expertise in a wide range of approaches, including many forms of massage, acupuncture, Chinese medicine, and Chinese physical medicine, as well as martial arts including karate, jujitsu, and qigong, which help balance body, mind, and spirit. The practice also offers Nutrition Response Testing®️, which addresses the whole body to correct internal imbalances that cause many medical conditions.Using an integrated combination of these studied and tested techniques, the experts at Stratford Acupuncture & Nutritional Wellness Center design a customized treatment plan to help each patient achieve their health care goals. These treatments help patients seeking relief from all types of pain, including nerve, muscular, and arthritic pain, as well as neuropathy and headaches.They offer help with women’s health concerns like fertility, menstrual issues, hormonal imbalances, and libido, and with men’s health issues including erectile dysfunction, prostate issues, and libido. They also help support the body for autoimmune diseases. Other conditions successfully treated include eye diseases, mild depression, addiction, allergies, chemotherapy side effects, plus children’s health issues including anxiety, ADD/ADHD, and bedwetting.Stratford Acupuncture & Nutritional Wellness Center serves members of the Trumbull, Easton, Monroe, Newtown, Fairfield, Shelton, Milford, Orange, New Haven, Bridgeport, Oxford, Derby, Ansonia, and Stratford communities in Connecticut.We would love to make a difference for you. Chat Now with us Today!
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  • accepting new patients
  • 5 insurances accepted
  • speaks English
  • 1 specialty
  • 1 location

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Stratford Acupuncture & Nutritional

1000 Bridgeport Ave Shelton, CT 06484
Accepting New Patients

Insurance Plans Accepted by Joseph Downer

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Cigna
  • Oxford Health Plans
  • United Healthcare

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