Welcome our new part-time Associate Acupuncturist: Mary Maresca, LAc.!

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Mary is a graduate of the New England School of Acupuncture where she completed a Masters Degree in Chinese and Japanese acupuncture styles. She is licensed by the Massachusetts Board of Medicine and certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). Mary has been involved in energy healing since the early 1990’s. She is certified in Healing Touch and has been a Reiki practitioner since 2009. Mary continues to pursue advanced training in the Dr. Tan Balance Method of acupuncture, Medical Qi Gong and the therapeutic use of Essential Oils. She also works in the Behavioral Health Department at Fenway Health as a Detox Acupuncturist.

While acupuncture addresses a wide array of conditions, Mary has special interest in pain management, musculoskeletal issues, migraine, mental health, and cancer treatment-related symptoms. Using acupuncture, cupping, kineseo-taping and oils, Mary brings thoughtful and compassionate care to help patients access their own innate healing ability.

In her own quest for a well-balanced life, Mary makes time for gardening,
watercolor painting, reading and meeting new people.

Mary’s appointment availability:

2 Saturdays per month 8-3:30pm & Thursday nights (starting in July): 4-8pm.

She is able to see all insurance patients currently seeking treatment at AcuPUNKture and is now booking appointments!

Fire Cupping Demonstration

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Check out this demo on fire cupping. This specific video is showing cupping for shoulder pain relief.

You may remember seeing swimmers in the Olympics sporting big red/purple circular marks on their backs- This is from cupping! Don’t be nervous! This actually feels really good- similar to a massage!

But How Does It Work? Cupping brings Blood and Qi that is stagnated and causing pain in an area up to the surface, allowing for the free flow of qi and blood.

Here is an detailed article by Acupuncture Today on Cupping.