Acupuncture Health | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

About

Our goal is to improve the quality of life. Acupuncture and the Acunova protocol have a proven track record of achieving this goal.

Erica Joy Siegel is the Author of

The Acupuncture Point Functions Charts and Workbook

Erica Joy Siegel advanced through rigorous training to practice acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine. After studying for over 3,200 hours and seeing over 1,100 hours of patients in California, she continued her studies in China. Since then, she has had two successful practices in Indianapolis for 15 years before moving to Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Her former practices were Indy Acupuncture & Health Services and Indy Downtown Community Acupuncture.

Education

Masters of Science in Traditional Oriental Medicine (MSTOM) from Pacific College of Health & Science (formerly Pacific College of Oriental Medicine) in San Diego, California (2005). Erica was trained in a four-year graduate-level Master’s program to primary healthcare competence focusing on integrating Eastern and Western medicine. Pacific College of Oriental Medicine was selected as one of the best colleges for traditional Chinese medicine in the U.S. by the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) World Newspaper.
Diplomate of Oriental Medicine (Dipl. OM). National Certification Commission for Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) creates a five-module exam for acknowledgment of being a Diplomate in OM. NCCAOM accreditation is recognized by the state of Indiana’s Medical Board as proof of proficiency in acupuncture. Being a Diplomat of OM shows competency in practicing and integrating Acupuncture, Chinese Herbology, Biomedical Theory, Chinese Medical Theory, and Point Location.

Acupuncture Physician (AP). Erica is currently licensed in Florida and previously licensed in Indiana and California.
International Certification of Medical Training from Chengdu University Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, China. Training included acupuncture and herbal medicine.
She was trained in the Acunova Protocol. Erica traveled to Minneapolis, Minnesota, to train with Mats Sexton, one of the few American acupuncturists trained under Dr. John Boel in Denmark. Then, she went on to train under Dr. John Boel directly to learn all of his acupuncture-related discoveries.

Experience

Founder and owner of Indy Acupuncture & Health Services and Indy Downtown Community Acupuncture (2006-2021)
Treatment of patients at Children’s Hospital of San Diego, San Diego Hospice and in conjunction with the University of California-San Diego (UCSD) where Erica maintained her own patients in concurrence with Western medical physicians
Treatment of patients in Acupuncture and Herbal divisions of the Chengdu University Hospital for TCM in China, where she earned a certificate in International Medicine awarded by the Chinese Government’s Department of Medicine
Treatment of patients in the private practices of highly regarded practitioners in San Diego, California; Ken Luke, orthopedic and musculoskeletal acupuncture treatment pioneer; and Marley Wexler, who has over 30 years clinical experience in pain management techniques for acupuncture and was mentored by Dr. Richard Tan, originator of the famous Balance Method for acupuncture
Participated in a Research Study on “The Effects of Acupuncture on Post Breast Cancer Symptoms” with Dr. Peter Johnstone at Indiana University (IUPUI)
Has given many lectures on the topic of Traditional Chinese Medicine; at Indiana University (IUPUI) in Professor Nancy Barton’s classes, Marion University and various support groups
Technical Advisor for ‘Acupressure and Reflexology for Dummies’ by Wiley Publishing, 2007
Author of The Acupuncture Point Functions Charts and Workbook, Singing Dragon Publishing, 2019