Description: Acupuncture + Chinese Medicine in Santa Barbara, CA with Claudia Ward LAc, Dipl. Ac, 1605 Bath Street #2 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 805-560-9727
Acupuncture + Chinese Medicine Claudia Ward, MA, LAc is the founder of Beyond Acupuncture – offering Traditional Chinese Medicine, acupuncture, cupping, chronic pain management, and clinical hypnosis. Claudia has a Master’s Degree in Oriental Medicine from the Santa Barbara College of Oriental Medicine, where she graduated in 1997. She is a Licensed Acupuncturist and a Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist. (California College of Ayurveda). She is also certified in Myofascial Release Therapy, and in Clinical Hypn
She has studied with many renowned doctors, such as Dr. Henry Han, Master Herbalist from Bejing, Dr. Vasant Lad, Dr Mishra, to name just a few.
In her work she combines Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Acupuncture, Cupping, Ayurveda, the latest Western nutritional research and lab test analysis. A session focusing on pain relief usually combines acupuncture, myofascial release therapy and cupping. She uses sliding cupping massage, cupping for back, knee, elbow, shoulder and hip problems, facial cupping for facial rejuvenation or facial paralysis post stroke or due to Bells Palsy. She uses a combination of acupuncture and clinical hypnosis for sm