Benjamin Krieg, L.Ac.




  • I specialize in musculoskeletal, orthopedic, and sports medicine. I have had success treating herniated disks, tendon and ligament sprains and strains, back and neck pain, sciatica, plantar fascistis, carpal tunnel syndrome, tennis elbow, frozen shoulder, and many other musculoskeletal problems.
  • I developed the theory of Connective Tissue Acceleration based on my experience treating musculoskeletal diseases. I did so in order to explain the physiology of such diseases from a Western medical as well as Eastern medical perspective, and to show why this specific form of Tui Na medical massage is extremely effective in treating chronic and severe pain.
  • Because acupuncture is relatively new in America as compared to China, many acupuncturists are similar to western medical doctors that practice general family medicine, in that we must know how to treat every patient that comes in to our clinic. In some cases this can be disadvantageous to the patient though because certain acupuncturists may just be content with a vague knowledge of every condition, but no real in depth knowledge of a specific group of patients.
  • Western medicine in America has become highly specialized, which is good, because it is in your best interest to find the doctor that has the most experience treating your individual problem. Similarly, it is in your best interest to find an acupuncturist that has devoted the majority of there time building up experience to treat your particular concern; be it fertility, digestion, autoimmune disease, etc. Do not give up on acupuncture if you’ve already tried it with limited results, you may have just seen a doctor that didn’t specialize in nor had adequate experience in treating your problem.

Internal medicine

 

  • I also have tools at my disposal to treat mental, emotional, and internal medicine diseases. Roots of Eastern Medicine Acupuncture Clinic is far more than just a sports medicine or physical therapy clinic. Many of those issues influence (and sometimes cause) orthopedic conditions anyway, and so must be addressed to acheive lasting results. If I only treated orthopedic diseases I would have to change the name of the clinic to Branches of Eastern Medicine (branches are known as the symptom in chinese medicine, whereas the roots are cause), and that just doesn't have the same ring to it. Plus I don't want to have to register for another fictitious business name, replace all my business cards, fliers, and signs, and what would my slogan be if I was Branches of Eastern Medicine anyway? Branch out into new avenues of health? If you're a starting acupuncturist and you want that name and slogan go ahead and take it, free of charge, just remember to tell them where you heard it.
  • I have experience treating indigestion, GERD (heartburn), migraines, cluster headaches, TMJ, tinnitus, insomnia, chronic fatigue, depression, anxiety, hiatal hernia, palpitations, chest pain, abdominal pain, PMS, fibromyalgia, stress, angina, irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, diarrhea, diabetes, and many other unfortunate consequences perceiving yourself as only human.

My experience

 

  • I graduated from the American College of Traditional Chinese medicine after 3 ½ years of 20-30 hours per week clinic and in class training (most acupuncturists that went to school in the United States and are California Licensed will have similar experience here).
  • I spent a 4 year, 40+ hours/week internship with YuTai Fu, L.Ac.; Master of Qi Gong, Acupressure, Bone Setting, and Chinese Tui Na massage from Beijing, China. This was the trial by fire equivalent of teaching a novice climber how to climb by sending them on a leisurely treck to the summit of K2. I wouldn't be what I am today had I not gone through this, and the bulk of my style and theory came from here. I owe so much of the success I have achieved to my Master, Dr. Fu. I'm not haphazardly listing the patients I have experience with treating in the hopes that any and all who see my website will have a reason to seek my help, or to merely increase internet traffic (by all means, if it is more convenient for you, try a practitioner that lives closer to you first, you can see me after you have exhausted the more convenient options if they do not satisfy you). Those illnesses are listed because I have seen treated and have effectively personally treated all of those conditions countless times. Many patients had already seen western medical doctors, chiropractors, physical therapists, and other acupuncturists without an improvement in their condition, only finally getting relief at our clinic.