Karta also known as Ibolya E. Laar, completed The Master of Science in Acupuncture (MS-Ac) program at New York’s Pacific College of Oriental Medicine (PCOM), the biggest acupuncture college in the USA. In this program where East meets West, Karta studied the clinical practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in our modern world. She is well trained in the practical application of cupping, gua sha (a scraping technique), moxibustion (heat therapy), the use of electric stimulation (e-stim) and the Chinese body work Tui Na. In addition, Karta is a recent graduate of massage therapy from PCOM as well. Upon completion of this hands-on program she refined her sensitivity to the muscles and joints of the human body enhancing her therapeutic touch.
In her private acupuncture practice Karta teaches her patients pain management and successfully treats shoulder pain, back pain, knee pain, sprains or strains and post-surgery pain including joint replacements. She also treats any type of emotional disturbances such as, anxiety, nervous disorders or the inability to sleep. She promotes and supports fruitful fertility, alleviates painful menstruation, and eliminates PMS symptoms like irritability, anger, cramps, headaches or bloating. In addition she balances the digestive system by relieving constipation, acid reflux, bloating, nausea or gas, and has great results in the management and prevention of allergic reactions such as runny nose, burning eyes, itching, sneezing and/or skin rashes such eczema or acne. Her specialty is assessing and successfully implementing lasting lifestyle modifications that will suite your specific needs.
Last but not least, Karta through the practice of Kundalini Yoga for the past 15 years has been able to consolidate inner virtues such as patience, personal integrity, self-esteem, and compassion for the soul purpose of promoting a healthy happy life. The practice of this self-cultivating discipline is the distinguishing factor of her healing arts. After a good days work she enjoys long conversations with her daughter, who is currently a student in Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, about the mysticism of Chinese Medicine and spirituality.

Acupuncture services

At Enliven Health and Wellness in San Antonio, TX we offer acupuncture, herbal therapy, diet, and lifestyle advice to help you attain the best performance or address underlying issues. Using the backdrop of Chinese Medicine and Functional Medicine, we will help you understand and address blocks or weakness in your body that are preventing you from achieving optimal health.

Think of us as health detectives, using clues from your symptomatology, your pulse and tongue diagnosis and functional medicine test to help understand what is happening internally that is limiting your natural state of health and wellness.

Utilizing the comprehensive combination of therapies from Classical Chinese Medicine (CCM), as well as science-based emerging care in nutritional therapies of Functional Medicine, we can uncover what ails you, be it fertility concerns to digestive complaints and headaches or insomnia. As part of assessing your complaint, we will commonly examine wide parameters such as digestion, detoxification, elimination, regardless of whether your issues are migraines, constipation or infertility.

Family Care Acupuncture and Health Center is a Woman Owned, Acupuncture Clinic in Oregon City that focuses on Natural Pain Management and Healing from Trauma - both physical and mental/spiritual. In the office, we offer Acupuncture Services, Essential Oils Therapy, and Tuina Massage appointments. We also specialize creating a Home Care Plan for our patients that may include nutritional supplements and vitamins or herbal therapies to help our patients get well faster, in a natural and safe way. For the convenience of our patients, we accept most major health insurance and Personal Injury Protection insurance following a car accident. Schedule a Free Consultation to learn more! 503-868-1496.

Enjoy safe, effective Holistic modalities in a beautiful, serene, park like setting just outside of Huntington Village! You will appreciate the free access to our convenient private parking lot.
Fully handicap accessible.