KenkoDo
Business Name: KenkoDo
About: Katie is a pain specialist, having trained in pain management at Tufts University School of Medicine and receiving a Masters of Science in addition to earning her Masters in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (MAOM) from the New England School of Acupuncture. Katie’s passion is using acupuncture and herbal medicine to treat all facets of a patient’s pain condition so that patients can improve their overall quality of life. In addition to working at KenkoDo, Katie currently holds a part-time position as a research acupuncturist at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she works with a team of researchers investigating acupuncture’s effect on pain modulation via functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Katie also serves as Adjunct Faculty at Tufts University School of Medicine, and recently designed her own research study investigating the effects of acupuncture on pre- and postoperative pain, which she is currently conducting at Tufts Medical Center in coordination with the Anesthesia and Orthopedic departments.
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In addition to treating pain, Katie considers herself a general practitioner and treats a wide range of diseases, from digestive upset, to stress and anxiety, to fertility and immune system deficiencies. Katie approaches each patient with compassion for their individual experience, and her treatments reflect this value, as she offers a customized, holistic treatment plan for each patient.
Category: Somerville
