John Howard completed his degree in acupuncture from the Maryland Institute of Traditional Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. John holds two professorships; one in Traditional Chinese Medicine and the other in Western Medicine from George Washington University (GWU). Professor (Prof) Howard lectured on suturing and minor trauma management.

Upon completion of his degree Prof Howard entered into a five-year fellowship with the US military under the direction of Dr. Richard Niemtzow, MD, PHD. Prof Howard is both a clinician and an Academician. As an academician, he provides national and international lectures in acupuncture and auriculotherapy. He has authored five books and 21 articles on these two fields. He is also dedicated to the promotion of knowledge and has been awarded the dissemination of seminal works of Dr. Raphael Nogier (The RAFT (Radial Artery Food Test) and of Dr. René Bourdiol (Elements of Auriculotherapy).

In 2014 Prof Howard served as the vice president of the 8th International Symposium of Auriculotherapy in the United States. In 2016 Prof Howard became a consultant for ZeroMed (a holistic medical goods company) to design auriculotherapy protocols. Currently he is the President of the United States branch of the Raphael Nogier School of Auriculotherapy.



Research

John is currently conducting studies on the use of Auriculotherapy in distance runners to enhance performance. Some of men on team USA who won the world 100k gold medal in the Nederland’s in 2011 used his protocol.

Practicing Chinese medicine including acupuncture, Chinese herbs, qigong, shiatsu, tuina, diet and lifestyle.

Our Clinic is a full-featured Acupuncture wellness center. True Acupuncture Phoenix specializes in treating pain, depression, stress, anxiety, women’s health and men’s overall health. If you experience persistent discomfort, pain, fibromyalgia, allergies, major depression, anxiety, infertility and exhaustion; or if you would like to lose weight, stop smoking, as well as live a healthier, more productive as well as energetic life; we offer a safe, effective and drug-free alternative.

In Phoenix Arizona Pain is most often treated with opioids, it is our goal to help patients to reduce or even come off of pain killers. Acupuncture does this by helping to regulate pain sensitivity and the nervous system in the body.

Chinese medicine and acupuncture boosts health and well-being through acupuncture, herbal medicine, and therapeutic bodywork. Our mission is to cultivate the unfolding of your radiant health by encouraging your innate healing potential. Gentle, yet effective treatments are focused on your individual concerns, whether they be healing from an acute injury or chronic pain, immune enhancement, women’s health (including fertility and pregnancy), stress relief, or emotional balancing. By harmonizing mind, body, and spirit, our treatments help you feel revitalized and refreshed.

Our experienced staff under the guidance of Dr Ashley Hoyt and Dr Kris Bly are here to provide an alternative medicine approach to total wellness and a healthier lifestyle through Acupuncture, Massage, Bio & Vitamin Injections, Restorative Skin Care and Herbal Supplements. We take most insurance. Our focus is on ‘wellness’ not ‘illness’. Our goal is to enable, not prescribe. Having years of experience in offering our services to Key West, we are also advocates of alternative medicine education. We will help you find a way to feel better and know better.