Putnam Point Acupuncture offers private appointments and affordable community acupuncture options to help with your health care goals.

We are dedicated to excellence and affordability, providing Community Acupuncture for New Hope and the surrounding west metro Minneapolis areas.

We focus on pain management, both acute and chronic. We are great for stress relief, and depression and anxiety, and other conditions we treat include GYN conditions, indigestion and constipation, smoking cessation, Bell's Palsy.

Our fee is $35 for the first visit, and $25 dollars for all returning visits.

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.

Well Woman Acupuncture is the only acupuncture and Chinese medicine clinic in Boulder county that is devoted solely to expertise in women's health. Our team of practitioners have received the highest level of education in Oriental medicine and have advanced certification in reproductive medicine. Conditions we treat include: menstrual disorders, fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, insomnia, stress/anxiety/depression and perimenopause/menopause symptoms. We work comprehensively with each patient, evaluating nutrition and lifestyle habits that may hinder progress and making suggestions for improvement. We also work with your physicians to offer truly integrated care, making sure that your course of Eastern treatment works in tandem with your Western diagnoses and treatments.

If you've been wanting to try acupuncture but are squeamish around needles, then Japanese acupuncture is a great way to start. The Japanese variety utilizes finer needles - barely thicker than a human hair. Instead of relying on a chart, more emphasis is placed on touch and palpation to find the correct insertion points. We also do front and back treatments to promote balance of the whole body. I understand the importance of spending extra time with my patients so that we all receive the love and care we deserve.
We are here to aid in your healing process through: Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, Moxibustion, Massage therapy, Fire cupping, Nutritional advice, and Reiki.