Essex Wellness Center presents a “Live Well 2016!” lecture series throughout the winter and spring of 2016. The series features free 90-minute (60-minute lecture plus 30-minute Q & A) educational lectures presented by various Essex Wellness Center holistic professionals. All lectures will be held at the Essex Wellness Center Group Space upstairs at 8 Novelty Lane in Essex Village — parking is in the lot and on Main Street. Pre-registration* is required because space is limited.
The final “Live Well 2016″ lecture in February is scheduled as follows:
Lecture No. 6: Feb. 27 1:30 p.m.
Title and Topic: “Stop the Suffering! Pain Management with Acupuncture”
Pain. So many of us suffer with it. So many of us have tried everything it seems to Make. It. Stop. This lecture will educate us about acupuncture, why, after thousands of years, it continues to be such a powerful treatment for so many conditions, and how it can help us – naturally! Alicia DeMartin successfully treats many individuals who come to her seeking relief from:
Orthopedic pain including:
Sports injuries
Musculoskeletal pain
Osteoarthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Post orthopedic surgery recovery and pain management
Joint replacements
Joint pain including:
Low back pain
Shoulder pain
Knee pain
Foot pain
Ankle pain
Neck pain
Wrist pain
TMJ pain
Pain conditions including:
Migraine headaches
Headaches
Abdominal pain
Pelvic and menstrual pain
REGISTER EARLY TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT — this lecture is already filling up!
Presented by: Alicia DeMartin, MSOM, LAc
Date and Time: Saturday, February 27, 2016 1:30pm-3:00pm
Alicia DeMartin received her BS from The University of Vermont and a MS in Oriental Medicine from Southwest Acupuncture College in Boulder, Colorado. She discovered a passion for emergency medicine and orthopedics working as a Wilderness EMT and ski patroller at Stowe VT after college. Moving out West to pursue her passion for skiing, horses and an active mountain lifestyle, she successfully utilized the services of an acupuncturist to treat her own orthopedic injuries. Intrigued and healed, she decided to go against the grain of her medical family and enroll in graduate school for Oriental medicine.
DeMartin owned a private practice in Vail, Colorado for six years and has nine years of experience specializing in pain management and orthopedics. Alicia loves working with orthopedic conditions, arthritis, injuries, pain of all varieties and post-surgical rehab, especially joint replacements. DeMartin is currently working towards a Doctorate in Chinese medicine orthopedics and traumatology.
*Pre-registration is required to reserve your seat in these limited-space lectures. To register online, visit this link, click on ‘Workshops,’ find the lecture for which you wish to register and click ‘Sign Up.’ To register by email or phone, contact [email protected] or 860-767-7770.