Former Photojournalist Founds Acupuncture Practice in Dobbs Ferry

Rivertown Acupuncture relies on multiple acupuncture procedures and healing techniques, and depending on the condition being treated, may integrate them.

Since its beginnings in China thousands of years ago, acupuncture has been practiced in various ways in different countries. At Rivertown Acupuncture,founder Randi Hoffmann relies on and often integrates commonly practiced acupuncture procedures such as Acupuncture Physical Medicine, Kiiko Matsumoto and Japanese Meridian, esoteric acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine. Hoffmann treats a wide range of conditions—among them are: sciatica, back and other muscular pain, gastro-intenstinal problems and feelings of anxiety and stress. She is also certified as a practioner for the facial rejuvenation acupuncture techniques developed by Virginia Doran, a pioneer in this field. Facial rejuvenation acupuncture is a cosmetic technique for …

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Hastings Acupuncturist Treats Patients from Toes to Forehead, Mind to Spirit

Paula Haberman describes her holistic approach to treating multifarious problems—from impinged shoulders to insomnia.

Hastings' Paula Haberman is not what you might expect when you make an appointment with an acupuncturist; first of all, she's not Asian. She's Canadian. But after nine years working as a traditional physical therapist and many years as a dancer, Haberman turned to traditional medicine after nothing helped with a trigger point in her own shoulder. "I'd wake up constantly at night and couldn't take a deep breath," she said. "At first, I was skeptical about trying acupuncture, but after one 45-minute treatment it was better. Regular PT had never had that kind of effect for me. Suddenly I could breathe again." So after studying physical therapy at NYU, she went back to school for a license in acupuncture at Tri-State College in New York. …

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Video: Conquering Pain with Acupuncture

Acupuncture offers an alternative solution to alleviate pain.

While many people are still using mainstream techniques such as medications, physical therapy, diet and exercise to treat pain conditions,  others are turning to more alternative practices such as acupuncture. As the American Pain Foundation has recently declared September "Pain Awareness Month", we headed to Human Bodyworks on Main Street in Hastings on Hudson to learn more from Paula Haberman, a licensed Acupuncturist and Physical Therapist. "Acupuncture is a 5,000 year old medicine and a lot of it is empirical," explained Haberman. "This means it's a lot of trial and error, thousands of years of seeing what works." Haberman became fascinated with the practice after suffering from a painful injury. After trying numerous main-stream …

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Acupuncture and Qigong in Dobbs Ferry

Cary Brosius offers acupuncture treatment, qigong and meditation instruction from his treatment space in Dobbs Ferry.

In recent years acupuncture has achieved widespread popularity.  It is practiced in hospitals and private practices across the country, and professional athletes and sports teams now have acupuncturists on staff.  Though the health benefits of acupuncture are widely lauded, the lesser known aspects of the art include mental balancing and spiritual expansion. Acupuncture is part of an ancient, comprehensive system of beliefs and practices that treat the mind, body and spirit.  Cary Brosius--whose office is in Dobbs Ferry--has practiced acupuncture for over thirty years, graduating from the New England School of Acupuncture. He has extensive training in not only acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, but also in qigong and Tibetan Buddhist …

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