About Jonah Hershowitz Licensed Acupuncturist


Jonah attended Wesleyan University in Connecticut; he then did four years of graduate study including training at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego and a six-month clinical internship at Chengdu University of TCM in Sichuan, China, and received his Master's in Traditional Chinese Medicine (MTCM) from Five Branches Institute in Santa Cruz.

From 2002-2005, he practiced in Centro Shen clinic and Ascalese hospital, and taught Thai massage in Naples, Italy.

Since 2005, Jonah has lived in San Francisco, and practiced at Roots and Blossoms, and at Providence House in Oakland.

In 2010, Jonah co-founded San Francisco Acupuncture Group to provide the highest level of acupuncture integrative care available in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Expertise

Jonah is especially skilled in treating all forms of pain; stress, anxiety, depression, and mood disorders; sleep problems and fatigue; HIV/AIDS; and other chronic conditions. He employs a wide range of therapies, including:
  • Acupuncture, Electrocurrent, and LED Therapies
  • Individualized Herbal and Nutritional Supplement Prescriptions
  • Bodywork: Tui-na, Shiatsu, Thai, Deep-Tissue, Trigger-Point and Circulatory
  • Dietary, Nutritional, Lifestyle, and Exercise Counseling
  • Heat and Cold Therapies: Moxa, Infrared, Ice, Moist Heat
  • External Therapies: Cupping, Oils, Poultices, Liniments, Percussion, Ultrasound, Photon Therapy
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