The best acupuncture
in Texas is needle free!
The best acupuncture in San Antonio is needle free!
- Doc
What Is Needle-free Acupuncture and How Did It Migrate From Japan to San Antonio?
Needle-free acupuncture is one of many healing methods adopted and refined by renowned TCM practitioner Steven “Doc” Blackstone. Its origins lie in the esoteric practice of Japanese Toyohari Style acupuncture. In their endeavor for perfection the Japanese took over 2,500 years of acupuncture tradition from Chinese teachings and literature and turned it into a powerful, yet gentle art. Amazingly, they accomplished the feat within a span of less than 400 years.
Before he became affectionately known to patients as “Doc”, Steven spent 20 years of intensive study in the area of martial arts and Chinese Medicine before enrolling at the Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin in the mid 2000s. During his term at AOMA he gained interest in a Japanese style of acupuncture referred to as Toyohari. Deeper interest sparked after his friend and colleague (J.C.) returned having attended the revered all blind Toyohari Acupuncture school in Japan. Inspired by renowned practitioners like Miki Shima, he combined intuitive techniques with the finely honed methods of the Japanese to create an effective healing system free of the use of traditional acupuncture needles.
Doc moved his healing practice from Austin, Texas to the San Antonio area in 2010 where he continued to gain distinction. He now services patients from all over the world from his modest Alamo Heights clinic.
Steven “Doc” Blackstone
As a child I found countless hours of enjoyment unraveling and solving puzzles of every variety. The more challenging the puzzle, the more compelled I was to solve it. Inevitably, that extraordinary interest combined with an innate curiosity of nature and how things work sparked my passion for deciphering the puzzles of human nature; specifically, the development and treatment of illness.
I have dedicated my life to learning everything I can about the healing arts with the intention of extracting every relevant bit of information from a multitude of healing modalities. My studies included topics ranging from Toltec teachings to advanced Western medicine. From numerous healing modalities I have plucked the most useful and cohesive techniques and principles I use today.
I am immensely grateful to have been coached by many open, patient and compassionate teachers who have offered insight into various disciplines and humbly pointed the way to self discovery.
In my endeavor to master a variety of key disciplines I found myself embracing one crucial and inevitable discovery.
“Healing is actually a very simple and naturally occurring process!”
Steven “Doc” Blackstone
As a child I found countless hours of enjoyment unraveling and solving puzzles of every variety. The more challenging the puzzle, the more compelled I was to solve it. That extraordinary interest combined with an innate curiosity of nature and how things work inevitably sparked my passion for deciphering the puzzles of human nature; specifically, the development and treatment of illness.
I dedicated decades to learning everything I could about the healing arts. I strived to extract every relevant bit of information from a multitude of healing modalities. My studies eventually encompassed topics ranging from Toltec teachings to advanced Western medicine. From numerous healing modalities I plucked the most useful and cohesive techniques and principles.
I am immensely grateful to have been coached by many open, patient and compassionate teachers who have offered insight into various disciplines and humbly pointed the way to self discovery.
In my endeavor to master a variety of key disciplines I found myself embracing one crucial and inevitable discovery.
“I see it as a personal challenge to do what people say can’t be done.”- Doc
Comprehensive Wellness Services
Doc Blackstone performs all the services you might expect from every acupuncturist in town. However, he performs these services with the highest level of skill. Experience the profound difference that experience makes in the healing process.
- Acupuncture: Receive all the benefits of traditional Chinese acupuncture, and more, without the use of needles.
- Moxibustion: The use of heat therapy applied through burning herbs, typically mugwort, to stimulate healing and improve energy flow.
- Tui Na: A form of Chinese manipulative therapy often used in conjunction with acupuncture to provide relief from musculoskeletal conditions.
- Chinese Herbal Therapy: Personalized Chinese herbal formulas are carefully selected to address your unique health needs.
- Cupping: Techniques aimed at improving body posture and alignment to reduce pain and enhance physical function.
Special Services
Needle Free Acupuncture
Needle Free Acupuncture
Doc’s needle free approach to acupuncure speeds up recovery time, achieves amazing results in less time than the alternatives.
Structural Alignment
Structural Alignment
Doc’s brand of skeletal alignment revolves around creating skeletal symmetry and balancing muscular tension and compression to maintain proper posture. His applied techniques are renowned for being less painful and longer lasting than other methods. Total body reorientation.
Pediatric Assessment / Therapy
Pediatric Assessment / Therapy
Pediatric Tuina is a rare specialty in Chinese Medicine. Doc has special training from Dr. Yongxin Fan (China) and has practical experience treating his own children from birth to adulthood. Children can be treated without medicine up until the age of 13.
Emotional Release Therapy
Emotional Release Therapy
Doc’s method of emotional release involves locating areas throughout the body where emotions have manifested as physical pain or disease and working out the physical impediments.
Bladder Lift
Bladder Lift
Time-tested techniques are employed to to render a long lasting non surgical bladder lift that works immediately to alleviate embarassing uncontrolled urination.
Surgery Intervention
Surgery Intervention
Your master practitioner will evaluate any medical information you have regarding a recommended surgery, conduct an independent examination and make permanent anatomic corrections to the injured or damaged area circumventing the need for surgery. Doc has successfully intervened in hundreds of surgeries over the course of his bold career. His tools for this remarkable endeavor include the use of a simple ceramic spoon.
Deep Scar Removal
Deep Scar Removal
Deep scars can cause long term pain and dysfunction. Manipulation and removal of such scars non-surgically requires special skill. Moxibustion is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) technique that involves burning mugwort, a spongy herb, to warm and stimulate tissues deep below the skin where scars or adhesions have formed from injury or surgery. Doc treats old scars and new.
Medical Qigong
Medical Qigong
Sometimes areas that require treatment are much harder to reach physically. Energetic therapy at the hands of an experienced practitioner can be a real game changer where all other therapies have been exhausted. Doc Blackstone is a master of Chinese Medical Qigong.
Critical Whole Health Assessment
Critical Whole Health Assessment
Doc Blackstone will gather your health history, examine your current medical records to include x-rays, blood tests, MRIs and comparatively provide a holistic care approach to your chronic illness or mysterious health care condition.
Elite Athlete Injury Recovery
Elite Athlete Injury Recovery
Professional atheletes often require more aggressive therapy when actively participating in sports during the regular season. Doc is an expert at treating sports injuries of all kinds and places a great deal of emphasis on injury prevention. He has consulted professionals from ice skating, basketball, swimming and bodybuilding to Olympic level track and field.
Orthopedics
General Medicine
Pediatrics
Sports Medicine
Trauma
Isn't All Acupuncture the Same?
There’s the Way Everyone Does It
Generally, an acupuncturist would have a patient lie in an isolated room for an extended period of time with acupuncture needles placed in areas of the body. The needles are expected to attenuate the movement of energy (Qi) without any additional influence.. Multiple patients at a time are often attended to in this fashion. The situation is like leaving a pot on the stove unattended. When the patient is “fully cooked” the needles are withdrawn. That ends the treatment portion of the visit. Few acupuncturists do evaluations during or immediately following treatments to determine level of effectiveness. The practitioner may imply that the health condition may take numerous sessions to resolve because “everybody’s different”.
...And There's the Way Doc Performs Therapy
The way Doc performs his healing techniques is really not like acupuncture at all. In fact, application of needle-free acupuncture methods requires more time in direct physical contact with the patient than Chinese acupuncture methods. Doc Blackstone focuses on one person at a time getting to know how you developed your health condition. He explains what is happening and what will occur during treatment. As the body gravitates to a renewed level of wellness each therapy session changes accordingly. Doc talks to patients throughout a session unless he believes total silence is best. Most practitioners do not have the stamina to perform the dynamic work Doc does on a regular basis.
Expertise in Traditional Chinese Medicine and extensive knowledge of other healing modalities led to the evolution of a cohesive new practice- Sacred Healing Tree. The healing model includes techniques and theories that extend beyond ancient Chinese and Japanese healing traditions. Sacred Healing Tree therapy embraces knowledge of medical concepts and technology that was not available to practitioners in ancient times. The cornerstone ideals and strategies have been meticulously revised over the course of the last 30+ years. Only the most powerful and effective healing methods throughout history remain in use.
Time-Tested Healing
Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese healing practice that dates back over 2,500 years. The Japanese perfected its methods for an additional 400 years developing it into an esoteric art. Over the last 20 years Doc has extracted needle-free acupuncture methods from Japanese Toyohari style acupuncture and incorporated them into an amazingly effective therapy regimen.
Doc’s Approach: “One Up”
Accurate diagnosis is paramount. Doc Blackstone will devise a therapy plan and discuss it with you. Then, initiate the most ingenious treatment you’ve ever had.
In addition to the dismissal of needles from the acupuncture process Doc has adopted a one-on-one approach to therapy. No multiroom office complex where your time is divided between numerous other patients.
- One patient.
- One room.
- One session at a time.
As the healing process takes place during the course of therapy, the treatment is modified accordingly. Each person receives the maximum amount of stimulation required to achieve their health goals. As such, every therapy session will be a different experience, unlike chiropractic or physical therapy where the same techniques are applied time after time. Doc may recommend a high quality Chinese patent formula when he decides that herbal medicine will work best.
Your Path to the Best Acupuncture in San Antonio Is Clear
Trying to find the right acupuncturist can be like trying to find the best doctor… or dentist. Are you in search of the best acupuncture and Chinese Medicine services in San Antonio? Look no further! Doc Blackstone is a top-notch practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) with over 35 years experience in the healing arts. Call him. Quiz him. See how he compares to other health professionals on your radar.
Don’t Worry! You Are Making the Right Choice.
- Nationally certified.
- Doctor approved.
- No gimmicks.
- No package schemes.
- No mystery diagnoses.
- No outrageously expensive supplements.
- Fewer sessions.
- Less expense.
- Historically safer than many other forms of therapy.
Your Path to the Best Acupuncture in San Antonio is Clear
Trying to find the right acupuncturist can be like trying to find the best doctor or dentist. Are you in search of the best acupuncture and Chinese Medicine services in San Antonio? Look no further! Doc Blackstone is a top-notch practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) well versed in the healing arts. Ask around. Call him. Quiz him. See how he compares to any other health care professional on your radar.
Don’t Worry! You Are Making the Right Choice.
- Less expense.
- No gimmicks.
- Fewer sessions.
- Doctor approved.
- No package schemes.
- No mystery diagnoses.
- No outrageously expensive supplements.
- Historically safer than many other forms of therapy.
Doc Blackstone is highly respected by doctors.
Why People From Around the World
Choose Doc Blackstone
- Experience
Doc has dedicated over 35 years to being the best. Numerous doctors can vouch for his level of skill. Patients trust him to assess and provide therapy for every type of health issue imaginable; not just migraines and allergies.
- Holistic Perspective
Addressing the root cause of your health complaints is essential. Emotional and psychological factors are also assessed according to specific need. PTSD, ADHD or bipolar disorder… .bring it on! The goal is to make you whole!
- One-on-one Approach
“One-on-one” means your practitioner (Doc) is with you for every minute of your therapy session! Your treatment plan is tailored in such a way that as you heal your sessions will be different every time.
- Comfort Level
Your comfort is a gateway to the healing experience. His workspace serves as an oasis amidst the hustle and bustle of daily life. You can expect a soothing and relaxed atmosphere with controlled lighting, sound, and temperature while the magic happens. Doc’s ability to communicate as part of the healing process transcends linguistic and cultural boundaries. That quality puts people at ease.
- Proven History
Doc Blackstone specializes in the care and management of ideopathic diseases (diseases of unknown origin). Historically, he achieves success where no other medical professionals can.
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