Acupuncture

Introduction

Dr. Paul Ryan is a master of acupuncture with over 20 years of professional experience - in China and New York. He has successfully treated a wide range of diseases and conditions from painful injuries to chronic diseases, from stress and insomnia to depression and anxiety, from seasonal allergies to asthma, and from infertility to difficult menopause.

Acupuncture is a safe and virtually painless procedure performed with very thin, sterile, disposable needles that energize specific meridian points and facilitate the flow of qi (chi) by increasing circulation to stimulate healing and restore the natural function of various organs and systems in the body. Scientific research shows its effects can be seen in the central nervous system, vascular system, immune system, muscular system and fascial networks.

Acupuncture has been used for over 2,000 years and is one of the core treatment modalities of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and has become quite widely used in the West.

Conditions Treated

Acupuncture is a non-invasive treatment that can provide relief or resolution for a broad range of conditions - here is a partial list:

PAIN: Resolving or managing acute and chronic pain and inflammation in post-operative pain; degenerative musculoskeletal conditions such as low back pain, knee osteoarthritis, herniated disks, cervical spondylitis with nerve pain (neuralgia, radiculopathy), spinal stenosis, carpal tunnel, and TMJ

COMPLEX DISEASE: Alleviating and curing myofascial pain syndrome, Lyme disease, fibromyalgia, sudden onset paralysis (Guillain-Barre) from viral infections like COVID-19 and vaccination, stroke hemiplegia, early stage Parkinson’s disease and essential tremors

DIGESTIVE DISEASE: Restoring normal functions and motility of the stomach and intestines in conditions such as gastric reflux, ulcers, IBS, chronic constipation, bloating, flatulence and gluten intolerance

MOOD DISORDERS: From helping to manage and support to providing breakthrough momentum for resolving PTSD and other emotional traumas, stress and anxiety, depression and despair, insomnia and disturbed sleep, promoting a positive state of mind and sense of balanced integration of body, mind and spirit

FERTILITY:

Women: As part of an integrative approach, it is an ideal, non-invasive treatment for increasing the quantity and quality of egg reservoirs in patients struggling with diminished ovarian reserve and other fertility issues; resolving GYN issues such as endometriosis, irregular and painful periods and PMS

Men: Treating successfully unexplained male infertility by increasing sperm counts (oligospermia), improving sperm motility (asthenospermia) and stimulates the production of sperm in semen without sperm (azoospermia)

Training

Dr. Ryan received his acupuncture training in China where he lived and worked for 18 years, and was the first Westerner to earn a master’s degree from the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine specializing in acupuncture and manual therapy.

He accumulated abundant clinical experience both as an independent clinician and as an acupuncture specialist at the Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

He is the only Western apprentice of two acupuncture masters in China: Dr. Bo Zhi-yun, founder of Abdominal Acupuncture; and Dr. Zuo Chang-bo, founder of Zuo’s Taoist Alchemy Acupuncture. These lineages are rarely seen in the West, and he uses them at the highest level available. He is often invited to teach at acupuncture schools in the United States and around the world and frequently has students observing in his clinic.

While in China, he immersed himself in mind-body cultivation through internal martial arts, qi gong and Chan (Zen) meditation. He continues to cultivate his practice in his daily life.