Renee has always enjoyed outdoor activities and is an avid hiker and backpacker. A knee problem in her early 20s led her to seek the help of an acupuncturist. With a hope to walk the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine, Renee couldn’t accept not living her dreams. She sought the help of a Chinese medicine doctor for her knee pain.

I tried orthopedic surgeons, physical therapists and everyone else I could think of. They all told me it was the way my body was built and that I wouldn’t be able to hike the way I wanted to.

After two or three months of treatment with acupuncture and Chinese herbs, I never had the knee problem again. I was able to hike the Appalachian Trail!
Renee Walsh, Acupuncturist

This experience motivated Renee to earn her master’s degree in Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture from the Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine in Seattle, WA. This three-year postgraduate program has given Renee the knowledge needed to help others in need of solutions to improve their health and well-being.