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ABOUT ACUPUNCTURE and CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE
Just as floods, droughts, dams, downed trees, algae overgrowth, and the like can disturb the smooth flow of rivers, so can the channels or “meridians” of the human body be disrupted. Aging, poor diet, infection, illness, trauma, surgery, and emotions can adversely affect the flow of qi (“chi”) and blood in the channels. When smooth circulation is inhibited, pain and disease result.
Chinese medicine has several methods to regulate and smooth the flow of qi and blood in the channels. The primary tools are acupuncture, moxibustion, herbs, diet, cupping, cognition, and qigong exercise. As a Chinese medicine practitioner, Britton diagnoses why and where there is disruption in the natural system, and then employs the appropriate therapies to restore function therein. When the channels of the body have free-flow of qi and blood after treatment, patients see improvement in symptoms.
Britton is medically bilingual, understanding anatomy and physiology from both Chinese and Western paradigms. He can collaborate with medical doctors and traditional health care team to ensure patient-centered care.
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Britton holds a Doctorate in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, the highest credential available to practitioners of Chinese medicine in the United States.
His education in Chinese medicine follows a life-long interest in traditional east Asian healing modalities that arose during childhood in New York City and was fostered at Williams College. His first career as a yoga teacher and bodyworker was grounded in twelve years of martial arts training and nearly twenty years of yoga study with luminaries such as Rodney Yee and Richard Freeman.
Seeking a comprehensive and holistic system of internal medicine, Britton earned a master’s degree from the National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon, and a doctoral degree from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine. While in Oregon, he spent two formative years in private practice with Dr. Haosheng Zhang.
In addition to clinical practice, Britton is seasoned in research and medical scholarship. He is a published author in western and Chinese medicine journals. He is board certified in acupuncture and herbal medicine, holds licensure in New Hampshire and Vermont, and is a member of the New Hampshire Acupuncture and Asian Medicine Association.
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190 Hanover Street, Lebanon, NH 03766
802-577-2377