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March is National Kidney Month

by Dr. Melissa Carr | Mar 10, 2016 | Acupuncture, Arthritis, Back Pain, Bone Health, fertility, Stress, Traditional Chinese Medicine

When patients come in to address particular organ health, they most often mention their heart, their liver, their lungs, or the various organs of their digestive system and reproductive system, but rarely does someone ask me about their kidneys. Your kidneys do a...

Winning at Joint Health

by Dr. Melissa Carr | Apr 20, 2012 | Acupuncture, Arthritis, Back Pain, Bone Health, Traditional Chinese Medicine

One of the top reasons why people come to see me is for problems with one (or more) or their joints. Joints that are swollen. Joints that hurt. Joints that don’t move properly. Or for prevention of any of the above for someone who is active and would like to stay that...

Is Pain Stopping You? Learn about Pain Management

by Dr. Melissa Carr | Jan 13, 2012 | Acupuncture, Arthritis, Back Pain, Bone Health, Digestion, energy, headache, injury, migraine, neuropathic pain, Pain, Traditional Chinese Medicine

One of the most common goals for the new year is a decision to be more active. I started day one of January first with an invigorating Polar Bear swim! One of the most common blocks to being more active is pain. Pain management is where I can help. Acupuncture...

Supplements: To Take or Not To Take…And, Which Ones To Take

by Dr. Melissa Carr | Aug 5, 2009 | Bone Health, Digestion, Supplements

The following very LONG blog is from 2 articles I wrote for a local magazine. I thought some might find it useful here: Have you ever walked into a pharmacy or a nutrition store and gazed upon the bottle upon bottle of options for supplements? Perhaps you want to buy...

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  • Needling Away Stress: How Acupuncture Soothes the Nervous System

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410-943 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC, V5Z4E1
To Book:
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or text 604-783-2846
For Questions:
drcarrtcm [at] gmail [dot] com

Recent Blogs

  • Excerpt from my book: Egg substitutes
  • Healing Is Not Linear: The Journey Through Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Pathways
  • Buying Canadian: Natural Health Products for a Healthier Life
  • Relieving the Pinch: Acupuncture for Neck Nerve Impingement
  • Needling Away Stress: How Acupuncture Soothes the Nervous System

I would like to acknowledge that my clinic is situated on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

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