About Us
Paul Strolberg, D.O.M., AP
Chinese Medicine
After retiring from the Marine Corps, Dr. Paul Strolberg took his life-long experience in martial arts and meditation to train as an acupuncturist. He has been a practicing acupuncturist since 2014. He has a Bachelors Degree in Professional Health Sciences and a Masters of Science Degree in Oriental Medicine from East West College of Natural Medicine in Sarasota, Florida. He is board certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and licensed by the state of Florida. His main focus is in the body-mind connection in chronic pain and PTSD.
Treatments Provided
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is the practice of inserting thin stainless steel needles into selected points of the body. The point selection is determined by a diagnosis of the overall symptoms to determine a root cause.
While commonly used to treat chronic pain, other uses for acupuncture include: stress, anxiety, depression, treatment of emotional trauma such as PTSD, allergies, common cold, insomnia, diabetes, hypertension, Bell’s palsy, TMJ, menopause, and more. Other uses are stroke recovery, pre & post operative care and assisting in Physical Therapy rehabilitation.
Florida practitioners are certified by a national board and licensed by the State.
Gua Sha
Gua Sha is a scraping of the skin with smooth-edged instrument in short or long strokes to stimulate the microcirculation of the soft tissue. This helps promote blood flow and circulation to the area. Gua Sha is used to decrease inflammation, relieve pain, and promote healing. Gua sha can be used in conjunction with acupuncture and/or cupping.
This procedure may cause light bruising as part of the healing process. These bruises usually go away within a week.
Cupping
Many ancient cultures found that by heating the air in a proper sized horn and quickly applying it to the skin would create a suction effect. This action was found to help stimulate congested blood flow in aching muscle. Modern cupping uses cups made from either silicon, plastic, or glass. The application can be stationary or slid along a section of the body depending on the patients situation. Stationary cupping can also be used in conjunction with acupuncture needles if the cups are the proper size.
This procedure may cause light bruising as part of the healing process. These bruises usually go away within a week.