GET THE POINT: FREE ACUPUNCTURE! FIRST FRIDAYS IN EL CAJON

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February 1, 2008 (El Cajon) — Healthy Community Acupuncture is offering free acupuncture treatments for stress reduction on the first Friday of every month, starting Friday, February 6, 2009. Appointments are required at the clinic, which is located at 277 E. Lexington Ave Ste B in El Cajon.

Healthy Community Acupuncture is the first community acupuncture clinic to open in San Diego and the only one serving East County since 2007. Being a community clinic means treating traditionally and making acupuncture affordable, which is why the clinic charges only $15-$35 per treatment, depending on your income.

Most American acupuncturists treat patients on tables in individual treatment rooms and charge anywhere from $45-$200 a treatment. This is not traditional in Asia, where acupuncture usually occurs in a community setting. A mother-daughter team at Healthy Community Acupuncture offers treatment on recliners, clustered in groups in an open, quiet space. According to the clinic's website, treating patients in a community setting has many benefits: it's easy for friends and family members to come in for treatment together; many patients find it comforting; and a "collective energetic field" becomes established which proponents believe makes individual treatments more powerful.

For more information, contact: Michelle Marcotte L.Ac at 619-447-2700 or e-mail hca_sd@sbcglobal.net.  You can also visit the clinic website at www.healthycommunityacupuncture.com.


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