Abby Kessler Center for Acupressure and Acupuncture

Specialties

Experienced practitioner of acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine and Asian bodywork (shiatsu, acupressure, tuina) specializing in the treatment of sports injuries, TMJ disorder, migraine headaches, back and neck pain, arthritis pain, frozen shoulder, carpal tunnel syndrome, infertility and pregnancy issues, menopausal symptoms, PMS, allerigies, asthma, bronchitis, sinusitis, irritable bowel, crohns disease, colitis, herpes symptoms, acne and rosacea, psoriasis, interstitial cystitis, urinary tract infections, supportive cancer care (side effects of radiation/​chemotherapy), immune system repair, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, sleep disorders, anxiety, panic disorder and depression, quit smoking, weight loss and appetite control, Bell’s palsy, hypertension, post-​stroke sequelae, pediatric health concerns. such as bedwetting, eczema, asthma, sports injuries, cold and flu prevention and treatment. Serving Newton and surrounding communities since 1990.

History

Established in 1990.

I became interested in acupuncture after it helped me recover from injuries resulting from an automobile accident in the 1986. I briefly worked in a health and fitness center in Boston, then opened my private practice in Newtonville in 1990. I graduated from the New England Shiatsu Center (1990) and the New England School of Acupuncture (1997). I then pursued advanced studies with various Chinese and Japanese master acupuncturists and herbalists. I’m attentive, compassionate and thorough in my approach. I’ve developed techniques to achieve fast results using acupuncture, bodywork, and other modalities (cupping, guasha, moxabustion, electros-​stimulation, etc.) concurrently or sequentially during the same treatment. I am licensed by the Massachusetts Board of Medicine and nationally certified in Oriental Medicine by the NCCAOM. I have been in the same office since 1990, conveniently located three blocks west of the Newtonville Whole Foods Market on Washington Street.