It’s common that our first experience with herbal medicine is in the kitchen. Cooking with fresh culinary herbs is often the secret to distinct flavorful dishes. Favorite foods may come to mind based on the aroma of the herbs. They may evoke a special taste or smell...
Healthy Aging and East Asian Medicine What limits us from living indefinitely? Is there a way to preserve life sustaining Qi reserves? It is known in fundamental science, that the...
Japanese style Acupuncture is more gentle than Traditional Chinese Medicine techniques. After practicing Traditional Chinese acupuncture for more than ten years, I began to study Japanese style acupuncture. Its techniques are gentler and uses gentle palpation to find...
Chronic low back pain is one of the most common reasons that people seek medical treatment. Acupuncture has been reported to be effective in providing symptomatic relief of chronic low back pain. However, it is not known whether the effects of acupuncture are due to...
The Annual Seminar of Shakujyu Therapy Introduction Reprinted and revised from NAJOM September 2008 By Cynthia Quattro P.A., DAOM, L.Ac. The summer of 2008, I attended the 5th annual Shakujyu Therapy seminar. It was held at the New England School of Acupuncture (NESA)...
Arthritis is not just a single disease; it is a complex disorder involving multiple organ systems. Two of the most common forms of arthritis are categorized as osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. While these two forms of arthritis have very different causes, risk...
On a scale of 1 to 10, Dr. Quattro is an 11. I was in crisis mode when I first went to see her, having abdominal issues. She diagnosed it right away as a gall bladder problem. I found her attunement and depth of knowledge very reassuring. I had never had acupuncture and I didn’t know what to expect, but she uses the Japanese needles which are super-thin…
What brought me to Dr. Quattro initially was my concern that I was taking the right supplements. Over the years, she has gotten me through some challenging health issues. Even though I have an MD, I see Cynthia for my primary care. I find her to be a phenomenal diagnostician—on target every time…”
-Rosaleen Read more
Cynthia Quattro is at the top of my list when it comes to healthcare professionals. I initially went to her for acupuncture to get more energy and she recognized immediately that I had been bitten by a tick. She’s an amazing detective—she picked it up just my looking at me…”
–Steve Read more