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Empowering you on the path of enhanced health, vitality and well being.

What We Do

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Do you suffer from back pain, headaches, whiplash or sports injuries? I can help. Do you suffer from side effects from cancer treatments such as pain, constipation or nausea? I can ease this suffering. Do you live with stress, smoking addiction or menstrual or menopausal symptoms such as cramps or night sweats? I can also help with this. Do you just plain not feel well? My treatments relieve a wide variety of symptoms and their root causes. Patients report reduction or elimination of pain, restoration of their vitality and enhancement of their well being.

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Meet Kari Knapstad, MTCM, Dipl.Ac., L.Ac. picture

Kari Knapstad is a California state licensed acupuncturist, having earned a Masters degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine (MTCM) from the highly regarded Five Branches University with a certificate in Integrative Sports Medicine. Feeling the need to experience how this medicine is practiced in its homeland, Kari completed an externship at the prestigious Zhejiang Chinese Medical University in Hangzhou, China, where the hospitals successfully integrate Chinese medicine with Western medicine. Kari has successfully treated people with a wide variety of conditions, including…


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Testimonial

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"Kari Knapstad has been my primary caregiver for several years now. I was in a health crisis and she got me through it. I go to Kaiser for all their wonderful technology but when it comes to care, I trust the needles and herbs, and Kari's insightful and measured tenacity. She has transformed my stamina, endurance and well-being."
J.R.