Kelly Van Sickell, L.Ac

Kelly started her formal education at Rutgers University where she received a Bachelor Degree of Science in Health Sciences.  She continued her education at Tri State Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine where she received a Master Degree of Science in Acupuncture in 1996.

Her training was focused in pain protocols.  She was also trained in treating many other conditions through an array of styles and techniques of acupuncture.

Kelly has maintained a busy acupuncture practice in Shrewsbury, NJ since 1998.  She has provided phenomenal service to the Monmouth County area and is very involved in our community.

Kelly is licensed by the State of New Jersey and the National Commision for Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.  She is continually studying and meeting her continuing education requirements.

Please contact our office if you are interested in consulting with Kelly on your healthcare needs.

What is Acupuncture?

Acupuncture is one of a handful of therapeutic techniques that falls within the practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).  All of these therapeutic techniques seek to restore the body to an optimal state of balance (allostasis) as it manifests in regards to the concepts of Yin, Yang and Qi.

*Acupuncture needles are regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which requires that they are manufactured and labeled in accordance with set standards of sterility, non-toxicity, and labeled for single use by qualified practitioners only.

Acupuncture is Safe!

The World Health Organization (WHO) comments that unlike many drugs, acupuncture is non-toxic and adverse reactions or side effects are minimal. For instance, acupuncture and morphine have similar rates of effectiveness when used for chronic pain, but with acupuncture, unlike morphine, a patient does not have the negative side effect of dependency.

*The National Institutes of Health (NIH) states that relatively few complications have been reported, in light of the millions of people treated with it every year. According to NIH studies, the numbers of people who have received acupuncture treatments in the U.S. has increased by a third in the past decade.