Bill Crosby
Bill Crosby M. Ac., Lic. Ac., is a board certified and state licensed acupuncturist, and owner and practitioner at The Well for Integrative Medicine. Knowing since high school that he wanted to become an acupuncturist, Bill studied both the mind and body at Skidmore College, earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and Exercise Physiology. Always seeking to integrate multiple approaches to his own training, he joined the varsity rowing crew at Skidmore and began studying yoga and traditional Chinese Medicine in 1996. Bill then went on to study Chinese, Japanese and Korean styles of traditional medicine at New England School of Acupuncture in Watertown, Massachusetts, receiving a Master’s Degree in Acupuncture. Bill’s personal passions include figurative/visionary sculpture and rowing. He competes in, and has won several categories of the local Gloucester Blackburn Challenge. With the vision of being a “body mechanic” he integrates several styles into his strategy for healing. He instigates his clients to “Be More Awesome” and feels strongly this life is not to survive as much as it is to thrive!
Book with Bill:
Phone: 978 283-9600 | Email: bill@wellmedicine.org
Offerings
ACUPUNCTURE
Acupuncture is a healing therapy that evolved over 3000 years ago in Asia. It is based on the concept that there are channels, or meridians, distributed throughout the body, that facilitate the transportation of energy and blood.
First session: $125
Regular appointments: $100
MOXA
This is an ancient Chinese herb derived from the mugwort plant. It is commonly used for a variety of conditions by placing the compacted herb either on the head of the acupuncture needle, over the skin, or directly on the skin and burning it slowly to warm the acupuncture point. It can also be applied as an herbal tincture directly to acupuncture points.
CUPPING
This is an ancient technique used to draw toxins and pathogens out of the muscle layer. Glass or plastic cups are placed over the indicated area and suction is applied to raise the skin slightly into the cup. This draws pathogens to the skin surface and allows the body to release them.
GUA SHA
This is a deep Chinese massage technique using an instrument, which also draws pathogens and toxins to the surface, in a similar fashion to cupping. Gua Sha dislodges these pathogens by scraping the skin surface until the pathogens release. The experience of receiving Gua Sha is like having deep massage on areas of tight muscle, but is longer lasting in its effectiveness.