Tiny Needles, Huge Benefits

Shots, Blood work & Immunizations, most people know that needles are a necessary part of healthcare. However many people may not associate tiny needles pricking the skin with healthcare. Yet acupuncture can be beneficial as alternative medical treatment. Nevertheless many insurance companies do not cover acupuncture treatment. Furthermore the high cost of treatment makes acupuncture inaccessible for most people.

Even so Philadelphians in the Cedar Park section of the city now have the chance to explain this healthcare alternative at affordable rates. Philadelphia Community Acupuncture located at 701 S. 50 St. & Baltimore Ave. offers acupuncture treatment on a per session sliding scale according to income.

Affordability is not the only unique aspect of Philadelphia Community Acupuncture. Unlike traditional acupuncture treatment in which the patient is isolated in a private room or cubicle acupuncture at PCA is social. While receiving treatment patients are in a community setting. Inside an open room with no dividers or partitions patients are situated on recliners & massage tables in a circle while getting treatment. This unconventional approach to treatment helps to foster a sense of community.

“Since we, the patients and myself, are all sharing a space during therapy we are more open to building friendships & connections, says longtime patient Autumn Genrette, I even think of my practitioner as more than just a therapist but also my friend.”

Undoubtedly this method of affordable acupuncture treatment offers many advantages to its patients aside from healthcare benefits.

Taqiya Miller, Group 35, Walnut Hill