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Healing Touch Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine specializes in the treatment of pain of all types.  We have effectively treated patients who have pain, stress, digestive disorders and other medical conditions with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine since 1998. 

If you’re in pain, we can usually help you!  Our specialty is treating patients who have pain from:

• Motor Vehicle Accidents: Car, truck, bicycle or pedestrian
• Injuries: Sports injuries, falls, or just too much gardening
• Headaches: Migraines, tension, headaches from neck problems
• Fibromyalgia (& Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)
• Arthritis: Rheumatoid & Osteoarthritis
• Repetitive Stress Disorders
• Recent or Chronic back, neck, shoulder, foot, elbow or knee pain
• Pain from Auto Immune Diseases
• Stress &/or Computer related tight neck and shoulders
• Painful Periods
• Shingles
• Digestive Pain: Acid reflux or irritable bowel syndrome

Benefits from Treatments Include:

• Faster recovery
• Significant reduction (or disappearance) of pain
• Increased range of motion
• Increased comfort and improved sleep
• Ability to resume cherished activities

While many people have heard that acupuncture is very effective for the treatment of pain, most are unaware of the many other medical conditions that acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine effectively treat. At Healing Touch Acupuncture & Oriental medicine, we also treat Men’s Health conditions, Women’s Health conditions, Pediatric Patients, Stroke patients, patients with Digestive Disorders of all types, patients with Stress, Depression, Anxiety, Asthma and many other medical conditions.

Focus on the Whole Person & on Integrative Medicine
At Healing Touch Acupuncture, we treat the whole person.  First, we conduct an in-depth interview with every patient, and we specialize in listening to you.  For example, when someone comes in for shoulder pain we not only ask in-depth questions about the pain, when it started, what makes it better, etc. but we will also ask about your stress levels, digestion, sleep, energy,  medications, past medical history, other pain, etc.  Then together, we develop a plan to address your “main complaint” and other concerns. 

We have found that our treatments are the most effective when we use Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine (as appropriate), & discuss Lifestyle Changes [link:life_styles] & Enrichment to help our patients accomplish their goals for treatment.  When appropriate, we also work as part of a team with medical doctors and other health care practitioners and/or we refer to other health care professionals as needed so that you can have the best possible results (since none of us has all the answers). 

Life Style Changes & Enrichment

We offer the following Life Style Changes & Enrichment: 






We also recommend other resources in the community such as classes in yoga, water exercise, meditation groups, laughing groups, Improv classes and others as appropriate. 


Who are We?
I am Dr. Judy Chiasson, and I am “Dr. Judy” because I have my doctorate in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, with advanced training in the treatment of pain in the U.S. & China.   I established Healing Touch Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine in 1998 after I received my Master’s Degree from the Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine and became a licensed acupuncturist.  After 5 years of working with patients I applied and was accepted to the Doctoral Program at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine.  There, I specialized in the Treatment of Pain of all types and had the privilege to study & treat patients both in the U.S., and Nan Jing China where I worked in 5 hospital acupuncture out-patient clinics. 

My associates Rand Dennis and Tim Baglio, joined Healing Touch Acupuncture in 2006 & 2009 respectively, and brought additional skills and training.  Both have their Master’s degrees from the Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine.  Rand Dennis brought to this clinic the specialties of Women’s Health, Men’s Health and the treatment of children in addition to treatment of pain of all types.  Tim Baglio studied and practiced in Seattle and Korea before joining this clinic.  Tim also has a strong background in Martial Arts and brings his keen interest in Qi Gong and Tai Chi.  Both Rand Dennis and Tim Baglio have brought tremendous additional skills and richness for our patients at Healing Touch Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine.  Both practitioners also work in our community clinic (described below under payment options). All three of us specialize in the treatment of pain of all types. 

Payment Options: 

Healing Touch Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (Bellingham) Est. 1998

Healing Touch Acupuncture is a private clinic: Services are covered by most insurance, including PIP (Personal Injury Motor Vehicle Accident Cases).

We have a variety of payment options on our Payment Options page.

For full contact and directions information visit our Contact Us page.