Redding, CT Acupuncturist | Acupuncture in Greater Brookfield, Danbury & New Milford

Natural Integrative Medicine in Redding, CT

Here at Sophia Natural Health Center, we focus on providing a unique approach to holistic medicine by combining traditional methods of care with Integrative Natural Medicine. This way, we can treat our patients using natural methods, such as acupuncture, and provide dynamic health plans.*

SERVING REDDING, DANBURY, RIDGEFIELD & NEARBY

If you are seeking relief from a debilitating medical condition, whether it be physical or mental, Sophia can help with the use of Integrative Natural Medicine. This allows us to develop a treatment plan tailored to your condition through the use of both traditional and alternative medicine. We want to help you get your body, and mind, in a better state so that you can live a healthier life.*

The physicians within our practice take the time to find the source of your ailment. That way, we can develop a customized treatment plan unique to each of our Redding patients.*

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Our Office Serving Redding, CT

Address: 31 Old Rte 7, Brookfield, CT 06804

Phone: (203) 740-9300

Hours of Operation:
Monday: 8:30AM – 6PM
Tuesday: 1:00PM – 5PM
Wednesday: 8:30AM – 6PM
Thursday: 11:00AM – 6PM
Friday: 8:30AM – 12PM
Saturday: 8:30AM – 12PM Sunday: Closed

Conditions We Treat

Natural Integrative Medicine has been known to greatly help with a variety of different conditions. Once they have determined the root of your pain, our physicians will be able to develop a treatment plan tailored to you.*

Chronic Pain

Any pain that persists for weeks, to months, to years, can be classified as chronic pain. This type of pain is usually cause by some sort of nerve damage that hasn’t properly healed.

Anxiety

The term anxiety is typically used to describe worry and nervousness in daily life that tends to be a symptom of a larger issue.

Cardiovascular Disease

This medical condition refers to any sort of problem affecting the heart. This includes diseased vessels and blood clots.

Depression

Depression is a common mental illness within today’s society, and is is typically a characterized by persistent negative feelings towards oneself.

Insomnia

People suffering from insomnia usually find it harder to fall asleep, and stay asleep, which results in fatigue.

Lyme Disease

This is a disease caught from a blacklegged tick and can cause numerous problems. It is also referred to as borreliosis.

Fatigue

Fatigue is generally regarded as a severe lack of mental and physical energy that can greatly affect everyday tasks.

Digestion Problems

Digestive problems are usually any issue that affects the digestive tract. Common types of digestive problems include GERD, IBD, and IBS.

Sports & Accident Injuries

These physical injuries are usually a form of strain, or sprain, that happen from lack of proper form, training, or regular exercise.

Experienced, Professional Acupuncturists Providers Serving Redding, CT

Our specialists serving Redding utilize a combination of Traditional Medical Diagnostics, natural treatments, and Western Medicine in order to develop personalized health plans for our patients. Dr. Kenneth Hoffman has aided thousands of patients through his career with the help of acupuncture and natural integrative medicine. We employ these methods to find the cause of most health problems for our Redding patients.*

Dr. Kenneth Hoffman, DAOM, L.Ac.

Our Medical Director and Founder

Ken Hoffman is a Doctor of Acupuncture and a specialist in Natural Medical Care. In 1991, he began private training under the tutelage of a Taoist medical and qi gong master where he began learning the art of Chinese healing.

He then completed a 4 year Chinese medical school program with an internship at St. John’s Riverside Hospital in Yonkers, NY. He has performed more than 18,000 acupuncture treatments on over 7,000 patients since starting his practice which has now grown into the busiest clinic of its kind in the state of Connecticut.

The system of Medicine he has founded, Integrative Natural Medicine, is a unique blend of his years of experience and combines the best of eastern medicine and modern functional medical sciences.

Your Different Treatment Options

Acupuncture Services in Redding, CT

Traditional Chinese Medicine defines good health as a stable balance between forces known as yin and yang, or Qi. Your illnesses may be caused by an imbalance in this system. Through the use of hundreds of acupuncture points in body, we may manipulate these forces in order to balance the Qi in your body. We do so by inserting tiny, sterile needles into these points in order to regulate your energy flow.*

Secondary Acupuncture Therapies

Cupping

Another form of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Cupping utilizes small glass, or bamboo, cups that are heated to create a vacuum seal on the meridians of one’s body. This can help stimulate energy and blood flow within an affected area to relieve pain and soreness for our Redding patients.*

Diathermy

Often referred to as moist heat therapy, Diathermy can help with a number of muscle, joint, and deep tissue conditions. Through the use of high-frequency electrical currents, Diathermy can aid physical therapy and the rate of healing by stimulating blood flow, destroying unhealthy tissue, and relieving pain in the affected area.*

Moxibustion

Within the practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine, moxibustion utilizes the burning of a type of herb called mugwort over the affected area in order to aid the healing process. This typically helps our Redding patients by generating blood flow and promoting general health.*

Tui Na

Another form of therapy we offer at our Redding office, is a technique in Traditional Chinese Medicine called Tu Nai. This is a type of therapeutic massage that helps regulate the flow of Qi in the body. This in generally an effective substitute for acupuncture in the cases where acupuncture may not be appropriate. For example, Tui Na may be used in cases where patients are afraid of needles, or when treating conditions in children.*

Dietary Therapy in Redding, CT

Our Redding specialists also offer a form of Dietary Therapy, also called Chinese Food Therapy, in order to address your pattern diagnosis. This means adjusting your nutritional intakes in order to balance and promote your flow energy, regulate your hormones, and address your illness.*

Generally, Chinese Dietary Therapy is focused on, not only the nutritional value of food, but also the power food has to affect the balance of one’s yin and yang within the body.*

Herbal Medicine & Supplementation in Redding, CT

We at Sophia aim to help our Redding patients by using a combination of herbal formulas and modern supplementation in order to render a healthier body and mind. This type of natural integrative medicine focuses on the medicinal properties of various vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and hormones.*

Here at the Sophia Natural Health Center, our medical specialists aim to better the lives and health of our Redding patients by utilizing our years of experience with herbal and nutraceutical medicine. We offer a natural means of promoting a healthy life.*

Lifestyle Counseling in Redding, CT

No matter what medical condition our Redding patients come to us for, the medical specialists of the Sophia Natural Health Center always try to include lifestyle counseling into personalized treatment plans. We will work with you, and look through your history of habits, in order to plan lifestyle alterations to match the needs of your unique treatment plan.*

Additional Services We Offer

Focusing on the ways of Traditional Chinese Medicine, allows us to extend our services of Acupuncture, Dietary Therapy, Lifestyle Counseling, and Herbal Medicine to our Redding patients. At our office in Brookfield, we also specialize in a number of other secondary services:

Your Natural Medicine Specialist Serving Redding, CT

We at Sophia Natural Health Center aim to improve the health and lives of all our Redding patients by practicing holistic medicine. We offer personalized treatment plans in order to address your condition and improve your health.*