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    Barbara Ricotta, RN, LAC

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    Wild Rose Medicine - Dr. Elena Roemer, L.Ac

    Wild Rose Medicine

    5.0(6 reviews)
    7.9 mi

    I cannot recommend Wild Rose Medicine enough to people. Dr. Elena is a one stop shop for all things…read morehealing. Her acupuncture is next level and so devoted and attentive, I am always amazed and grateful for her wisdom. Also, her herbal tea blends are my favorite. I love the adrenal support, sleep and anything she is alchemizing really. Thank you for sharing your gifts with us all. If you are thinking about it or curious, just do it!

    My partner and I were on a road trip and were hit by a truck (twice) on I-80, sustaining bad…read morewhiplash. Thankfully, we landed in Tahoe, and Dr. Elena graciously allowed us appointments in spite of not yet being fully open. After one treatment, we are both back to nearly normal! We felt very safe; infection control practices were what you'd expect of a healthcare provider - on point. I've had acupuncture regularly in the past and this was by far the best experience I've ever had. Dr. Elena was thoughtful in her approach, extremely knowledgeable, and gentle but effective. At the end of the treatment, she offered a therapeutic massage - I've never experienced this with acupuncture before, and it was the icing on the cake! She also provided helpful after-care instructions, to ensure sustained benefits, and recommended herbs. This was truly a holistic care experience. Not only did my neck pain and mobility improve, my headache resolved and I left more relaxed than I have been in months. I can not recommend Dr. Elena, or this clinic, highly enough. I only wish we lived close by so this could be a regular experience!

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    Wild Rose Medicine is an acupuncture and holistic medicine clinic located in North Lake Tahoe.

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    Symmetry Acupuncture

    Symmetry Acupuncture

    4.9(30 reviews)
    19.9 mi

    Joey and his associates are amazing. I've been dealing with vertigo and tinnitus for about a year…read morenow. After two sessions and some Chinese herbs the vertigo is gone and the tinnitus as well. I literally was in tears. They are amazing. Give them a try you won't regret it. Thank you again Joey for healing me.

    Symmetry is definitely out of alignment. No Bueno. They charge $100.00/per hour for him, and 90.00…read morefor her. Dr. Rachel is decent however, she does frequently cancel you in juggling her own medical issues or traveling. Cancelling again, I reluctantly booked Reuckl to maintain consistency in care for my knee. I'm not really fond of him, however, I've made a commitment to wellbeing. In reporting 3 previous experiences (and last) I find him consistently dismissive, condescending, never prompt, and often made to wait a half hour, as was the case again this week. Reuckl, is a self proclaimed former paid comedian. On his eventual grand entrance into the treatment room, he tossed out a few jokes then volleyed a barrage of questions as to why I was there. Doh! He constantly dissed my answers one by one and felt pressured to continuously rephrase my answers. This is unacceptable. Known explicitly for clear communication in my own line of work, I never once felt heard or acknowledged while communicating with him. Because of this behavior, I had switched to Rachel months ago and found immediate compassionate, professional, coherent and responsive treatment. We clicked and did good work together. Lately she's dealing with her own medical and travel agenda and often unavailable. I'm an innately kind, patient person and gravitate to the healing arts because they traditionally offer more consciousness. I have fantastic connections in massage, chiropractic and physical therapy. I seek quality, compassion and professional services. Mutual respect is important to me. As a professional in the public sphere as well, I have honed people skills and make a point to offer respect and generally accept people where they're at in the given moment. Meeting with Reuckl once again after the lengthy wait, I navigated through more precious time of what I felt emerged as downright attempts of mental abuse. I was led down a rabbit hole of cross examination, and at every corner, was dissed for my responses for over another 30 minutes. I never felt heard or respected. In feeble attempts to joke, he made fun of a newly prescribed blood pressure machine I brought in, and said 'We won't use yours, mine is better'. That may or may not have been true, however I feel professional etiquette just got tossed out the window right there. Regarding the locale of the knee pain, he asked specifically 5 times where the pain in my knee was. I answered each question to the best of my ability. He still didn't seem satisfied and continued to ask the same question over and over again. We talked Blood Pressure. At one point he threw down a folder violently on a nearby table. This is not healthy professional behavior. Concerning what is no more than a 5x 5 sq. in. knee circumference, it's his job to figure out how to treat the area holistically, not mine. I can communicate where the general pain is coming from, but specifically it does radiate. Poor thing wasn't satisfied with my answers. Objectively speaking, intuitive and calming he was not. During the dreaded session I fully regret making, I witnessed this man displaying two types of personality, initially vacillating from joking to aggressive forms of interrogation that morphed into absolutely no respect for my communications, second guessing everything I was experiencing and relaying. He KNEW darn well the operation I had, and he KNEW the locale of injury, because it was in his notes. He has treated it before. Eventually, the ego based mental gymnastics and semantics were not making me feel safe or honored as a client. Something definitely seemed very wrong here. Why, at 4pm was I not on the table getting treatment for a 3 o'clock appt on issues he was well familiar with? Finally I stopped the games, I loudly objected, expressing he was condescending and dismissive, asked for my 100.00 back and expressed that I was very upset. On leaving, he verbally accepted what he called 'my criticism', rather than acknowledge the stressful experience with him and what we could do to improve the connection. He never offered an apology or provided a path for treatment. I never had my session. Lastly, it appears that he offers selective care for those he likes. I guess I'm not one of them. As a relatively new patient, I've said or done nothing to deserve this. They hardly even know me there. I was referred by Soul Spa in Reno, and they will definitely be hearing about my experience. Because of this unprofessionalism, Dr. Rachel has also lost a client. I wouldn't recommend this man to an animal, let alone a human being. I feel it's an opportunity to share my experience for those seeking acupuncture treatment, helping to avoid emotional harm, as well as find someone who is far more ethical, stable, professional, fairly priced and genuine. Thumbs down for 'Sinistry'.

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