Karen Kurtak, LAc practices acupuncture and herbal medicine at the Frontier Medical Institute.  While studying environmental biology and biochemistry during her undergraduate years at Western State College in Colorado, Karen developed a strong appreciation for the link between environmental contaminants and chronic illness.  She subsequently pursued her interest by studying factors that influence long-term health and nutritional medicine with Terry Grossman, M.D. at the Frontier Medical Institute.  This experience inspired her to become trained in traditional Chinese Medicine, including acupuncture and utilizing herbs to treat the body's ailments.    

Karen Kurtak feels that there is so much wisdom and knowledge yet to be validated in this ancient medicine.  She is passionate about herbal medicine and has focused on bridging  the gap between the Eastern and Western Medicines. This is apparent in her writings in The Baby Boomer’s Guide to Living Forever by Terry Grossman M.D., in which she was a co-author.

After many years of growing public acceptance, Western scientists and researchers have begun to take an interest in evaluating and employing acupuncture in clinical practice. In 1997, after reviewing the scientific evidence, the National Institute of Health (NIH) released a consensus statement concluding that acupuncture is a promising modality for treating a wide range of conditions including osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, addiction, stroke recovery, post-operative and chemotherapy nausea and vomiting, and asthma. The NIH noted that one of the advantages of acupuncture was its substantially lower incidence of side effects than many drug therapies and medical procedures which sometimes had no more supporting evidence than that of acupuncture therapy.

The NIH committee concluded that there was sufficient evidence to support the incorporation of acupuncture therapy into conventional medicine. These conclusions were consistent with the stance adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1980 when it issued a list of forty diseases well suited to treatment by acupuncture.

Over thousands of years, TCM theory has evolved a comprehensive framework for diagnosing and effectively treating an array of diseases and conditions. Below is a list of many of these. Some conditions can be effectively eliminated in just one or two treatment sessions. Others require long term treatment and may only be improved or their progression slowed. An experienced practitioner can tell you what to expect.

Abdominal pain (acute or chronic)
Addictions (smoking, drugs, etc)
Allergic rhinitis
Allergies
Arthritis
Asthma
Atrophy
Bleeding (chronic)
Breathlessness
COPD and its complications
Constipation (acute or chronic)
Cough
Colds and flu
Chronic fatigue
Depression
Diarrhea
Digestive Disorders
Dizziness/vertigo
Edema/Water retention
Fibromyalgia
Headaches chronic or acute
Hemorrhoids
Incontinence
Insomnia
Intestinal adhesions (treatment and prevention)
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Mental emotional problems
Multiple Sclerosis
Neuropathy
Pain – any pain
Parkinson’s
Post Herpatic Neuralgia
Sciatica
Sinusitus
Trauma recovery
Tinnitus (ringing in ears)
Tiredness and fatigue
Urinary tract infections
Urinary frequency or urgency
Stroke – post and preventative

Gynecological
Cervical dysplasia
Endometriosis
Excessive bleeding
Fibroids/myomas
Infertility
Irregular periods
Low libido
Menopausal symptoms
Painful periods
PMS
Repeated miscarriage
Uterine Prolapse


Male problems
Errectile dysfunction
Infections
Lack of libido
Premature ejaculation
Incomplete ejaculation

Cosmetic
Face lift
Cellulite
Dry skin
Early graying
Vericose veins

Skin Problems
Acne
Eczema
Psoriasis
Rosacea

Cardiovascular problems
High cholesterol
Blood pressure issues
 

Please call Frontier Medical Institute and ask for an appointment with our acupuncturist -- Karen Kurtak.