Welcome to Oceanside Acupuncture & Massage Therapy.

About Registered Massage Therapy & Acupuncture

Registered Massage Therapy:

Can a massage provide more benefit than simply relaxing at the spa? Indeed it can! Perhaps because registered massage therapy’s college is fairly new in New-Brunswick, people are often surprised at the range of issues a massage therapist can address within their scope of practice. The College of Massage Therapists of BC describes their scope of practice as follows: “massage therapy” means the health profession in which a person provides, for the purposes of developing, maintaining, rehabilitating or augmenting physical function, or relieving pain or promoting health, the services of

a. assessment of soft tissue and joints of the body, and

b. treatment and prevention of physical dysfunction, injury, pain and disorders of soft tissue and joints of the body by manipulation, mobilization and other manual methods.

A comprehensive list would be impossible to write down, but some common reasons to get a treatment from a massage therapist include: muscle tension, sprains/strains, tendonitis, neuropathy, plantar fasciitis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, sciatica, slipped disk, carpal tunnel syndrome, TMJ, frozen shoulder, golfers/tennis elbow, headaches & migraines, ligament tears, anxiety, depression, PTSD, post-mastectomy care, pre and post-natal care, pelvic pain…and the list goes on! To find out if massage therapy could help you, please do not hesitate to get in touch .

For more information about registered massage therapy, please click here.

Acupuncture:

Similarly to massage therapy, an acupuncturists scope of practice is wide ranging. The Traditional Chinese Medicine Act of 2006 describes the scope of practice as follows: “The practice of traditional Chinese medicine is the assessment of body system disorders through traditional Chinese medicine techniques and treatment using traditional Chinese medicine therapies to promote, maintain or restore health.”

The traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) techniques mentioned above can include needling, pulse and tongue diagnosis, electro-stimulation, moxibustion (heat therapy), cupping therapy, nutrition counselling, exercise prescription, and massage, to name a few.

Acupuncturists are trained to categorize a patient’s symptoms into a TCM diagnosis. It is a very holistic practice in that respect, as we do not treat your western diagnosis, but address the exact symptoms and the root cause of any particular condition. For example, 10 patients coming in with the same western medicine diagnosis of fibromyalgia, would likely all get 10 different acupuncture treatments, as they are tailored to the individual person.

Common reasons to visit an acupuncturist may include: muscle tensions, sprains and strains, headaches, digestive disorders, fertility issues, nerve pain, asthma, high blood pressure, stress and anxiety, depression, insomnia, constipation, to name but a few.

At Oceanside Acupuncture & Massage Therapy, Andre has a special interest in treating musculo-skeletal pain, but above all, helping patients overcome fertility challenges and pre-natal care.

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Direct Billing

Good news! We offer direct billing for both acupuncture and massage therapy treatments.

We are registered providers for all the major insurance companies, including Medavie Blue Cross, Telus Health, Sun Life, Green Shield, Canada Life, Desjardins, just to name a few.

All you have to do is bring in your insurance information with you to your appointment, and we’ll set everything up for you. If you’d like to know in advance how many treatments your insurance will cover, and if you have any co-pay amounts, please get in touch with your insurance company directly.

Where To Find Us

Oceanside Acupuncture & Massage Therapy is conveniently located 10 minutes from Uptown Saint John, in the beautiful Red Head neighbourhood.

Address: 17 Battery Rd, Saint John, NB.

From Bayside Dr, turn onto Red Head Rd. From there, Battery Rd is approximately 2.5km away. Battery Rd is easy to miss the first time so drive slowly. A sharp right turn onto Battery Rd will lead you to our home clinic.

The clinic entrance is through the door at the back of the house. Please let yourself in at your appointment time.