Alameda Acupuncture2258 Santa Clara Ave, Ste 1
Alameda, CA 94501(510) 814-6900- Testimonials
I have been a patient of John Nieters for many years. He is an amazing healer who has helped me though physical and emotional challenges. Dr. John is generous with his time and extremely knowledgeable. He is the first one whose opinion I seek when my health needs attention.
Last Spring after he assessed my shoulder and hip pain he recommended that Jenny treat me. This recurring pain had remained with me through several years of regular massage, regular chiropractic... Read more »
I found Dr. John Nieter’s through his podcast on iTunes about 2 years ago. Being diagnosed with Crohn’s disease 12 years ago, I had struggled with my health and had not been able to find much relief at that time. Doctor’s put me on strong medications, and I eventually went off them due to the side effects and reactions that occurred.
Living in Arizona, I had been seeing several different doctor’s, as well as holistic practitioners, in order to... Read more »
I’ve been a patient of Dr. Nieters’ for many years, now, and I’ve always found his treatment effective, his manner warm and caring, and his clinic a place of healing.
But you don’t get “just” a top-of-the-line acupuncturist and herbalist. You also get an extraordinary resource — someone with an astounding amount of knowledge about what works and not, what’s safe and not, in Western medicine, and what safe and more effective alternatives there may be. Dr. Nieters is yards... Read more »
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