 Welcome to Meridian Healing, the website of Judith Brooks, a licensed acupuncturist, massage therapist, and herbologist. If you are seeking a holistic alternative to conventional medicine, or an adjunct to Western medical care, you'll find the healing support you need at Meridian Healing.
Meridian Healing blends the healing modalities of traditional Chinese and Japanese acupuncture, Chinese herbology and therapeutic massage to create optimal physical and emotional well-being for our clients.
Meridian Healing services include:
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What Makes Meridian Healing Unique?
Judith Brooks has a unique background in counseling, massage, and Oriental medicine that enables her to treat the whole person in a caring, holistic way. She supports your health needs with personalized treatments, including lifestyle and dietary recommendations. Judith has successfully treated many conditions, including muscular-skeletal disorders, anxiety, mild depression, headaches, menopausal symptoms, and many stress-related problems. She also incorporates an integrative approach to support other medical treatment you may be receiving.
Judith works with men and women, young and old. She specializes in women’s health care. She provides fertility enhancement services, is a trained Doula and has attended many births in the area. Her experience working with pregnant women includes prenatal massage and assisting women in labor by using acupuncture and massage to reduce labor pain. Read more about women’s health care on the Services page.
Read what some of our clients say about us
What is Chinese Medicine?
Similar to other Oriental medical practices, Chinese medicine uses acupuncture, herbal medicine, and dietary therapy to support the body’s innate healing system and achieve optimal health. Originating over 2,000 years ago, Chinese medicine is one of the oldest professional medical systems in the world.
How does Chinese medicine work?
The premise of Chinese medicine, and of acupuncture, is that the circulation of Qi (pronounced “chee”) throughout the body is essential for optimal health. Illness results when the Qi is blocked, weak, or stagnant. Acupuncture restores the flow of Qi by stimulating its pathways, called meridians. The meridians are channels throughout the body, similar to the nervous and circulatory systems. By correcting or balancing the Qi, acupuncture restores and strengthens the body’s innate healing system.
What is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture is a modality of Oriental medicine that consists primarily of the insertion of fine needles at specific points on the body. An acupuncturist is trained to analyze the underlying cause of a client's problems or symptoms. Using thin, sterile, disposable needles, the acupuncturist inserts the needles along specific points of the meridian pathways to help balance and unblock the Qi. Treating the person's basic constitution, as well as alleviating the symptoms, is part of the treatment plan.
What is the Relationship Between Acupuncture and Western Medical Care?
Acupuncture can be used in conjunction with Western Medical Care. In many cases, clients already being cared for by other providers will need to remain in their care. Acupuncture practitioners cooperate with other providers and do not recommend altering other therapies or medications without consulting the personal physician.
For more information, visit our FAQs or Services page.
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"I could barely walk to the car, and could not drive. I curled on my side in the backseat trusting my teenage daughter who had recently gotten her license to deliver me safely to Judith's office.
An hour later the backpain that had nagged at me for several months and laid me flat for the previous four days was gone! Thank you Judith!" ~
JD Durham, NC |
"I went to Judith with a weak bladder and urinary incontinence.
With her gentle, effective and knowledgeable work,
that condition is much better, and my overall energy is noticeably
better too. I highly recommend Judith's work. She is
very caring and competent in what she does." ~
CF Chapel Hill
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"My labor had been “stopping and starting” for a week.
I went to Judith for a birth induction treatment.
I had the treatment in the morning and gave birth later that day.
I’m thankful to Judith for her important role in my child’s birth.
I strongly recommend her acupuncture treatment as being a safe and effective method for inducing labor." ~ LF Pittsboro |
"Judith has been my acupuncturist for the last 6 years; she has helped me through two hip operations and a frozen shoulder. I am now in my 80's and I rely on her to help relieve the arthritic pain in my body. She also has listened to me when i have gone through periods of grief in my life and has supported me with unconditional caring." ~ BB L Pittsboro, NC |
"I have been going to Judith Brooks for massage and acupuncture for over four years. Judith has a wonderful healing energy and presence. I always feel much better after a session with her. She also generously shares her wealth of knowledge in natural remedies, diet, and creating a healthy lifestyle." ~ Betty Tew,
Durham, NC
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"Osteoarthritis pain and instability required surgery on my left thumb
several years ago. When I began to have pain in my right thumb, Judith
Brooks applied acupuncture in the area weekly for a month to six weeks.
That was over a year ago and I remain pain free today." ~ Flora O'Brien
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