Lilly Demers

 

Hi! I’m Lilly.

I’m an acupuncturist, herbalist and gardener by trade. With nature as my guide, I practice a blend of Five Element Acupuncture, Japanese Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine. I especially enjoy helping patients move out of stress and anxiety, resolve digestive issues, transform pain, and regulate patterns of imbalance in women's health. 

I strongly believe that we all have the capacity for healing within ourselves. I believe that health is a dynamic state and that the potential for progress exists no matter how big or small of a change is needed. I am honored to serve as an anchor and a guide to my patients along their journey to wellness and feel a deep gratitude to be able to share with my community this beautiful medicine that has changed my life and that of countless others.

My training includes a Masters in Acupuncture from the Middle Way Acupuncture Institute, herbal training at the Clearpath School of Herbal Medicine, an apprenticeship in Ayurveda and plant medicine and training in Five Element Shiatsu. 

 

Acupuncture can help you.

“In the hands of a well-trained practitioner, acupuncture has much broader applications beyond pain relief.”

The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes the use of acupuncture in the treatment of a wide range of common illnesses including:

Upper Respiratory Tract

  • Acute sinusitis

  • Acute rhinitis

  • Common cold and flu

  • Acute tonsillitis

  • Respiratory System

  • Acute bronchitis

  • Bronchial asthma (Most effective in children and uncomplicated conditions.)

Eye Disorders

  • Acute conjunctivitis

  • Central Retinitis Myopia (in children)

  • Cataracts (without complications)

Mental & Emotional Problems

  • Stress

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Insomnia

Neurologic and Musculoskeletal Disorders

  • Headache and Migraine

  • Trigeminal Neuralgias

  • Facial Palsy (early stage, i.e., within 3-6 months)

  • Pareses Following a Stroke

  • Peripheral Neuropathies

  • Sequelae of Poliomyelitis (early stage, i.e., within 6 months)

  • Meniere’s Disease

  • Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction

  • Nocturnal Enuresis (bedwetting)

  • Intercostal Neuralgia

  • Cervicobrachial Syndrome

  • Frozen Shoulder

  • Tennis Elbow

  • Sciatica

  • Low Back Pain

  • Osteoarthritis

  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

  • Back and Knee Pain

  • Fibromyalgia

  • Chronic Fatigue

  • Sports Injuries and Pains

Reproductive & Gynecological Conditions

  • Premenstrual Syndrome

  • Dysmenorrhea (menstrual cramps)

  • Spotting and Excessive Bleeding

  • Amenorrhea (Loss of Menstrual Period)

  • Impotence

  • Infertility

  • Incontinence

  • Prostatis

The World Health Organization Interregional Seminar compiled the above list of illnesses that may benefit from acupuncture treatment. The list is only a partial list and is based on clinical experience, and not necessarily on controlled clinical research. The inclusion of specific diseases are not meant to indicate the extent of acupuncture’s efficacy in treatment, since all conditions may vary in severity and response.

  1. NIH, Acupuncture, Nov. 3-5, 1997, Vol. 15, No. 5.

  2. World Health Organization. Viewpoint on Acupuncture. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization, 1979.