Michael, Doctor of Acupuncture, has over two decades of private practice experience. His approach bridges modern medical knowledge with the time-tested wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) — creating treatment that's thoughtful, evidence-informed, and genuinely tailored to what your body needs.
He works with muscle motor points, trigger points, and traditional acupuncture points alongside TCM diagnostics. Depending on your treatment plan, he may also incorporate electro-acupuncture, auricular therapy, cupping, or PNF stretching to get you the best possible results.
Michaels’s areas of expertise:
- Musculoskeletal issues: neck and shoulder pain, back pain, hip and knee pain, elbow pain (lateral/medial epicondylitis)
- Nerve and pain conditions — sciatica, piriformis syndrome, cervical radiculopathy, carpal tunnel syndrome, muscle cramps/spasms, and more
- Neuromotor and neuromuscular conditions — cerebral palsy, spinal muscular atrophy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and more
- Headaches and Migraines
- Sports injuries
- Chronic pain - muscular/ skeletal, nerve pain, arthritis, fibromyalgia
- TMJD
- Pediatric care — musculoskeletal, neuromuscular/neuromotor, sports injuries, and chronic pain
Michael's background is extensive. He holds a B.Sc. from the University of Alberta, graduated from the Grant MacEwan Acupuncture Program in 2004, and completed an internship in China where he studied acupuncture, moxibustion, tai chi, and tui na. Over his career he has operated his own acupuncture clinic, run a volunteer community acupuncture clinic in downtown Edmonton, and spent years teaching at both the Calgary College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Grant MacEwan University's acupuncture and massage therapy programs — helping shape the next generation of practitioners along the way.
When he's not in the clinic, you'll find Michael out with a camera shooting nature and urban street photography, hiking through Kananaskis Country, or practicing traditional archery.
A free discovery session where you can ask if acupuncture is right for the condition that you are seeking treatment for.
15 min
: Acupuncture + Fire Cupping Treatment
For patients who have already done an initial consultation, and are returning for further acupuncture and fire cupping treatment. A brief review of the current state of your condition will be done…
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$140–$165· 60–90 minFrom $140 to $165 for 60–90 min — the cheapest and the dearest acupuncture appointments this clinic charges for.
: Acupuncture Consult + Treatment
Your first acupuncture appointment will consist of an in-depth consultation, where the history, and current state, of the condition you are seeing treatment will be discussed, as well as an overview…
$15590 min
: Pediatric Acupuncture Consult + Treatment
The first acupuncture appointment will consist of an in-depth consultation, where the history, and current state, of the condition being treatment will be discussed, as well as an overview of general…
$11060 min
MOBILE: Acupuncture Consult + Treatment
Your first acupuncture appointment will consist of an in-depth consultation, where the history, and current state, of the condition you are seeing treatment will be discussed, as well as an overview…
$19090 min
MOBILE: Pediatric Acupuncture Consult + Treatment
The first acupuncture appointment will consist of an in-depth consultation, where the history, and current state, of the condition being treatment will be discussed, as well as an overview of general…
$15060 min
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: Extended Orthopaedic Acupuncture Treatment
This session is 90 minutes for patients who have completed their initial consultation and are returning for orthopaedic acupuncture. Orthopaedic acupuncture combines modern medical knowledge with…
$19090 min
: Acupuncture-Only Treatment
For patients who have already done an initial consultation, and have come back for their follow-up appointments. This treatment is prefaced by a short review of the current state of your condition,…
$9545 min
: Fire Cupping-Only Treatment
For patients who have done an initial consultation, and are returning for a fire cupping session. This session is adequate for maintenance after a full course of treatment, or for those patients that…
$9545 min
: Orthopaedic Acupuncture Treatment
For patients who have completed their initial consultation and are returning for orthopaedic acupuncture. Orthopaedic acupuncture combines modern medical knowledge with Traditional Chinese Medicine,…
$11060 min
: Pediatric Acupuncture Treatment
For patients who have already done an initial consultation, and have come back for their follow-up appointments. This treatment is prefaced by a short review of the current state of the condition…
$5530 min
MOBILE: Acupuncture-Only Treatment
For patients who have already done an initial consultation, and have come back for their follow-up appointments. This treatment is prefaced by a short review of the current state of your condition,…
$13545 min
MOBILE: Orthopaedic Acupuncture Treatment
For patients who have done in initial consultation, and are returning for orthopaedic acupuncture treatments. This treatment is prefaced by a short review of the current state of your condition, with…
$15060 min
MOBILE: Pediatric Acupuncture Treatment
For patients who have already done an initial consultation, and have come back for their follow-up appointments. This treatment is prefaced by a short review of the current state of the condition…
