Top Doc Award Winner, 2017-2022
Portland Monthly Top Doc of COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
A former skeptic, Sarah didn't discover the benefits of acupuncture until an injury got in the way of her goals.
During training for the Portland Marathon, Sarah's knee started to hurt, prohibiting Sarah from running. When her orthopedist didn't have a solution, Sarah begrudgingly turned to acupuncture as a last resort.
Defying Sarah's skepticism, the acupuncture worked! Not only did Sarah run that race pain-free, but she ran a PR.
In addition to helping Sarah get in optimal health for the marathon, she experienced improved concentration, reduced anxiety, and enhanced creativity both in and out of the workplace.
Convinced that the world should try acupuncture, Sarah left her career in public relations to pursue a career in integrative healthcare.
Sarah is the owner and manager of To The Point PDX. She received her doctorate degree from the Pacific College of Health Sciences Her research focused on dry needling and corporate acupuncture. Sarah is dual-licensed as an acupuncturist (the only practitioner type that can legally perform dry needling treatments in Portland, OR) in the states of Oregon and Minnesota. Sarah graduated with distinction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison's School of Journalism and Communications Arts.
Sarah is a faculty member at the National University of Natural Medicine and also supervises clinical students in the university's teaching clinic. Sarah is a regular guest on a variety of podcasts as The Needler for Skeptics and has been featured in Competitor Magazine and a presenter for the Injury Prevention Summit as an expert on dry needling for runners. Outside of the office, Sarah is an avid runner, cycler, swimmer, backpacker, hiker, and soon-to-be Ironman athlete-in-training.
For more information on Sarah’s approach to dry needling, visit DryNeedlingPDX.com.