North End Acupuncture & Chinese Herbal Medicine

Specialties

Philip regards each patient as a unique individual, using a wide range of diagnostic tools and treatment options to optimize results. These may include acupuncture, Chinese herbs, Gua Sha (the scraping of the body using jade stones), Moxibustion, Cupping, Tui Na (an Asian form of massage), Electro-​acupuncture, as well as orthopedic testing, blood pressure monitoring, dietary and lifestyle modifications.

Meet the Business Owner

Philip B.

Business Owner

Philip Barlow is a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist by the Massachusetts Board of Medicine and is board certified as a Diplomate by the National Commission of Certification for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). He is also a member of the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Society of Massachusetts (AOMSM).

Philip earned his Master’s degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (MAOM) from the New England School of Acupuncture, the oldest accredited institution in the United States. He has studied both Chinese and Japanese acupuncture styles, with a strong focus on orthopedic acupuncture, as well as Chinese Herbal Medicine.

Prior to his Master’s degree at NESA, Philip attended Tufts University where he received his BA in Psychology and was also the starting point guard for the basketball team.