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Biography of Robert Gracey

Robert Gracey, MAc, DiplAc (NCCAOM), LAc, is a licensed acupuncturist with a Master of Acupuncture degree from the New England School of Acupuncture (NESA) in Watertown, MA.

Before entering the field, Robert visited an acupuncturist after trying many other treatments to ease the chronic back and leg pain that is common to long-distance runners like him. Within six months of beginning acupuncture treatments, Robert was pain-free. He went on to run four marathons.

Robert's powerful personal experience sparked a curiosity about how Oriental medicine works through the mind, body and spirit.

A general practitioner who treats a wide range of conditions, Robert is an expert in non-insertive styles of Japanese acupuncture. He has studied in Japan and the United States with leading practitioners of these methods. Robert is also part of a select group of acupuncturists who are introducing these non-insertive techniques to the United States. Robert teaches Japanese acupuncture at NESA.

Robert has a keen interest in research and was a founding member of the NESA Institutional Review Board. The board reviewed clinical acupuncture trials to ensure that they were ethical and that the rights of study participants were protected.

He is also affiliated with the Toyo Hari Association both in Boston and internationally; the Shakuju Association in the US (founding member) and Japan, the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine; the American Acupuncture Council; the National American Journal of Oriental Medicine; and the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Society of Massachusetts.

	Jim Winston, 39, software engineer
	While riding my bike, I was knocked down when a driver opened her car door in my path. I was then hit by a passing truck. After the accident and repair surgery, I experienced pain in various parts of my body. Robert used a variety of treatments including magnets and needles that not only alleviated my pain, but also speeded the healing process so that I felt normal again after a few months.