Carol Jackson, L.Ac. is licensed by the Texas Board of Medical Examiners to practice Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine and Oriental Bodywork.  She completed her Masters at the Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin in 2004 and received her B.S. in Landscape Architecture from Texas A&M University in 1980.  She brings many years of nutritional training to her practice to accompany the herbal prescriptions, bodywork and lifestyle suggestions that are included in her treatments.

Carol has raised three beautiful children and is currently enjoying “empty nesting,” gardening and cooking with her singer/songwriter husband.

There are many styles of acupuncture.  Carol uses a Japanese style influenced by Kiiko Matsumoto.  The needles used in Japanese style treatments are thinner and insertion is delicate.  Effectiveness of treatment relies on precise point location and often the addition of a stimulus from heat rather than twirling the needle strongly.

Acupuncture and Pain:

Injured muscles and tendons tighten in response to untreated pain.  As the muscles tighten, they exert pressure, twisting and turning the supporting structures and creating further problems in the body.  Eventually, untreated injuries may cause the greatest discomfort upstream or downstream from the original site, creating a confusing clinical picture.  Acupuncture and bodywork can treat multiple sites, helping to address multiple manifestations of the injury.  Once the tightened structures become readjusted and more elastic, circulation is restored, and the tissues get more oxygen, allowing metabolic wastes to flush away.

Allergy, Digestive, Women’s, Emotional, and Circulatory Issues are just a few of the many other things that oriental medicine can address.

Some of Carol’s acupuncture or bodywork services may be covered by your insurance plan.  If you are interested, please call our schedulers at (512) 459-4147. 

The more centered you can be during your acupuncture treatment the better the outcome so please avoid stimulants or pain medication before your appointment if possible.