Acupuncture for all the families
We take care of everybody at Acufamille, little ones and older ones!
Japanese Acupuncturist
Hiroko Sugiyama Ac. R.Ac.
Member of the Order of Acupuncturists of Quebec, Member of Association of Acupuncturists of Québec & Member of the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners & Acupuncturists of Ontario (inactif for Ontario)
Hello, My name is Hiroko. I am a registered acupuncturist both in Québec and Ontario (currently inactive member for Ontario). I live in Gatineau for 13 years.
I am originally from Japan where Chinese Traditional Medicine was a part of our life. It was my grandmother I lived with, introduced this magnific Chinese Traditional Medicine to me.
She used to treat herself with moxa (a form of heat therapy in which burning dried Chinese or Japanese plant on particular points) regularly. Shiatsu (acupressure) was also a part of my life in Japan. I used to give Shiatsu massage to my mother, other family members and my friends since I was child.
Since I was little, my dream was to leave my country (Japan) to discover different cultures. During my twenties, I studied, lived, worked and travelled all over the world.
I arrived in Canada in 2004 alone. I took some programs in Montreal and then I moved to Gatineau for my previous job. Since my daughter was born, I became more health consciousness on my small family’s health, and I decided to go back to school. I took an acupuncture practitioner program at International Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Ottawa.
Being a mother of an 9 year-old daughter who is suffering from eczemas, I practice “Shonihari” which is an non-needle acupuncture method for children developed in Japan. I went to Japan with my daughter to take its seminars.
Being a woman in early fifties, who had a child at advanced age, who also had a hysterectomy surgery, I am very aware of women’s health; fertility, menopause and birth preparation.
I am also passionate about pain management with “Balance Method” which was developed by Dr. Tan from Taiwan using distal acupuncture points.
I’d love to treat all the families, from little ones to seniors. You will be all a part of my family once you come to my clinic. I would love to grow my Acufamille!
Continued Educations
Pediatric
Pediatric Acupuncture Japan Tour, Yumiko Freeman & Yuri Narushima
Shonihari (Treatment for children with Baby Teishin), Tomohiro Yubé
Pediatric Essentials, Robin Ray Green
Shonihari (Pediatric Acupuncture), Saki Muramoto
Pediatric Acupuncture et Sho-Ni-Shin : Children’s Respiratory System and Digestive Disorders, Soma Glick
Obstetric
Better Childbirth (how to use acupuncture and TCM to prep your patients for childbirth), Rebecca Bergeron
Obstetric, acupuncture for accompany pregnant women, Edith Charbonneau
Fertility
The Treatment of Infertility - The Complete Course, Jane Lyttleton
Others
Acupuncture & Cancer, Judith Shedleur
Balance Method Core Foundation Track, Eileen Yue-Ling Han (Dr. Tan’s Method with distal acupuncture points, very effective for pain)
Masterclass- Scars (Cupping), Lisa Dowling
Applied Channel Theory Course: Channel Palpation & Diagnosis – Module 1 Theory, Jonathan Chang
