Kara Grandea Acupuncture & Wellness

12/17/2025

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47289609/tj-watt-pittsburgh-steelers-collapsed-lung-injury-recovery-line-dry-needling-treatment-explained-questions?fbclid=IwRlRTSAOu8r5zcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xNzM4NDc2NDI2NzAzNzAAAR6a57EbksZScSSj-ecYiRm6pnXjbwOCNpnW5UGvMEU1wu7pXHzi1f-u-wYkgA

Pneumothoraxes or lung punctures are extremely rare when needling is performed by a highly trained and licensed Acupuncturist. We have thousands of hours of fundamental and clinical training. The label of “Dry needling” originated as an Acupuncture technique to differentiate and separate itself for the use of other professions outside of Acupuncture. Without foundational education in anatomy, needle depth, and positioning of a needle in relationship to the areas surrounding the lungs, other practitioners are putting people at unnecessary risk.

This unfortunate incident could have been avoided and now it has affected more than the player, himself.

If you research dry needling online, most courses are weekend courses of 12-50+ hours of training.

Let me ask you this: would you rather be needled by someone with 50 hours of training or by someone with thousands of hours of training?

Is dry needling common for NFL players? How long will the Steelers' star be sidelined? Here's what we know.

11/27/2025

A powerful thought about compassion and love. ❤️🙏🏼✨

07/11/2025

This is such a great message for vacation season… Happy Friday! ☀️🏖️🌊

11/28/2024

I’m grateful for all the blessings that have come my way this year: the gifts I cultivate and offer, lessons learned, new family discovered, deepened relationships with family and friends, new connections that make the world seem smaller, the good health of my family (especially my parents), loving and supportive family, community, and mentors to guide me along the way, and for knowing that each day we can count on the consistency of the sunshine. Thank you. 🙏🏼 ✨

11/11/2024

Happy Veterans Day! 🇺🇸✨

How do you honor the ancestors in your life? Especially those who have made the ultimate sacrifice?

Everyday, I make sure to take care of myself by meditating, exercising, eating right, learning something new, sharing love and kindness towards others, and doing my best to make the world a better place. I’m always a work in progress to become a much better version of myself. I have even chosen the path to help others do the same. I hope my grandparents, aunts and uncles, and those I’ve never even met, are looking down saying “Good job, keep going, and thank you!”.

Let’s all find ways to be better every day for the sake of others. And, if you want some help with that, feel free to reach out.
🙏🏼✨🧘🏻‍♀️🪷💪🏼🇺🇸✨

04/04/2024

Patient quote:
“Everything you do is soothing, Kara.”
😊🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼✨

03/25/2024

Check out my interview with the Carrol County Chamber of Commerce! 🙏🏼✨

01/17/2024

Acupuncture for a paralyzed kitten 🐱 😻✨

09/01/2023

https://time.com/6171247/acupuncture-health-benefits-research/?fbclid=IwAR2uyIpYxOWH02VlRvQxM9apReYujpQEBeczMcy1_vlS6gHJsoSDMVUGXDE

Here's what research says about the complementary therapy

08/21/2023

Are you connecting the dots?

I get themes in my practice on the daily that weave in and out of my life. These themes show up as patterns that can span anywhere from a pain someone is experiencing in clinic to how an aspect of my own life is off balance. Time and time again, I witness how an acupuncture treatment can shed light on these areas of imbalance and suffering. These glimmers of awareness help us to connect the dots so that we can learn more about how we got there and how we can work to correct the imbalance.

Sometimes, the change is instant, and sometimes, it can take years for the awareness to show up. The process of connecting the dots helps to create greater ease in one’s life.

Have you begun to connect the dots? 🧐
🌟🚪🔑 🧩🌱✨✨✨

Kara Grandea Acupuncture & Wellness

08/20/2023

A secret to good aging…. SHIELD. ☺️☀️💪🏼

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08/08/2023

Are you flexible enough to weather a storm?
🌪️ 🌪️🌪️ 🌳⚓️✨

Yesterday, a fast and furious storm hit my home. Fear and worry showed up. I even stepped outside into it to help a relative get inside the house. I was instantly soaked and almost blown over. We are all fine. After, I went to inspect the trees and found that one had some branches fall and some snapped and hanging. The trunk was still fine. Standing solid, flexible, and anchored. 🙏🏼

This lead me to reflect and ask how am I anchored to weather the storms when fear and worry hit my life? I do a lot of self care. I meditate, exercise, eat right, nurture my relationships, and get Acupuncture to help me stay calm, fit, nourished, and help my nervous system able to handle whatever comes my way.

Storms of life come and go. How will you weather the next one? Would you like help staying prepared, anchored, and flexible?