Jeff Rippey Acupuncture

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Jeff Rippey has had a life long interest in Asian culture and has studied the martial arts as well as Asian philosophy for more than 30 years. These studies sparked an interest in Chinese medicine, and he spent 15 years studying both Chinese medicine and martial arts under Dr. Weaver in Kansas City. ​ Jeff has also studied Chinese medicine at WangJing teaching hospital in Beijing, China and completed a master's degree in acupuncture at the Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Denver, CO. He's an NCCAOM board certified acupuncturist and is licensed to practice in Colorado, Kansas and Missouri. ​In addition to training in oriental medicine, Jeff spent 26 years working in the western medical system. He was a pharmacy technician for 10 years. Designed, tested and installed hospital software systems for Cerner Corp for 8 years, and spent 8 years working as a software architect for OptumInsight (a wholly owned subsidiary of United Health Group). Jeff's practice philosophy is driven largely by channel theory. He uses a mostly distal approach which means needles are applied mainly on the arms and legs regardless of where the patient's issue or pain might actually be on the body. He follows a "less is more" mantra: 10 needles is a lot, most treatments are 4-7.