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OUR STAFF
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We are a team of health care professionals working together to help individuals achieve their health goals. We create a family atmosphere through our personalized service.
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Our center has:
Chiropractors
- Dr. Robert A. Rifkin, Chiropractor
Massage Therapists
- Greg Arms
Acupuncturists
- Ling Liu
Dr. Robert Alan Rifkin, Center Director
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Dr. Rifkin is our center's founder and director. He has been a chiropractor and natural health provider since 1982 and is recognized as "an outstanding practitioner of alternative medicine" by the Washingtonian Magazine. Before becoming a chiropractor, Dr. Rifkin was a high school teacher. He incorporates all of his skills by giving treatments in our center and presenting seminars to our community. He is a graduate of Northwestern College of Chiropractic and a member of the Acupuncture Society of America, and the Maryland Chiropractic Association, among others. |
Gregory Arms, CMT, CNMT, NCBTMB
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Gregory is licensed to practice massage in Maryland, Virginia, and the District. He uses Swedish and Deep Tissue techniques along with Neuro-Muscular Therapy to restore mobility and ease of movement in the body. He is a 1998 graduate of Potomac Massage Training Institute and has been an instructor at the school since 2000. He has been on staff at White Flint Medical and Natural Healing Center since 2002.
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Ling Liu, L.Ac., Dipl. Ac.
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Ling is licensed in Acupuncture in Maryland and Virginia. She is certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). Ling practices acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, and people who have received her treatment have greatly improved their health conditions. From 2001 to 2002, Ling participated in research (with Georgetown University Medical School and Dr. Xiaoming Tian, L.Ac.) sponsored by NIH on the efficacy of Acupuncture as a treatment for Fibromyalgia. She graduated from Beijing Medical University in 1991, and then received her training in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine at the Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. She finished the master-leveled program, and received the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Maryland Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Ling is on the Board of Directors of the Chinese Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Greater Washington D.C. Area, the secretary of the National Association of Chinese Medicine, and a member of the American Society of Acupuncturists.
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