Boston Alternative Health

I only have great things to say about my acupuncture experience with Rebecca. I had never had acupuncture before going to see her, and went for help with fertility and regulating my cycle. Rebecca was organized, knowledgeable, and friendly right from the start. Her office is warm, welcoming, and relaxing, and she really knows her stuff. After years of irregular cycles, after one month of weekly visits with Rebecca, I had my first normal period. Ever! And within three months, to my shock, surprise, and delight, I was pregnant. I really do believe that acupuncture helped me and I am so grateful to Rebecca for her help and expertise. She even went the extra mile and worked with my insurance company to get my treatments reimbursed. I would recommend her without hesitation. Thank you Rebecca!

I have had such a great experience with Rebecca at Boston Alternative Health. She is very friendly and approachable. She knows what she is doing and seems to take a different approach then other acupuncturists I have seen.
I’m being seen for some foot issues that the medical community could not figure out. She has me sit while she puts the needles in specific parts of my hand, then walk to see if the pain has changed at all. She usually needs to do one adjustment and then when I get up the pain is gone. I don’t understand it but it works. Then, I lay on the bed and she puts some heat over my feet and leaves the room for a while. She leaves a button for you to press if you have any issues (the only time I pressed it is because I twitched as I was falling asleep, which she says is the main reason it ever gets pressed).
The office is very calm, clean and quiet. I feel confident in my treatment here and have already seen results.

i couldn’t have run the boston marathon without rebecca’s kind attention. my back and my feet are forever grateful!

Rebecca is extremely passionate about her work, and it shows in her enthusiasm for alternative healing. I started working with her in April 2009 when I was dealing with carpal tunnel issues and pain in my wrists
She has a lovely office in a convenient location, and her services are extremely reasonably priced. When I was going last year it was around $ 75 per session — it might be more now.
When I was having problems with my allergies, she was able to put together an herbal treatment powder that I mixed together with hot water to make a tea-​like drink — this was custom mixed to counteract my specific symptoms. I felt much better about taking the herbs than downing the OTC generalist drugs from CVS! What you put in your body will have other effects — so the organic elements of the chinese herbal solution made me much happier.
Aside from helping me through my carpal tunnel wrist pain and terrible allergies, Dr. Ong-​Sutherland also helped me with abdominal cramping. I noticed the results — and relief — immediately.
The thing I liked the most about my visits with Dr. Ong-​Sutherland is that her calming, friendly personality fills your time with peace. The treatment is soothing and definitely added an oasis of calm into my very busy week!
She takes the time to answer your questions, explain what she’s doing and how it counteracts your problems, and walk you through the eastern style philosophy yin/​yang thing — that the body has symmetric parts — for example, to treat an issue in my wrists I got needles in the ankles which are the complementary body part… putting the needles into the ankles shifts the balance in your body to counteract the pain in the wrists, etc. (note: When I try to write it in my own words it sounds kinda hokey because I don’t truly understand it, but it’s fascinating and makes a lot of sense.) Her «bedside manner» is impeccable.
I would highly recommend Rebecca Ong-Sutherland’s acupuncture and alternative health services. She is friendly, talented, and professional. The passion for her work makes her a joy to work with and an interesting person to consult.