Professional Referrals
Massage Therapy, Acupuncture, Physical Therapy
When dealing with health obstacles  it is very difficult to differentiate what is "muscular" and what is "joint" related.   A great team to have is a team that treats the person as a whole;  a wholistic approach.

Below are the people who I trust to perform their work as it should be performed... perfectly!

Acupuncture
Meet Eliza Mellen-Smith, Lic.Ac., Dipl.Ac., MAOM

Eliza has a passion for helping people achieve their highest healing purpose. Her goal is to help you achieve a spiritually connected, emotionally balanced, and physically thriving life.

Eliza received a BA in Medical Anthropology and Sociology at Earlham College, and a Master’s degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (MAOM) from The New England School of Acupuncture in 2001. Eliza is licensed by the Board of Registration in Medicine of Massachusetts, and is a board-certified Diplomate of the National Commission for Certification in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. She has done extensive post-graduate clinical training with Kiiko Matsumoto, founder of the acupuncture program at Harvard Medical School.

Eliza is trained in Traditional Chinese, Japanese, 5 element, Scalp, Auricular, Kiiko, Korean, and LASER styles of acupuncture. She is committed to the integration of Traditional medicine and Western medicine. To that end she combines the latest technology and research with traditional wisdom to form a coherent, safe and optimally effective clinical style.

Eliza is one of very few certified practitioners of LASER Acupuncture in Massachusetts.

Eliza has a decade of clinical and research experience and success in the area of Women’s health and infertility.

Eliza Mellen-Smith: Licensed Acupuncturist in Marblehead, MA

Eliza has worked for the last ten years with Olympic Athletes, marathoners, triathletes, professional athletes and laypeople in the area of Sports medicine, and acute and chronic pain. She studied with the official Acupuncturist of the US rowing team as a post-graduate to further her understanding of Sports Medicine and Musculo-skeletal Pain and injury.

Eliza regularly participates in advanced study and research in Alternative Medicine , Acupuncture and Nutrition to better offer her patients the most advanced and effective therapies.

Eliza also draws on her years of experience as a gourmet nutritional Chef to offer her patients practical solutions and dietary counseling to supplement their treatment plans.

Eliza Mellen-Smith is a natural teacher and considers education to be an essential dimension of the healing process. She enjoys public speaking and giving workshops and has written a number of articles on alternative health and nutrition for various publications.

Eliza is a wife and mother of two lovely and lively Boys.

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Accelerated Physical Therapy

Specialists in Orthopedic
and Sports Physical Therapy

Accelerated Physical Therapy is a physical therapist owed orthopedic and sports therapy practice. The company was started by the former New England Revolution Pro Soccer and Boston Blazers Pro Lacrosse therapist/trainer, Ara Sakayan.The practice is comprised of licensed physical therapists, athletic trainers, massage therapists in addition to NASM and NSCA certified fitness trainers.Patients are referred to us by Boston’s most prestigious hospitals such as the Massachusetts General, Children’s Hospital, New England Baptist, Boston Medical and Beth Israel.

Since 1979, we have treated a varied population, from pediatric, adolescent and adult orthopedic conditions to high school, college and professional athletic injuries. Our practice utilizes state-of-the-art equipment, and employs the latest techniques to achieve patient’s maximum function.

ARA SAKAYAN, PT, ATC, CSCS

Ara is a physical therapist, athletic trainer and NSCA certified fitness trainer. He received his orthopedic physical therapy training at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston (1977-1979). Two years later he started an orthopedic and sports physical therapy practice in Boston. During this time, he also was an athletic trainer at the high school, college and professional level. Most notably, he was the Head Trainer/Therapist for the New England Revolution Pro Soccer Team and Boston Blazers Pro Lacrosse Team. He has also worked with other professional athletes from baseball, football, hockey in addition to U.S. National Teams and Olympic athletes. Presently he evaluates and treats at the Marblehead, Boston and Wakefield locations. He also offers complimentary injury evaluations.

Mike Fritz, ATC, NASM-PES, NASM-CES, LPTA

Mike has a Master of Science in Human Performance and Injury Prevention. He is an athletic trainer, physical therapy assistant, sports medicine performance enhancement specialist and corrective exercise specialist. He has 15 years of orthopedic and sports therapy experience. Mike was also the Head Trainer for the New England Revolution Pro Soccer Team (1997 to 2004). In addition he was also the assistant trainer for the Boston Blazers Pro Soccer team. Presently, Mike is an assistant Professor in the Physical Therapy program at North Shore Community College. He also treats patients in the Marblehead and Wakefield practices.


Locations

BOSTON
125 LEWIS WHARF
BOSTON, MA 02110
TEL: 617-523-1701
FAX: 617-523-3063
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MARBLEHEAD
14 BESSOM STREET
MARBLEHEAD, MA 01945
TEL: 617-523-1701
FAX: 617-523-3063
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WAKEFIELD
50 AUDOBON ROAD
WAKEFIELD, MA 01880
TEL: 617-523-1701
FAX: 617-523-3063
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