Testimonials

Dr. Christopher Peine, D.O.
Eagle, ID

“Although I have recommended acupuncture to many patients in the past, I had never tried it myself until I saw Kristen and Tony Burris. With just a few treatments, my chronic insomnia improved dramatically. Since then, I have sent many patients to Tony and Kristen for various complaints, and all have had excellent results. I wholeheartedly recommend American Acupuncture Center to anyone interested in addressing their health concerns with traditional Chinese medicine or acupuncture.”

Dr. Angela House, D.O.
Eagle, ID

“I have had acupuncture several times in the past for various minor complaints, but never on a consistent basis. I began seeing Kristen Burris two months ago and since then, I have had major improvements. Each time, the service I receive is exceptionally warm, punctual, and professional. Tony and Kristen Burris have years of experience successfully addressing a wide variety of medical conditions, and I recommend their services without reservation.”

Lynnae Gliege
Eagle, Idaho
“I just wanted to drop you a note to let you know how totally impressed we are with what Tony has done for us. Just as he knew he would, Tony has converted one of the biggest skeptics, my husband, to a believer in acupuncture. He will no longer suffer with those debilitating episodes with his back that long again. Although he has yet to experience a set back since he has last seen Tony, now he knows exactly how to treat it! I must admit, I was waiting until allergy season really hit to see if the treatment Tony gave Josh really worked. Now that the pollen levels for grass (one of his biggest triggers) have reached the extreme levels, Josh is almost a normal human. He is just a little bit stuffy. Given the fact that he is now taking NOTHING for his allergies, this is huge!! He was taking Singulair, Claritin and pseudoephedrine daily, with little relief. He is outside playing golf almost daily, and without having to deal with such severe allergies, his is having a great year! We have literally spent thousands of dollars trying to treat his allergies, and we were considering spending thousands more on allergy shots. I’m so glad that I called you instead!!! Thanks for everything!! ”

Kimberly Lohman Suiters
TV News Reporter/Anchor
Washington, D.C.
“The first time I stepped into the American Acupuncture Center, I immediately felt the healing begin to take place. Kristen and Tony Burris’ peaceful clinic is a reflection of who they are: highly-trained professionals who care intensely about the physical and emotional well-being of their patients. I continue to trust both Kristen Burris and Tony Burris with my medical needs, which have ranged from arthritis and dry eye to pregnancy and migraine headaches. They are both as knowledgeable as they are tender. Having lived in many different parts of the country, I have yet to find two acupuncturists who are as skilled, as successful, and as passionate about Oriental medicine as Kristen Burris and Tony Burris are.”

Crystal Friday
Eagle, ID
“I was so pleased with the results I received from Tony Burris. I am a very conservative western medical gal. I found myself in such chronic pain three months after a shoulder injury that I could only survive the day on heavy pain medication. I was willing to try anything. You were so kind and positive. Acupuncture made me nervous. I thought it would hurt. You were very informative and gentle. After two treatments I felt measurable improvement and by the fifth treatment I was almost pain free. Thank you for your knowledge and helping me through a tough time.”


C.J. Petrovsky
Eagle, ID
“After undergoing sinus surgery twice and trying pretty much every sinus remedy I could find, I was still coping with daily congestion, frequent infections and routine headaches, often severe. I’d almost come to accept that I was consigned to chronically feeling sub-par or worse, unless I wanted to be essentially permanently on antibiotics…which never worked completely either. Kristen’s treatment regimen, a combination of acupuncture and herbal supplements, improved my symptoms immediately and I’m feeling the best I’ve felt in literally decades. Amazing!”

Christine Pickerel
Boise, ID
“I sought treatment for chronic pain, inflammation, incontinence, MS and fibromyalgia. I came in with tension, pain and despair. Kristen listened to me and now I’m walking in the clouds. I can breathe, relax and think without pain or strain. Kristen lifted it all out from deep throughout my body freeing me to enjoy living again. I feel young and I feel great!”

Samia McCall
Boise, Idaho

“Thanks in part to all of your help, my labor was fast and efficient
and I did it without any pain medication. I can’t thank you enough
for helping to make the birth that I wanted a reality.”

Kelly McCauley
San Diego, CA
“I was 42 years old, skeptical about acupuncture, yet desperate to stack any odds in my favor to conceive a healthy child. I was referred to Kristen by a dear friend who actually alerted me to the fact that acupuncture could help.

Here was my experience with Kristen; I conceived through IVF having been given a less than 5% chance of becoming pregnant (that was before they only harvested 1 egg, so the odds were probably worse). I had the easiest pregnancy I’d ever heard of, no morning sickness, was full of energy, felt fantastic and worked worked until the weekend I delivered.

Kristen was by my side and treated me during the embryo transfer, that was profoundly calming during a high stress situation. She then treated me throughout my pregnancy. I am convinced that Kristen’s treatments are why I have a healthy, happy, charming miracle of a daughter. I would highly recommend her or Tony to anyone considering acupuncture.”

Ashley Brown
Emmett, ID

“American Acupuncture Center has changed my life. After going through five deaths in my family within a six month period, my stress level was out of control. Nothing in my body was functioning correctly. My husband and I made the decision to start a family; That was over a year ago. Western medicine doctors suggested a diagnosis of PCOS, then put me on Clomid. After months of synthetic fertility drugs, two miscarriages, and feeling a loss of hope, and new found cysts in my breasts, I knew I had to do something different. After my first treatment of acupuncture it was the most relaxed I had felt in years. Kristen LISTENED to what I had to say and we came up with a plan. Now, after only two months of acupuncture and herbal medicine, I am a changed person. I feel excited about life, my cycles are regular, I’m ovulating, my breasts cysts are much smaller, and I have better control over my stress. Tony and Kristen have made all the difference and I would recommend them to all. Thank You so much!

I’d like to add that with the caring, natural approach from American Acupuncture Center, my husband and I are expecting a baby boy at the beginning of January! Thank you Kristen and Tony!”

Therese Magner
Eagle, ID
“My experience with Kristen and acupuncture was life changing and enabled me to control localized pain in my lower back from residual kidney stones. Tony has a gentle and patient soul that made my Tai Chi experience a practice that I work at daily whether I’m standing in the shower, dealing with patients at work or reflecting on a beautiful day at the park.
What I admire the most about them is that they are a team. They have small children, are building a medical practice and must have many plates that they are juggling, yet they make time to hold hands, reflect in simple beauty and give the gift of hope to people open to an alternative method of healing. Thank you.”

Dr. Cynthia Robertson, M.D. 
San Diego, CA

“It is hard to fit so many good thoughts about your work into just a few sentences. Both Kristen Burris and Tony Burris have been of great help to me both personally and professionally. I have observed the effectiveness of their work and have received acupuncture from each of them with considerable success.”

Rick Allen
San Francisco, CA
“I came to Tony Burris mainly due to carpal tunnel syndrome. I had been told by my doctor that I should have surgery. Tony took the time to listen to me, uncovering other areas along with my primary illness that he could help me overcome with acupuncture. Tony was quite kind, gentle, professional and dedicated to helping me. I never felt any pain. My carpal tunnel disappeared after a few treatments. I strongly encourage you to make Tony your acupuncturist. Be prepared to be amazed!”

Julie
Eagle, ID

“After almost 2 months of a non-stop, heavy period, I had acupuncture treatment by Kristen. The next day, it completely stopped and and now I am back to my normal cycle. Thank you, Kristen.”

Dr. Steve Meister, M.D.
San Diego, CA
“I had the opportunity to work closely with Kristen Burris during a month-long rotation at the San Diego Hospice. She worked exceedingly well with Western-trained physicians. She never offered to treat anything outside her scope of practice, and was genuinely helpful in offering possible treatment solutions to patients with difficult treatment dilemmas. She demonstrated this on me with a very short acupuncture treatment for a left trapezium spasm from which I have been completely cured.”

Jana Gabrione
Chicago, IL
“After years of dealing with infertility, I was lucky enough to find Kristen and Tony Burris. My weekly acupuncture treatments not only helped me to mentally deal with the stress, anxiety and feelings of hopelessness that come with infertility, but also helped us achieve our goal of finally becoming pregnant! I saw Kristen Burris and Tony throughout our entire IVF process and we had success on the first try. Undoubtedly, their care and dedication to my treatment helped prepare my mind and body for a successful pregnancy. Because I had experienced several miscarriages, I continued to see Kristen through my first trimester and am now almost 7 months pregnant. I highly recommend their services to anyone interested in alternative medicine, whether for infertility or any other reason.”

Lisa Gloff
San Diego, CA
“Going to get help for low energy and soreness, this acupuncture center has been a tremendous help for me. They recommended me going for three weeks, so my body can adjust to the acupuncture’s relaxing, (compared to other acupuncturists) treatment. I have taking their suggestion in receiving acupuncture for three weeks now and do feel that their practice has helped my energy and body aches to seem much more less. I do recommend the treatment they offer and I personally am so glad I have stumbled across this acupuncture center.”

Erica Rihter
San Diego, CA
“I went to see Kristen because I had severe PMS symptoms (bloating, breast tenderness, headache, out-of-control appetite, irritability, cramps, etc.). I had it all. The pain on a scale of 1-10 was a 12+. As soon as I got my period, I was in so much pain I had to take 2 days off work because I could not function. I used a heating pad, hot baths and painkillers.I had very painful cramps all my life.

Now I’m pre-menopausal things got even worse.My doctor and some of my friends who went through it said it will only get worse with age.I got to the point where I was in so much pain that I could not get up from bed. I did not want to accept the fact that “it will only get worse”.        My massage therapist recommended Kristen. I do not like needles but at that point I would have done anything and everything to stop the pain.I started with 2 treatments a week for one month. I got my first period after one month of treatment and I would call it a MIRACLE! I barely had any bloating. The breast tenderness was hardly noticeable. I had no headache at all, my appetite was normal and the excruciating cramps became just a slight discomfort.

Ladies, if you have any PMS problems, DON”T WAIT! You don’t have to suffer. Make an appointment with Kristen. I wish I’d known about it before. And I didn’t even feel the needles.”

Thank you, Kristen, from the bottom of my heart.

 

Marc Goldberg
San Diego, CA
“I believe one of the main reasons my wife and I could have our child was because of the American Acupuncture Center. Thank you for everything.”

Kerry Hubbert
Borrego Springs, CA
“What I found when I came to the center was much more than I was searching for! Kristen and Tony Burris are much more than good acupuncturists. The knowledge and touch they have for healing the whole body is awesome! Not only have they helped me with replacing estrogen with Chinese herbal medicine to balance my hormones, but the treatments that I receive to support this change are wonderful. I have never felt the calmness, peacefulness and serenity from anything else in my life. I only wish I could get a treatment everyday! I wholeheartedly recommend American Acupuncture Center to anyone who has an imbalance that has not been remedied through other channels or like myself wanted a natural remedy to balance my body and enrich my spirit.”

Antoinette Thomas, Ph.D.
London, United Kingdom
“My acupuncture work with Kristen Burris has been a critical part of my fertility treatment. Emotionally, her graceful, healing style soothes me during this trying time. Physically, her expert touch has improved and enhanced my well-being. My confidence in both Kristen and my treatment is strong. I am grateful that I have found such a qualified and delightful practitioner in women’s health.”

S. S.
San Diego, CA
“Thank you, Kristen, for being a wise, generous and nurturing healer. I know that God uses you to touch many lives and I am grateful to be one of them. It would not have been possible if wonderful people like you had not opened your hearts and spoken the truth to me—so I am eternally grateful.”