Prairie Star Acupuncture

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Prairie Star Acupuncture Prairie Star Acupuncture is a locally owned community acupuncture clinic offering affordable, sliding-scale treatments in a calm and welcoming setting.

Care is provided by a board-certified and Illinois state-licensed acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist.

If the word needle makes you a little anxious, you're definitely not alone!Acupuncture needles are incredibly fine, soli...
10/15/2026

If the word needle makes you a little anxious, you're definitely not alone!

Acupuncture needles are incredibly fine, solid needles, very different from the hollow needles used for injections. I might use around 15 in a treatment, but that doesn't mean 15 big, painful pokes.

You might feel a little pinch, some warmth, heaviness, tingling, or a dull ache. In East Asian medicine, certain sensations are described as "de qi," or the arrival of qi. And most often? You barely feel the needles at all.

There's no prize for tolerating discomfort, and you never have to tough it out. I always tell my clients acupuncture isn't a "no pain, no gain" situation; the most important piece is you being able to rest during treatment comfortably. I'll always welcome your questions and feedback throughout treatment.

Curious about acupuncture but still have questions? Shoot me an email at [email protected] or give the office a call at 618-633-2026 to chat!

Dr. Deb 🩵🌾

🍂 A little walk around the Watershed Nature Center in Edwardsville last night made it undeniably clear that even though ...
10/08/2026

🍂 A little walk around the Watershed Nature Center in Edwardsville last night made it undeniably clear that even though temperatures are still unseasonably warm here in Illinois, the seasons are shifting nonetheless.

What's your favorite meal of this season? 🥘 If you're curious about learning more Chinese nutrition and the transition ...
10/04/2026

What's your favorite meal of this season? 🥘

If you're curious about learning more Chinese nutrition and the transition into fall give the office a call or email to schedule an appointment. 💛🧡

10/02/2026

Hello! The office will be closed the next three Tuesdays; however, we will be open ✨Monday✨ evenings from 2- 7 pm. The regular schedule will return the week of October 27th! Please call the office or email to book an appointment. Happy Autumn! 🍁🍄🧡

If you've spent any time in my office, you may have noticed that there are... a lot of books. 😂And not all of them are a...
09/22/2026

If you've spent any time in my office, you may have noticed that there are... a lot of books. 😂

And not all of them are about acupuncture.

That's because acupuncture is one part of a much bigger system, and my education in Chinese medicine has included herbal medicine, nutrition, food therapy, classical theory, diagnosis, and plenty of other rabbit holes over the last six years.

All of that education informs the way I practice acupuncture today. It's part of how I think about each person who sits in one of those recliners, even when the treatment itself involves nothing more than a handful of needles.

And I'm still learning.

There will always be another book, another question, another piece of the medicine to dig into.

So yes, the books are multiplying. And I'm slowly figuring out what else I want Prairie Star to become along the way. 🌿

I know trying a new kind of healthcare can feel a little intimidating, especially when you don't really know what to exp...
09/18/2026

I know trying a new kind of healthcare can feel a little intimidating, especially when you don't really know what to expect.

So here's your reminder that you don't need to arrive at Prairie Star knowing exactly what you're doing.

You don't need to know your acupuncture points. You don't need to understand Chinese medicine. You don't need to have the perfect explanation for what's going on with your body.

You just need to show up and begin. 🌾
Call 618-633-2026 or email [email protected] to schedule

One of the questions I get most often from people who have never had acupuncture before: “Does it hurt?”The honest answe...
09/16/2026

One of the questions I get most often from people who have never had acupuncture before: “Does it hurt?”

The honest answer is: sometimes you feel the needle going in, but acupuncture needles are *very* thin, the width of a piece of hair. Most people describe the sensation as a quick little poke, pressure, or a weird zing that disappears pretty quickly.

Once the needles are in, you might notice some warmth, heaviness, tingling, twitching, or absolutely nothing at all.

And then? You get to lie there and hopefully rest.

You can close your eyes. Listen to music. Take a nap. Stare at the ceiling and contemplate your life choices. 😂

There is no special way you're supposed to feel during a treatment, and you don't have to “do” anything to make the acupuncture work.

Your job is mostly just to get comfortable and let me take care of the rest.

And if you're nervous about needles, tell me. Seriously. I would much rather know than have you quietly white-knuckling your way through your appointment.

Curious but still a little unsure? That's exactly what the first appointment is for.

Call 618-633-2026 or email [email protected] to schedule

If you’ve been in the clinic lately, you may have noticed some paper cranes. I’m folding one crane for every treatment d...
09/14/2026

If you’ve been in the clinic lately, you may have noticed some paper cranes. I’m folding one crane for every treatment during my first 500 treatments here.

I’m not there yet. But every time I fold another one, I’m reminded that a practice like this isn't built all at once but through one person, one conversation, one treatment, one day at a time.

And while I’m celebrating what Prairie Star has become, I’m also thinking a lot about what comes next..

There are books on the shelves waiting to be put to work. There are ideas scribbled in notebooks. There are resources I want to bring into the space. There are ways I want to keep making care accessible to the people who live around here.

Eventually, there will be more herbal medicine here. More education. More resources. More ways for the clinic to grow into the vision I’ve been carrying for a very long while.

All in due time. For now, I’m folding cranes. I’m treating patients. I’m learning how to run a small business. I’m getting to know the people and communities around me.

And I’m taking the next step. Then the next one. Then the next.

Six months down. A thousand miles ahead. 🌾⭐️

One of the things I’ve loved most about being in the clinic is discovering just how many different stories can find thei...
09/12/2026

One of the things I’ve loved most about being in the clinic is discovering just how many different stories can find their way through one little office in Hamel.

Pain. Headaches. Sleep. Stress. Digestion. Menstrual concerns. Fertility. Recovery. Chronic health concerns. The things that are easy to name, and the things that are sometimes much harder to put into words.

There have been people who had tried acupuncture before and people who were sitting in a recliner with needles in their ears wondering what exactly they had gotten themselves into. 😂

There have been people who came because a friend recommended me, people who found me online, people who were referred by another practitioner, and people who simply decided it was time to try something different.

Thank you to every person who has trusted me with even a small part of their story. There are a lot of ways to measure a new practice. For me, this is one of the most important ones.

Address

105 E State Street, STE B
Hamel, IL
62046

Opening Hours

Tuesday 2pm - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 2pm
Thursday 9am - 2pm
Friday 2pm - 7pm
Saturday 9am - 12pm

Telephone

+16186332026

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