Acupuncturist, Massage Practitioner, and Personal Trainer
Adrian Hillyer
LAc, LMT, CPT
About Adrian, Co-Founder
Adrian Hillyer no longer practices at Pins & Needles Acupuncture & Wellness. He is a proud co-founder with his wife, Samantha.
He is a Licensed Acupuncturist, Licensed Massage Practitioner, and Certified Personal Trainer who graduated from Rainstar College with a certificate in massage therapy and from the Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture with a Masters in Acupuncture. He is also certified by the NCCAOM as a Diplomat of Acupuncture and the Brookbush Institute as a Personal Trainer and Human Movement Specialist. He is currently pursuing a second Master’s degree in Kinesiology with a focus on Orthopedic Rehabilitation and Corrective Exercise. Adrian focuses on trigger point needling and integrating corrective exercises to provide a unique treatment for his patients. He focuses on sports medicine providing athletes with fast results so they can return to what they love. He has also received certifications in advanced Dry Needling. Adrian has been published many times for articles on natural health and has done live radio interviews speaking about sports medicine and acupuncture.
When Adrian is not seeing patients in his Bellevue clinic he is an avid athlete. He enjoys studying martial arts, practicing circus arts, and mountaineering. He is working towards summiting all the active volcanoes in Washington and has completed three of the five including the two largest in the State, Mt Rainier, and Mt Adams. He has been training in traditional martial arts for over 20 years and brings the dedication and discipline he has learned from martial arts into his alternative medical training. He currently instructs children and adults in Karate at his local YMCA. He also volunteers at a local circus school teaching hand balancing and conditioning coach for professional and amateur circus artists. Other hobbies Adrian enjoys are playing with his two children, rescue dog Zoey and spending time with his beautiful wife.
Adrian's Clinical Focus:
Credentials
Education
Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture- Masters in Acupuncture
AT Still- Master’s in Kinesiology (in progress)
RainStar - Certificate in Massage Therapy
Brookbush Institute- Certificate in Personal Training, Human Movement Specialist
DC Med Prep- Emergency Medical Technician
Instructor for Medical Studies
Wu Hsing Tao- Tui Na
Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture- Trigger Point Dry Needling, Tui Na I & II
RainStar- Advanced Massage, Pathology, Orthopedics, Tui Na
RainStar Clinic- Shift Supervisor
Instructor of Physical Arts
YMCA Bellevue- Karate Instructor
CMAC Toronto, Ontario, Canada- Karate Seminar
Kuro Tora, Phoenix, AZ- Karate Guest Instructor
SANCA- Hand Balancing, Conditioning
Knotty Yoga- Hand Balancing
Publications and Media
"Integrative Tui Na for TMJD" featured in Acupuncture Today in March 2010
"Live on Real Medicine with Carrie Curtiss" Acupuncture interview in April 2011
"Acupuncture for Athletes" featured on 1Vigor in November 2011
Seattle Met "Top Docs" for Acupuncture 2015, 2017
“Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: A Valuable Tool for Acupuncturists” featured in Acupuncture Today September 2020
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