Hello! My name is Kathryn.

If you love to move — whether that’s lifting, dancing, running, hiking, or some wild combination of all of those — then you are in the right place! I became a sports medicine acupuncturist because I believe that people who love to move deserve a recovery specialist who actually understands their body, their sport, and what it takes to get back to full strength without wasting time or money on care that doesn’t work.

Here’s what I always tell my patients:

If you get hurt and you ignore it, it may not get better on its own — and depending on how bad the injury is, you might need some real, focused help to actually heal. I know this because it happened to me. I sprained my ankle jumping into a pool one summer and didn’t ask for help until three months later, and when I finally did, the person I went to made it so much worse that I swore to myself I would spend the rest of my career learning how to do this right! That experience is honestly what shaped everything about how I practice today, because I know how frustrating it is to be in pain, to finally ask for help, and to walk away feeling worse than when you came in — and I never want that to be your experience with me.

How I got into this:

I graduated with my Master’s in Oriental Medicine from the Institute of Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in Honolulu in 2021, and while my school gave me a strong foundation, I quickly realized that I needed to go deeper into sports medicine and orthopedic care if I was really going to help the kinds of patients I wanted to work with — active people with real injuries who needed real answers, not guesswork! So I sought out additional training in neuro-acupuncture and sports medicine, and it completely changed the way I see and treat the body. Every single patient I work with gets a full assessment and a real treatment plan with actual goals and a realistic timeline, because I genuinely respect your time and your money and I want you to walk away knowing exactly what we’re working toward together. I want to help you get back to doing what you love as soon as possible!

Outside the clinic:

My absolute favorite thing to do is aerial arts — I’ve been at it for five years now and it combines literally everything I love: climbing, calisthenics, flexibility, sensuality, dance and self expression all rolled into one beautiful complex sport! You’ll find me at the local aerial arts studio a couple times a week working on new shapes and choreography! I also love yoga, weightlifting, and hiking and biking the gorgeous hills around Spokane with my husband. Movement is genuinely central to my life, and it is genuinely why I enjoy helping people get back to their sport so much! I moved to Spokane to join it’s community of athletes and fitness lovers and to start my family here too! I am so glad you found me!

Special interests:
Neuroacupuncture · Electroacupuncture · Nerve Entrapment · Orthopedic & Musculoskeletal Medicine · Sports Medicine Acupuncture

Kathryn Pierce, L.Ac., MSOM
Master of Science in Oriental Medicine · Institute of Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Honolulu
Licensed Acupuncturist · Diplomate of Acupuncture, National Board