Treat the whole person, not the symptom
A complete medical system refined over thousands of years — acupuncture, Tuina bodywork, moxibustion, cupping, and dietary guidance, woven into one personalized plan by Joshua Jimenez, LAc, NCCAOM Diplomate, whose work has been acknowledged by Master Shi Yanjun of the Shaolin Temple.
What is Traditional Chinese Medicine?
TCM views the body as an interconnected whole, animated by the flow of qi through a network of channels. Health is that flow moving freely and in balance; pain and illness arise where it stagnates, weakens, or runs cold. The practitioner's job is to read the pattern behind your symptoms — through pulse, tongue, and history — and restore the flow.
Where Western medicine excels at isolating and attacking a specific problem, TCM excels at the terrain — the chronic, the systemic, the stress-driven, and the stubbornly undiagnosable. At River's Edge you don't have to choose: our Eastern and Western practitioners work under one roof, and many clients use both.
Five modalities, one practitioner
Hair-thin needles at meridian points restore flow and balance — the foundation of most TCM treatment plans.
Learn MoreChinese medical bodywork and spinal manipulation — studied under Dr. LiLu — that moves qi through hands-on technique.
Heated mugwort warms acupuncture points, promoting circulation and easing cold-type pain.
Learn MoreGentle suction lifts tissue, draws circulation, and releases stubborn muscle tension.
Learn MoreFood as the first medicine — practical adjustments matched to your pattern, not a fad plan.
Joshua reads pulse, tongue, and history to find the pattern behind your symptoms — then builds a plan that may combine any of these tools, adjusted as your body responds.
Book NowMateria medica — roots, barks, and oils
The Chinese materia medica catalogues several hundred substances in daily clinical use — each classified by temperature, flavor, and the organ channels it enters. They are almost never taken alone. A formula is built like a small council: a chief herb that addresses the pattern, deputies that reinforce it, assistants that temper harshness, and an envoy that carries the whole to where it needs to go.
Ginseng, astragalus, and codonopsis build qi where energy runs thin — the classic prescription for fatigue, poor recovery, and low immunity.
Granules, teas, and tinctures are combined for your pattern and adjusted as it shifts — the prescription changes as you do.
Warming liniments and medicated oils are worked into the tissue after needling or gua sha to move blood and settle lingering ache.
We dispense only from suppliers who test every lot for heavy metals, pesticides, and species identity. Nothing leaves the clinic that we would not take ourselves.
Bring your current prescriptions and supplements to your first visit. Herbs are chosen around them — and we will tell you plainly when a formula isn't the right tool.
Joshua Jimenez, LAc
A licensed Colorado acupuncturist and Diplomate of Acupuncture (NCCAOM), Joshua earned his degree at Southwest Acupuncture College in Boulder — studying Tuina spinal manipulation under Dr. LiLu and trigger point, dry, and wet needling under Michael Young.
His contributions to Traditional Chinese Medicine education have been acknowledged by Master Shi Yanjun of the Shaolin Temple in Kunming, China, with commendations from the International Shaolin Wushu Federation and the International Meihua Quan Federation.
What to expect
Come a few minutes early, settle in, and share your goals — every traditional chinese medicine visit starts with a short, unhurried check-in so the session fits you, not a template.
Your provider tailors the work to your body and comfort as you go — speak up anytime; adjusting is part of the craft.
You leave with honest aftercare guidance — what to expect tonight, and how to keep the benefit building between visits.
One roof, every discipline
Clinical services run under the direction of Ashley Sutton, FNP-MSN — spa comfort with medical standards behind it.
Day spa, medspa, Western medicine, and Eastern medicine under one roof — your plan can draw from all four.
Every visit ends riverside — linger in the River Room or on the rooftop instead of rushing back to the car.
Pairs well with
Traditional chinese medicine slots naturally into a larger plan — many clients stack these in the same visit or alternate them through the season.