Key Points: Acupuncturist opens branch in Salisbury – Salisbury Post

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Tracy Krohn provides an acupuncture treatment in the High Rock Healing Arts treatment room. — Courtesy of Sally Gupton

Tracy Krohn uses multiple pulses during the treatment process. — Courtesy of Sally Gupton

Tracy Krohn holds one of the many bottles of herbal medicines available at the store. — Courtesy Sally Gupton

These shelves are lined with a variety of herbal remedies sold by Tracy Krohn. — Courtesy of Sally Gupton

Tracy Krohn puts some herbs into a mortar. — Courtesy of Sally Gupton

This is one of the healing art pieces created by Tracy Krohn and displayed in her office. — Courtesy of Sally Gupton

SALISBURY — Diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis at a young age, Tracy Krohn changed careers and went back to school to study acupuncture, which she now offers at her clinic, High Rock Healing Arts, at 1702 W. Innes St. in Salisbury.

“Acupuncture completely saved me from catastrophe at 21,” she says.

A licensed acupuncturist and herbalist, Krohn graduated from the Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine, a four-year graduate program in Sugar Grove, and the Won Institute of Chinese Medicine in Philadelphia, where he is certified in herbalism.

The High Point native trained as a graphic artist and worked in the furniture industry, but after a change in the industry, she wanted a new career and decided to choose acupuncture because, as she says, “acupuncture has helped me so much” and it allows her to “give back and help other people.”

She had a business in Winston-Salem prior to COVID-19 before starting her business here in January 2024. During COVID-19, she moved to Salisbury and was working from home while completing her degree in herbal medicine.

Krohn said she had hoped to open a pharmacy after graduation, but while there are plenty of acupuncturists who provide treatments and sell herbs, there are no pharmacies, and she couldn’t find another one between Asheville and Virginia Beach.

She said acupuncture is a whole body treatment and all but emergency cases are treated there.

Areas treated at High Rock Healing Arts include pain, which she says is a “big problem.”

She also focuses on menopause, infertility, anxiety, healthy aging and autoimmune diseases, and can even provide medical treatment, so she says she can address digestive issues and inflammation.

And “the treatment has been very successful,” Krohn says.

The facility has two treatment rooms, a pharmacy and a reception room, where she works in a sales display area and where the healing art pieces she sells hang on the walls.

Trained in graphic arts and with many years of experience working with mechanical art, she transitioned into free expression artwork after starting acupuncture.

As her biography notes, “Her current relationship with art allows her to process and support her in her deepest emotions.”

When you come to High Rock Healing Arts for treatment, you’ll receive acupuncture, which she says is a completely relaxing experience, and they also have a pharmacy on-site so you can get herbal medicines if you need them, which she says are tailored to the patient, natural and based on years of research.

“We can tailor the treatment to your symptoms,” she said, pointing out the various medications on offer: “You might not need this, but we can add this.”

Visitors are greeted by Krohn’s therapy dog, Lydia, who has lived with him for about seven or eight years.

Krohn said she is networking with other practitioners who offer acupuncture, herbal medicine and healing techniques, as well as lymphatic therapy, reflexology and Reiki.

Krohn said the response since arriving in the area has been good.

But she said a lot of people don’t know about acupuncture. It’s science, it’s physics, it’s energy, so education is a big thing, and she plans to hold a series of community events to educate the community about Chinese medicine and acupuncture.

The first lecture will be held on August 7th at 6pm and will be on the topic “Stress, Anxiety and Pain: Alternative Approaches: Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine.”

The second lecture will be held on August 11th from 2:30 pm, and will feature a talk on “Menopausal symptoms and healthy aging using acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine.”

Krohn will cover each topic from a number of presentations, diagnoses and treatments, followed by an open floor discussion with Q&A and concluding with a guided meditation.

We will serve you herbal tea that matches the theme.

Those interested in receiving treatment can visit the website at highrockhealingarts.com or call 336-803-8038 to schedule an appointment.

Krohn hasn’t celebrated a grand opening yet, but he plans to host one in the near future where people can see his business and his artwork.