Brightside Health Collaborative
About
Dr. Jen Kearns is a licensed and board certified Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine with over 17 years experience in private practice and in-patient hospital work. She has been highlighted by Portland Monthly Magazine for her dedication and creative provision of services. Jen is fascinated by the varied patterns of the body, mind and world at large and her goal is to help co-create convenient, compassionate and easy relief that leads to a thriving community. She works with all ages in all walks of life. With advanced training from renowned practitioners in sports medicine, neurology, dermatology, auto-immune disorders, pediatrics, pelvic and perinatal health, Jen seeks to make healthy seem surpassable and optimization attainable. Being a diligent researcher, she utilizes the gamut of acupuncture, dry needling, electro-stimulation, cupping, microneedling, moxibustion, body and organ massage, Holistic Pelvic Care pelvic PT, herbs, diet, lifestyle guidance, innovative functional health consultation and lab assessment, and more. Jen received her Doctorate from PCOM in San Diego, her Master’s from Touro College in NYC and her BFA from NYU. When away from the office she might be found out and about with her 2 kids, watching their sports, enjoying the hiking and paddling of the Pacific NW or at home involved in overly ambitious gardening, cooking or DIY projects. Jen is a long time practitioner and teacher of yoga, meditation, qi gong and travels internationally to study Daoist Medicine.
EDS Healthcare in Oregon
OHSU in Portland has an EDS referral process and cardiac programs that serve connective tissue disorder patients. Yellow Brick Clinic near Seattle, Washington is the nearest EDS Society Center of Excellence. Oregon has expanded EPSDT (Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment) coverage for genetic services, which benefits younger patients on Medicaid.
Portland-area patients have reasonable access to OHSU and can reach Seattle programs within 3 hours. Rural eastern Oregon is extremely isolated, with very limited specialist access. The Cascade Range effectively divides the state, leaving eastern communities far from major medical centers.
Finding Acupuncture for EDS
Let the acupuncturist know about your EDS before the first session so they can use thinner needles and lighter technique to account for easy bruising and skin fragility.