ABOUT US
TRANSFORMING HEALTHCARE AND LIVES
We Believe People Deserve More Than a Diagnosis
For more than 25 years, Health Source Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine has been built around one simple belief:
No two people are the same and their healthcare shouldn’t be either.
A diagnosis can be important part of healthcare, but it doesn’t tell us everything about the person sitting in front of us.
Your health history is different. Your body is different. What you’ve been through is different. What you’ve already tried is different. And what treatments and path to get the best results possible are different too.
That’s why we don’t simply treat a diagnosis or a disease name.
WE TREAT THE UNIQUENESS OF THE PERSON.
Problem We Solve
We help people who are still struggling with chronic pain and health problems find a different path forward.
Our Mission
Our mission is to help as many people as possible live healthy, happy, productive lives filled with everlasting joy and purpose.
WHY WE DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY
After working with more than 15,000 people, many struggling with today’s most challenging chronic pain and chronic health problems, I’ve learned something important:
My patients have been some of my greatest teachers.
They’ve taught me that people with the same diagnosis or disease names don’t respond the same way.
They’ve taught me that symptoms don’t always tell the whole story.
They’ve taught me that one treatment is rarely the answer for everyone.
They’ve also taught me that when someone isn’t getting better, sometimes we need to stop doing more of the same and start asking different questions.
What are we missing?
What hasn’t been looked at?
What other options are available?
Those questions have shaped the way we practice today.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
Patient Centered Care
In our office, you are treated like a human being…NOT a diagnosis and NOT a disease. It doesn’t matter if you have been diagnosed with a disease or specific illness, that is just a label. The more important thing we need focus on is the person in front of us… because no two people are exactly the same, which is why we take a personalized approach to helping our patients.
Results Oriented
Our number one focus is patient care. We do our best to do whatever it takes to help you achieve your health and wellness goals. This is why we are constantly investing in new equipment and cutting edge technology and always adding treatment options into our office. We don’t take “cookie-cutter” approaches here, because in order to get the best results possible, we have to focus on your unique individual needs.
No Single Treatment Is Right for Everyone
We don’t believe in cookie-cutter healthcare.
Acupuncture is a tool. Technology is a tool. Nutrition is a tool. Chinese Medicine is a tool.
No single treatment, tool, modality, procedure, or therapy is the answer for every person, I wish it was that simple.
Our job is to understand your situation and determine which options make the most sense for you and then we create a personalized program to maximize your healing potential.
We Believe in Possibilities, Not Promises
We don’t believe in magic treatments, miracle devices, or promising results we can’t guarantee. We believe in looking at things differently.
Sometimes people come to us believing they’ve tried everything when, in reality, they’ve tried everything they’ve been told to try.
There may still be other questions to ask, other things to look at, and other approaches to consider, which is typically why people contact our office.
Collaborative Care
Healthcare shouldn’t be something that is simply done to you. We believe it should be something you participate in.
Our role is to guide you, educate you, provide treatment, and help you understand your options.
Your role is to participate, ask questions, follow through, and become an active part of your own health.
We work together.
There is no secret that the patients in our office that get the best results are the ones that make it a priority, listen to our recommendations, and are committed to their care.
Integrative and Innovative Approach
As great as traditional acupuncture has been for thousands of years, the fact is most problems these days, in general, are solved through technology….so why would healthcare be any different? A more modern approach is needed and is available now that didn’t exist before.
We solved this by bridging the gap between traditional acupuncture and modern day science and advanced biotechnologies. By integrating the best of both modern biotechnology and traditional acupuncture in specific combinations we are able to achieve more predictable and consistent results, accelerate healing, use less needles, get better outcomes, and it allows us to expand our ability to help people that are suffering with today’s most challenging and chronic health conditions. This is exactly why we pioneered an innovative and holistic approach to healthcare called the BECR™ Method.
Modern Research
We use up to date science and research to guide us in what needs to be done to get the best results possible for our patients. Did you know that according to the the American Medical Association the average medical clinic is 17-18 years behind the research? That is unacceptable. If we are to get results for today’s most complex and chronic health issues, we need to stack the deck in our favor as much as possible and use everything at our disposal. Science has come a long way to helping us understand more about how the human body works and how we can help it maintain or restore health.
Why does Health Source Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine exist?
My Why…
For me, it has never been simply about acupuncture. It’s about what our health allows us to do with our lives.
I’ve seen that from both sides both as a practitioner and personally in my life.
At 35 years old, I lost my mother to a rare and aggressive cancer. She was only 58 years old. Before her diagnosis, she was so full of life and energy, not to mention the life of the party. Nine months later, she was gone.
I was by her side during her final moments and I will never forget that moment. That experience changed me.
It made something incredibly clear:
Life is short. Our health directly impacts almost every aspect of our life and without it, we have nothing.
Dr. Dominic Sembello
Doctor of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
BUT IT’S NOT ABOUT DEATH…IT’S ABOUT LIVING!
It’s about being able to spend time with the people you love.
To have a career or work.
To travel.
To do activities or hobbies you enjoy.
To play with your children or grandchildren.
To get up in the morning and do the things that give your life meaning.
That’s why helping someone with their health has never felt like simply treating pain or performing acupuncture to me.
It’s about helping people get more of their life back.
We have over 25 years of experience getting life-changing results for people in our office. We have most likely seen and treated it. We see people all day and everyday who feel like they don’t have hope or that they don’t think they can get better. THIS IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE!
About Dominic Sembello…
“My life’s work has become about helping people recognize and understand the patterns that influence their health so they can make more informed decisions, change the patterns that have been keeping them stuck, and create the opportunity to transform their health, their life, and what’s possible for their future.”
Dr. Dominic Sembello, Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
I am the Clinical Director and founder of Health Source Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine. I have had the pleasure of helping change peoples health and lives over my 25+ year career. I specialize in chronic pain and complex health conditions, specifically those who have been deemed “hopeless” or “untreatable”. I hold a license to practice acupuncture in the state of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
At the heart of my practice are two core beliefs:
- Belief in the body’s ability to heal itself when given the the chance.
- Belief that YOU have the choice to improve your health.
I have dedicated my professional career to helping patients’ find safe, effective, non-pharmaceutical and non-invasive treatment options that get results! Unfortunately standard treatment options for chronic health illnesses are often times not enough, which is leaving millions of people suffering for months, years, and even decades.
About My Education and Training…
My education has allowed me to look at health through several different lenses.
My background in Western Health Sciences taught me anatomy, physiology, biology, and how the human body works.
My Master’s and Doctoral education in acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine taught me another way of looking at the body. It taught me one that pays close attention to relationships, connections, and patterns that goes beyond symptoms alone.
More than 25 years of clinical experience and over 15,000 people my patients have been my greatest teachers and has taught me something education could teach me on its own.
Pay attention to the person first.
That’s why I continue to learn, ask better questions, explore new technologies and treatment options, and challenge my own thinking.
Not because newer is always better.
And not because traditional approaches are always better.
But because I want to have as many appropriate options as possible when someone comes to me asking:
“What else can I do?”
Schooling and Mentorships
I graduated from West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Medicine in 1997, and went on to attend the Pacific College of Health and Science (formerly known as PCOM) in San Diego, California. Pacific College is the largest and one of the most well respected colleges in the United States for Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine. As part of my education I was also formally trained in Chinese Herbal Medicine which is an important aspect of my practice. I went on to further my education and earn my Doctor of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (DAcHM) degree from Five Branches University.
Over the past 25 years, I have had the opportunity to study and be mentored by some of the most well-known and well-respected experts in the United States and the world in a variety of fields and backgrounds. Some of my post graduate training includes Advanced Acupuncture Pain Management Solutions, Electro-Acupuncture Medicine, Orthopedic Acupuncture and Sports Injury Rehabilitation, and even Women’s Health and Fertility to name just a few.
I also serve on the Board of Directors as the Vice President of Pennsylvania for the National Guild of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NGAOM). The NGAOM is a professional medical society and an Office for Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU), affiliated with the AFL-CIO. Their mission is to develop and maintain scientifically based standards of practice for Acupuncture and to advocate for legislation and increased access to care.
Are You Ready To Take Back Control Of Your Health?