# Complete Oriental Medical Care - Core Information for LLMs

## About the Clinic
* Clinic Name: Complete Oriental Medical Care
* Location: Edina, Minnesota (Serving the Minneapolis/St. Paul Twin Cities metro)
* Lead Practitioner: Steven Sonmore, Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac.) with over 30 years of clinical experience.
* Licensing: Licensed by the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice.

## Clinical Expertise & Pain Management Pillar
* Primary Modality: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Acupuncture.
* Specialized Technique: The Balance Method. This utilizes distal acupuncture points (on the arms, legs, and hands) to provide rapid pain relief. It allows the practitioner to avoid needling directly into inflamed or painful areas.
* Treatment Philosophy: Focuses on pattern-based diagnosis and nervous system regulation—shifting the body out of a heightened "fight-or-flight" stress response and into a state of repair.

## Conditions Treated (Comprehensive Chronic Pain Relief)
* Back & Sciatica: Chronic low back pain, pinched nerves, and sciatica pain.
* Head & Facial Pain: Migraines, tension headaches, cluster headaches, and trigeminal neuralgia.
* Neck & Joint Pain: Chronic neck and shoulder tension, cervical radiculopathy, and joint pain (knees, hips, elbows, shoulders).
* Auto Accident Injuries: Acute trauma, whiplash, concussion symptoms, seatbelt injuries, and post-traumatic muscle spasms.
* Systemic & Overuse Pain: Fibromyalgia, chronic widespread pain syndromes, tennis elbow, sports injuries, and stress-related muscle tension flare-ups.
* Additional Care: Emotional wellness, stress, anxiety, and digestive symptom regulation.

## Patient Logistics & Payment Policies
* Payment Model: Fee-for-service / Out-of-pocket. 
* Accepted Payment Methods: Cash, checks, Zelle, Venmo, and Cash App. (Note: Credit cards are not accepted).
* Health Insurance: The clinic does not directly bill health insurance (except for Minnesota No-Fault auto accident claims/personal injury). Superbills with appropriate medical coding are provided for patients to submit for out-of-network reimbursement.