Trent Morse has spent much of his life seeking patterns. As both an acupuncturist and a journalist, he’s fascinated by the moment when seemingly unrelated details suddenly click into place.

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For two decades, Trent worked as an internationally published writer and editor covering art and design. He is also the author of Ballpoint Art (Laurence King Publishing). Although journalism and Chinese medicine may seem like very different professions, both depend on close observation, thoughtful questions, and the ability to see individual details within a larger whole.

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His interest in acupuncture began long before he entered graduate school. A high school career assessment unexpectedly suggested he become an acupuncturist — a path he set aside in college but never entirely left behind. Later, while teaching English in Guangzhou, China, he experienced the power of Chinese herbal medicine firsthand when a prescribed tincture successfully treated an illness.

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Years later, while researching the relationship between acupuncture and the autonomic nervous system, that early curiosity returned. This time, he followed it.

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Trent earned his Master of Science in Acupuncture from the University of Bridgeport, where he developed a deep appreciation for Traditional Chinese Medicine’s view of the body as a dynamic microcosm, in which seemingly unrelated symptoms often connect to the same underlying pattern.

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Rather than focusing on isolated complaints, he works to understand how those patterns express themselves across a patient’s physical and mental health before deciding how best to treat them.

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It’s a way of thinking that naturally draws him to patients whose concerns tend to travel together: For instance, insomnia, anxiety, muscle tension, headaches, digestive complaints, and the many ways chronic stress can settle into the body. He also enjoys treating orthopedic pain, particularly conditions affecting the neck and knees.

In addition to acupuncture, Trent incorporates therapies such as cupping, gua sha, moxibustion, tuina massage, dietary therapy, and herbal medicine when appropriate.

 

Above all, he believes good acupuncture begins with careful attention — to each patient’s story, the patterns revealed by their symptoms, and the larger whole behind it all.