Lakeside Health
On the shores of Shuswap Lake, Salmon Arm British Columbia.
Shuswap Acupuncture and Harbourfront Massage have joined together at Lakeside Health
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Available for current patients only. New patients, please call us at 250-833-5899
How we can help your body heal
Our reputation, our team
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is the practice of puncturing the skin with needles at certain anatomical points in the body to relieve specific symptoms associated with many diseases
Laser Therapy
Low-Intensity Laser Therapy (LILT, phototherapy, ‘cold laser’) uses red and infrared light to relieve pain, accelerate healing and decrease inflammation.
Massage Therapy
All of our therapists are Registered with the College of Massage Therapy of BC. Registered Massage Therapists have the highest standards in North America.
Functional Medicine
Combining modern Functional Medicine with the ancient wisdom of East Asian Medicine.
Functional Medicine shares many principles with traditional East Asian Medicine. Both recognize our bodies as complex interconnected webs. Both are systems-oriented approaches to the whole person – including
Meet our Team
Our team of professionals are committed to your heath. To serve you, we have on our team: Registered Acupuncturists, Practitioners (and a Doctor) of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Registered Massage Therapists. Our support team
Donna Rasplica
Donna Rasplica MSc, RAc, Dr.TCM, IFMCP Donna is a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and a Certified Practitioner through the Institute for Functional Medicine. She has earned degrees from the University of Illinois, Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and...
Christopher Davies
Christopher is a Registered Acupuncturist and Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner, who also integrates Functional Medicine into his practice. Christopher studied Nutrition, Psychology and Philosophy at the University of Alberta for two years before completing...
Zea Friesen
Zea Friesen R.Ac. has earned diplomas in acupuncture and herbal medicine from the Academy of Classical Oriental Sciences in 2007. She came to the practice of Eastern medicine after an experience of working in the allopathic medical systems and seeing the limitations...
Nicole Davies
Nicole is a Registered Acupuncturist and Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner with the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of B.C. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Alberta in 2007, then went on...
Lynne Ozone
Lynne is a Registered Acupuncturist and began her interest in health care after being hit in the eye and head by the length of a 5/8 inch thick, 60-foot long chain and hook. This was the beginning of many years of massage and chiropractic treatments, leading to her...
Erica Nicoll
Erica is a Registered Acupuncturist and Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner. Erica graduated with distinction from a five-year Doctorate program in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Kootenay Columbia College of Integrative Health Sciences (KCCIHS) in 2019;...
Clayton Bostock
Dr. Bostock was raised in a ranching family east of Kamloops and graduated from Thompson Rivers University & the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine. He believes that, through education, each person holds the power to unleash the “doctor within”.
Cassie Thackray
Cassie is a Registered Massage Therapist born and raised in Vernon, BC, Cassie completed her Registered Massage Therapy schooling locally, and then branched out to see BC from a professional and personal fulfillment stand point. Having lived in Kelowna, BC, steadily...
Meagan Best
Having always been an inquisitive student, Meagan attempts to quench her insatiable thirst for understanding the human condition through her massage. With warm hands and an open mind, she is eager to work with her clients to find individualized solutions to all...
Abbigail May
Abbi graduated in 1993 with a degree in Physical Therapy from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. She practised as a physiotherapist in Halifax, N.S., working in both acute care and rehabilitation settings. She comes to the field of phototherapy with a strong...
Michael Rueter
Michael Rueter has had an interest in holistic health for a long time! Having worked as a high-level personal trainer, holistic lifestyle coach, registered holistic nutritionist, he also has a degree in psychology and graduated from Boreal College in Ontario in Massage Therapy.
Robyn Ellingson
Dawna graduated from the Okanagan Valley College of Massage Therapy and has been a Registered Massage Therapist since 2012. She enjoys treating conditions such as headaches, whiplash injuries, shoulder problems, lower back pain, postural/muscle imbalances, and…
Dusty Clarke
Dusty joined the team at Lakeside Health in March of 2018 after moving to Salmon Arm from Northern BC. She has lived in four corners of BC and has found Salmon Arm to be the friendliest town of all! Her education is in Recreation, Fish and Wildlife and before coming...
In less than four years I underwent a 10 and 1/2 hour brain surgery, then unfortunately followed by two concussions from two motor vehicle accidents. To be alive is a gift, and from the depths of my heart I offer my humble gratitude for the exquisite beauty and power of Chinese medicine. Through the deep… Read more “Life is a gift” Thank you, Donna, for your great work yesterday. I don’t know what you did, but I feel so much better than I have in weeks. Read more testimonials… I received laser therapy for treatment of neck pain. I was relieved of pain after 5 treatments. The results were better and longer lasting than other therapies. Read more testimonials…Life is a gift
I feel so much better
Results were better and longer lasting
We are grateful to work and offering healing within the unceded territory of the Secwepemc people.