SimplyStrong Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine

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About

SimplyStrong Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine in San Carlos specializes in San Diego's aging population from a clinic at 7434 Jackson Drive Suite A in the 92119 ZIP, though the family medicine model welcomes patients of all ages. The practice is led by Tracy Strong, LAc, whose clinical focus covers palliative and hospice care, psycho-emotional health, and healthy aging, alongside Lindsay Caruso, DACM, who brings a background in home health specializing in memory care and neurological disorders. Dr. Caruso serves on the UCSD Center for Integrative Medicine team and holds additional training in neuromuscular massage techniques, tui na, and lymphatic drainage — modalities that address the circulation and mobility challenges common in geriatric patients. The San Carlos wellness corridor includes On Point Acupuncture and Wellness Center on Navajo Road, and SimplyStrong's geriatric focus fills a niche that general-practice acupuncture clinics in the area do not specifically address. Service delivery extends beyond the Jackson Drive office to include home health visits and community acupuncture sessions, reaching patients in assisted-living and memory-care facilities who cannot travel to a clinic. The practice's integrative philosophy combines Eastern diagnostic methods — tongue and pulse assessment, meridian palpation — with Western lab review and coordination with primary care physicians managing polypharmacy and chronic disease in aging populations. Jackson Drive's location in San Carlos sits near Lake Murray and the Cowles Mountain trailhead corridor, and the practice draws patients from the surrounding residential neighborhoods where the median homeowner age trends higher than the College Area average. Musculoskeletal complaints in the aging population frequently require co-treatment, and Spine & Sport Physical Therapy handles the rehabilitation side of joint and spinal conditions that acupuncture addresses through pain modulation. The clinic accepts credit and debit cards, participates in the Providence Health Plan network, and schedules by appointment with wheelchair-accessible entry at the Jackson Drive office suite.