About Different Drummer Acupuncture
and Marcia Mueller, L.Ac.

Welcome to Different Drummer Acupuncture Clinic in Portland, Oregon. I am honored that you have entrusted me to be one of your health care providers.

I opened my clinic in 1998 with the idea of helping people with the problems that arise from the stresses of life. These problems include almost any disease or pain. While I don¹t purport to be able to heal everything, I do know that acupuncture and Chinese herbs can help the body start it¹s own healing processes. It is said that life is an adventure, I think the same can be said for healing.

I took the name Different Drummer from Henry David Thoreau¹s quote: "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." I¹ve been drawn to this quote since high school and somehow it seemed an appropriate name for my acupuncture clinic.

I have been an athlete all my life. I compete as a race walker in road races, relays and marathons. I am also a proponent of cross training (I got an injury from over training), so I swim, weight lift and do yoga to compliment my walking. Athletes are a large part of my practice.

Acupuncture is a midlife career change for me. Previously I worked at Nike in Beaverton, Oregon. During this time I used acupuncture for a back injury and from personal experience discovered the power in this ancient medicine. I am a graduate of Lewis and Clark College and the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine where I received a Masters degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. I have been in practice since 1998.