This clinic will get the Chi flowing so powerfully, it’s almost tidal.

The aptly named Turning Point Acupuncture & Massage Clinic offers more than relief from pain or sore muscles. They educate on how your body works, how everyday stresses affect it and the importance of exercise and whole foods. Wholly put, this Banff-based clinic offers you a chance to turn your life around.

Opened in 1991 by husband-and-wife team, Rick and Mystee Maisonet, A Turning Point offers a variety of treatments catered specifically to your needs. While both practitioners offer massage, Rick has a passion for – and a particularly special touch with – acupuncture. In fact, he was working as a PhysEd teacher when acupuncture worked so well for him, he dropped what he was doing and followed the needle to a new profession. He also offers myofascial cupping in addition to his acupuncture, which is based on the muscular-skeletal system rather than traditional Chinese medicine.

Located on the second floor of Harmony Lane off Banff Avenue, A Turning Point offers simple, distraction-free surroundings for your treatment. It’s a small business with a single treatment room, making your care the ultimate focus the moment you walk through the door. Their goal is to help you help yourself, by educating you on the source of your discomfort, so that visits to the clinic are a once in awhile rather than a weekly routine.

You may walk away with some homework, but you’ll be thrilled to turn a new page.