Eric Aufdencamp, LAc

Eric earned a Masters degree in 2001 from Southwest Acupuncture College in NM.  He is licensed to practice in both South Carolina and North Carolina.  He is also nationally board certified in both Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine with NCCAOM.

Eric moved to Asheville and began his work in a clinical setting in 2001. He moved to Travelers Rest, SC in 2010, and opened a private practice in Greenville. In 2022, Eric opened an additional office in Tryon, NC in 2022.

He tailors treatment plans to each individual patient, combining acupuncture, cupping, herbal medicine and Chinese medical massage into each appointment.  Additionally, he may provide dietary and lifestyle suggestions specific to each person’s needs.

Eric treats all types and levels of pain, as well as internal and chronic imbalances.  He is available to discuss your particular symptoms and advise a treatment protocol.

He took studies in China and provided Acupuncture training in central America and speaks fluent Spanish. Se habla español.

He currently lives in Tryon, NC and spends time not treating patients paddleboarding, hiking, reading and advancing his training.

LICENSES

  • National Board Certified in Acupuncture, NCCAOM, July 2001 – Present

  • National Board Certified in Herbology, NCCAOM, July 2001 – Present

  • North and South Carolina Acupuncture License, March 2012 – Present

EDUCATION

  • MS in Oriental Medicine, Southwest Acupuncture College, Albuquerque, NM,  July 2001

  • Certificate in Advanced Acupuncture, Moxibustion, & Chinese Herbal Medicine & Tui Na,

  • Beijing International Acupuncture Training Center, Beijing, China, August 2000

  • Ayurvedic Massage, Ayurvedic Institute, Albuquerque, NM, October 1996

SELECTED CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS

  • Practical Herbalist In Person Training , 2025

  • Chinese Bodywork for Clinical Practice, 2025

  • Using Herbs as the Primary Method for Dermatology 2021

  • Back Pain: Orthopedic Series, 2025

  • Nine Essential Needling Techniques, 2023

  • Real Protocols for Real People: Heart Failure, 2023

  • Manipulating Qi with Acupuncture, 2022

  • Orthopedic Acupuncture: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, 2021

  • Classical Theory in Clinical Practice, 2021

  • Tangible Acupuncture for Internal Disease, 2015

  • 2 year Post-graduate Chinese Herbology Program, 2012

  • Tui Na Therapy, 2007

  • Herbs for Orthopedics, 2006

  • Chinese Medicine & Women’s Health, 2005

  • Infertility: A Chinese Medicine Perspective, 2003

25 Years of Experience