ABOUT SAVE POINT
Welcome!
Save Point is a business started by Ashley Ledford, M.Ac., L.Ac., Dipl.Ac, and her husband Dr. Johnny Finn, DPT, LMT, OMT, focusing on acupuncture, massage, and other holistic wellness practices.
Ashley Ledford, M.Ac., L.Ac., Dipl.Ac.
Hello! Those abbreviations just mean I hold a Masters in Acupuncture (from The New England School of Acupuncture), that I am certified as a Diplomate of Acupuncture from the National Certification Committee for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and that I am licensed by the Board of Medicine to practice in MA. My education also encompassed training in various forms of body/energy work, including Tui na, Sotai, and certifications in Reiki and Tong Ren Therapy.
I've worked in hospitals, community clinics, and private practice.
When I'm not doing this job that I love, I enjoy picking weights up and putting them down in the exact same place, hiking with my dog, and wandering the wasteland in a video game like Fallout 4 (also with my dog).
Dr. Johnny Finn, DPT, LMT, OMT
I'm a Doctor of Physical Therapy (MCPHS grad 2024) duel wielding licenses in Physical Therapy & Massage. I just passed the board exams and am aiming to begin offering physical therapy services Jan 2025!
I am a licensed massage therapist (Cortiva Institute of Massage Therapy 2014) with certifications in orthopedic massage therapy and prenatal massage, which means having an adaptable eye that can zoom out for broad goals like relaxation to zooming in very specifically to encourage your body to do the activities you ask of it. The prenatal certification is just a tangible promise to provide all of the benefits of massage in as optimal an environment as possible to those carrying a child without any of the associated risks to bringing that child to full term. I worked at Harvard University's "Center for Wellness” & and few other clinics, taught chair massage classes, volunteered at the Boston Marathon, and eventually formed my independent practice cuz SOMEONE has a problem with authority, especially when it puts profits above patient care. I'd rather spend more time with patients to focus on the details, helping them help themselves, than pass them off like happy meals on a conveyor belt.
If you like feeling strong and want to continue moving well until you’re old and gray, let’s chat. I maintain a beginner’s mindset to cover every angle of approach to bodywork; Remaining open to new research keeps me sharp, rather than dig my heels into the ways of old. The tensegrity model serves as a guide guide where I'll focus most of my deep work to restore the body back to a "neutral" position. Balance the muscles, the rest of the body will follow. Balancing includes strengthening, so expect to get some homework.
Star Fox
Star Fox, a.k.a. Fox, a.k.a. Baby Beef, is our emotional support animal. He can optionally join for acupuncture appointments on Sundays upon request.
Fox likes being around people, hiking, dressing up on Halloween as gremlins / Yoda / Ninja Turtles, and tolerating whatever shenanigans Ashley and John bring him to.