Bernall Wellness Center

At Bernall Wellness Center of Saint Augustine, our goal is to provide professional holistic health care and acupuncture services to the Saint Augustine and St. Johns County residents and businesses.

Meet The Practitioner:

My name is Fernando Bernall. I am a primary health care provider, according to the Florida Statute 457.102(2). I’m also Board Certified and a licensed practitioner of acupuncture both in Florida and Colorado. My current practice is in St. Augustine, Florida.

I’m a graduate of the prestigious Florida Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and have completed post-graduate training in substance abuse at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the Bronx, NY. I am a Certified Myofascial Trigger Point Therapist (CMTPT), and have completed advanced Dry Needling training through Myopain Seminars. I have studied orthopaedic acupuncture under Richard Hazel in New York and currently certified in Acupoint Injection Therapy. I am a Certified Functional Medicine practitioner through the Functional Medicine University.

My studies include advanced training in Functional Blood Chemistry Analysis with Dr. Dickens Weatherby, ND, and I continue my training in Functional medicine with Dr. Bryan Walsh of Metabolic Fitness Pro. I have also completed the Institute of Functional Medicine‘s Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice (AFMCP).

Here’s what I do: I teach, coach, guide, and inspire my patients to incorporate into their lives a holistic approach to living that includes exercise, nutrition, and mind-body methods which will transform their current health condition into a vibrant and fulfilling state of being.

To help my patients, I draw from over 30 years of practice and study of Chinese medicine including acupuncture, herbal medicine, bodywork, and a lifetime of dedication to martial arts. I continue post-graduate studies in Physiology Based Medicine, Functional Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Pain Sciences, nutrition and exercise physiology. I am a teacher and a perpetual student.

To help my patients in pain, I have invested considerable time, study and practice to modern day acupuncture techniques based on the latest advances in pain sciences including motor point acupuncture, dry needling, Acu-point injection therapy, Ozone Therapy, LED Light Therapy, Electroacupuncture and microcurrent stimulation.  I also has trained in the use of acupuncture for the treatment of substance abuse at Lincoln Detox Center in the South Bronx, NY under the guidance of the  founder and director Dr. Michael Smith.

In my clinic, I treat a number of conditions ranging from sports injuries to anxiety. The main bulk of my practice is dealing with pain – acute and chronic in nature. I have seen an increase, in the last 5 years or so, on the number of patients seeking our services for conditions of internal medicine such as diabetes and other metabolic disorders.

I also practice and teach Tai Chi. I think that Tai Chi is a wonderful system for structural integration, a healing art, and a powerful style of self-defense that should be embraced by anyone wishing to maintain health, and be fit from inside out, meaning the connective tissue, organs, and mental calmness.

I consider exercise to be the catalyst of all healing methods. In my experience, patients who exercise regularly a minimum of 3 times per week, heal much faster than those who do not.

To get to know me better, check out my Blog. You’ll find out more on what I think about in relation to medicine, fitness, juicing and much more. It may give you a better idea of whether my work is a good fit for your needs. I hope to be of help to you. Best, Fernando Bernall, AP Acupuncture Physician Saint Augustine, FL 904-806-7123