Sarasota Allergy Acupuncture

Mary Cook is a licensed physical therapist and a licensed acupuncturist, with a Diplomate of Acupuncture certification. Mary graduated from the University of Florida, in 1985, with a Bachelor of Health Science in Physical Therapy. After practicing as a physical therapist for several years, in 1988 she realized her dream, and became a professional triathlete. While continuing to work as a PT, she competed in various lengths of triathlons on the local, national and international levels. Highlights of Mary’s career include several trips to the Hawaiian Ironman Triathlon Championship, and being a member of the US National Team, representing the US in the 1992 World Championship Triathlon. Nagging injuries contributed to her retirement from competition and lead her to seek various therapeutic treatment. She had the best results with “alternative” manual therapies, and began to learn and implement some of these techniques into her physical therapy practice. Mary’s passion for learning piqued her interest in studying acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine. She earned her Master’s Degree in Oriental Medicine in 2002, from the East West College of Natural Medicine in Sarasota, Florida. She moved to Atlanta in 2003 where she had a thriving physical therapy and acupuncture practice for 14 years. Her love of Sarasota brought her back to this area in 2018.​ Her curiosity in a deeper exploration of acupuncture in the treatment of allergies, and learning the SAAT(Soliman’s Auricular Allergy Treatment) technique, were key in her decision to focus her practice on allergies. She desires to help those with minor reaction, as well as the many who have severe reactions and have had to alter their lifestyles. Mary is one of the only certified SAAT practitioners in Florida. She brings her passion, her experience, and her knowledge in the treatment of allergies with the SAAT technique to further serve this community, and the surrounding areas.