Zainab Balkis, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, L.Ac

• Chamberlain University Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner (MSN-FNP). Clinical training in advanced health assessment, pathophysiology, clinical pharmacology, and evidence-based chronic disease management.
• Degree in Acupuncture Formal academic and clinical education in acupuncture and East Asian medicine, specializing in meridian energetics, neuro-acupuncture, myofascial trigger points, and somatic regulation.
• University of Jordan Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). Foundational inpatient, surgical, and community health nursing education.

• Prophetic Hijama Academy, Sanaa, Yemen Two years of intensive, hands-on clinical apprenticeship under master practitioners of traditional wet cupping, centered on high-precision superficial micro-incisions (al-shart) that optimize circulation without tissue damage or scarring, and on classical anatomical point selection, humoral principles, and deep tissue vacuum titration.
• Traditional Islamic healing scholars, Jordan Advanced mentorship under scholars of Tibb Nabawi (Prophetic Medicine), focusing on constitutional health, natural therapeutics, and historical healing methods.

Based in San Francisco, she runs an integrative clinical practice serving patients seeking evidence-informed alternatives for complex musculoskeletal and systemic issues:

• Triple-discipline pain management Integrating nurse practitioner evaluation, acupuncture needle protocols, and targeted Hijama for chronic lower back and neck pain, migraine, myofascial dysfunction, and sports injuries.
• Sterile hospital-grade protocols Strict aseptic technique, single-use surgical equipment, careful hemodynamic screening, and contraindication safety across all cupping and needle therapies.
• Holistic women’s health and nervous system regulation Acupuncture and gentle cupping to support autonomic nervous system balance, chronic stress, hormonal transitions, and tension-related disorders.

“By uniting modern advanced practice nursing with classical acupuncture and authentic Prophetic cupping, we provide care that is clinically safe, anatomically grounded, and deeply restorative.”