Esophageal Motility Disorder

I think that is great that you are concerned about the health of your acupuncturist. However, she is the one that really needs to ask for help. Reason being that in order to get help there are tons of relevant questions that need to be asked by both her acupuncturist and, likely, by her western doctor(s) as well.

It could be caused by just about anything and manifest in many ways so proper questioning and proper diagnostic procedures are a must. Factors can range from conditions like ALS or Parkinson Disease, to other rare autoimmune disorders, to other more benign structural/functional issues, and then there are things like Chaga’s which can often be treated with anti-parasitic medications.

She should likely start with a trip to her western md to have proper bloodwork and other diagnostic scans performed. Then with that information, or as it happens sometimes with no further explanation (which is still useful information), go to her acupuncturist and try to work it out collaboratively with them.