Needles, held by
a physician.

The needles are similar. What differs is who is holding them and what else they can do. I am a board-certified physician, trained in medical acupuncture at the Helms Medical Institute, where the U.S. military sends its physicians. That means I can read your labs, examine you, adjust your medications, and place the needles, all in the same visit, without anyone handing your care off.

Most commonly musculoskeletal pain, headache and migraine, stress and sleep problems, and the physical side of anxiety. It is also useful alongside hormone and metabolic work, where the nervous system is often the piece nobody addressed. If acupuncture is not the right tool for what you are dealing with, I will tell you.

Most people are surprised by how little they feel. The needles are hair-fine and nothing like a blood draw. Course length depends on what we are treating: some acute problems respond in one or two sessions, while chronic patterns usually need a short series before we judge whether it is working. I would rather stop early than sell you a package.

Yes. For members in the Charlotte metro I bring acupuncture to you, at your kitchen table, at a member rate of $125 a session. That removes the part most people find hardest: driving somewhere, sitting in a waiting room, and driving home relaxed.

No. The physiology works whether or not the classical framework interests you, and plenty of my patients never think about it. I use the tradition because it sometimes finds patterns the anatomical model misses, not because it requires anything of you.