Min sees many people who work at a screen. Her visits begin with a slow talk about how you sit, sleep and move through the day.
Acupuncture in Mt. Lebanon
Acupuncture for the aches a desk job leaves behind
Two licensed acupuncturists and two quiet rooms, a short drive from downtown Pittsburgh. We listen first, explain every step and never rush the hour.
What people come in for
Where a long week settles
Back
Sitting, lifting and long drivesNeck
Screens, phones and heavy bagsWrists
Keyboards, mice and toolsKnees
Stairs, hills and long walks
Sample figures.
Where it tends to start
Three kinds of long week
Most people come in with more than one. Under each, a plain line on what acupuncture does not do.
At the desk
A stiff neck by mid-afternoon, shoulders that creep toward your ears, wrists that ache from the mouse, a headache that starts at the base of the skull.
What it does not do: fix your workstation. A better chair and regular breaks still matter.
On your feet
A sore low back after a shift, knees and hips that complain on stairs and hills, shoulders worn by lifting and carrying.
What it does not do: rebuild a worn joint or replace the physical therapy or surgery your doctor recommends.
From years of wear
Old injuries that flare in cold, damp weather, stiffness that returns each season, an ache that has been there so long you plan around it.
What it does not do: reverse arthritis or a torn tendon, or stand in for the imaging your doctor orders.
How fees work
Four steps to use an HSA or FSA
We are out of network, so you pay at the visit and your plan may pay you back. Here is the whole path.
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Step 1: Ask your plan administrator
Ask whether acupuncture is an eligible expense on your HSA or FSA, and whether your plan also reimburses it.
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Step 2: Pay at your visit
Pay by card at the end of each visit. An HSA or FSA card works where your plan allows it.
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Step 3: Take your itemized receipt
After every visit you can take an itemized receipt, called a superbill, and your plan may pay part of it back.
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Step 4: Send it to your plan
Upload it to your plan or your HSA or FSA administrator. Your plan decides what it pays back.
The visit
A quiet room and a slow first visit
Your first visit is 75 minutes, most of it a conversation. Return visits are 50.
Our two treatment rooms are kept calm, with soft light and a blanket within reach. Your acupuncturist asks about your work, your sleep and your medicines before choosing where to place a needle.
Sterile, single-use needles
Every step explained before it happens
A plan you can change or say no to
A receipt after every visit
Who you will see
Two licensed acupuncturists
Each has a room of their own and the time to use it.
Munir works with people who are on their feet or behind a wheel all day. He explains each step and checks in as the needles rest.
In their words
What patients say about the visit
“Nothing was rushed. Min explained each step before it happened, and the room was so quiet I nearly fell asleep.”
Aric W.
“The superbill was ready before I left, and the front desk walked me through sending it to my plan. No surprises.”
Chris D.
“Munir asked what my week looks like before he chose where to place anything. It felt like he was paying attention.”
Tripp M.
Sample reviews.
Not sure it is for you? Call and ask.
Our front desk can tell you what a visit involves and what paying looks like before you book anything.
What people ask before they book
Does it hurt?
Most people feel a quick pinch or nothing at all as a needle goes in, then a dull ache, warmth or heaviness around it. The needles are hair-thin. If anything feels sharp or wrong, tell us right away and we adjust. If needles worry you, say so when you book and we will go slowly.
Are the needles clean?
Every needle is sterile, used once and dropped into a sealed sharps container. We wash our hands and clean your skin before each placement.
How many visits will I need?
It depends on what brings you in and how you respond, and we cannot promise a result. At your first visit we suggest a plan, often a few visits close together and then more space between them. The plan is yours to change, and you do not buy visits in advance.
What should I wear and eat?
Wear loose clothes that roll up past the elbow and the knee. Eat something light a couple of hours before, and do not come very hungry or very full. We drape you with a sheet or blanket and leave the room while you change.
Will I have to stop my medicine?
No. Keep taking everything your doctor prescribed. Tell us about every medicine and supplement you take, and tell your prescriber that you are coming to us.