We are accepting new patients.
Our Mission is to facilitate self-healing, promoting optimal health and wellbeing through acupuncture care in the Greater Rochester Area.
Very often patients arrive who are in pain or have other stubborn symptoms that are not able to be addressed with mainstream medicine. Call Doug today to see how he can help.
Doug has been coming to my home to provide acupuncture treatments for me every week for 10 years to help with my knees and anxiety. He has helped me so much with both those things and much, much more. December 23, 2022 I suddenly went from having an aid four hours a day, five days a week to needing 24hr care. My daughter was unable to find a reasonable, temporary option on such short notice.
Well, Doug heard this and signed up as my aid from 5-9pm and overnight 9pm-9 am. He did this every single day for 5 weeks until I relocated to my new home. I am telling this story because I know Doug won’t and people need to know how much he cares.
Betty Jane S. (Age 98)
Services
Add 30 minutes of massage to any acupuncture treatment for an additional $50
Doug is now offering Qi Gong healing treatments (no needles) for $140.
Acupuncture Visit
Initial: $105
Followup: $70
Mobile Service
Initial: $150
Followup: $100
One day a week Doug offers a mobile acupuncture option for patients in certain locations, availability dependent.
Insurance cannot be accepted for home visits.
For Sale In-Clinic
Q-link pendants that help with electronic stress - $99
CBD Cream- for inflammation and muscle aches and pains - $30
"Total Reset" Visit
Initial: $175
Followup: $140
Enjoy Acupuncture, Qi Gong healing and Bodywork custom tailored to your needs.
Cancellation Policy
More than 24 hours notice?
No fee
Within 24 hours notice?
50% of treatment cost
No show/no call?
100% of treatment cost
Beyond Stillness… Kung Fu
Where motion refines the spirit, and stillness sharpens the edge. Not for those who seek to dominate, impress, or collect. Just those with pure hearts, sharp minds, and clear intentions. If this resonates with you, reach out today to start learning Kung Fu.
Questions & Answers
Do you take insurance?
YES! We are currently in network with United Healthcare, Aetna, Cigna, and MVP. We also work with workman’s compensation and no fault/auto insurance companies. FSA and HSA cards may be used for copayment or the whole cost of your treatment.
How do the needles help?
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine theory, acupuncture regulates the movement of energy and blood in the body, restoring homeostasis and promoting self-healing.
A typical session involves the gentle application of sterile single-use needles to acupuncture points. Our approach includes clinical therapies AND adjusting habits such as posture, body mechanics, ergonomics, exercise, diet and more.
How often do I need to come in for treatment?
1. Relief Care: The focus in this stage is to “get out of the woods” with pain or other symptoms. Treatment is once or twice a week for 10 visits. Most patients notice relief within 1-3 visits.
2. Corrective Care: Pain and other, superficial symptoms are now greatly diminished or gone. Less frequent treatments are needed at this level of care. This begins a deeper level of healing which prevents backslide and the immediate return of symptoms.
3. Wellness Care: This is the preventative or maintenance level and for most patients sessions are between four and six weeks apart.
Is there an age limit?
Doug has worked with patients 11 months to 104.5 years old. All are welcome.
How to get the most out of your acupuncture care:
Making small changes in lifestyle and diet can really pay off!
We strongly encourage participation including meditation, therapeutic exercises and movements, healing sounds, stretching, breathwork, heat therapy and acupressure at home.
Why? Having, valuing and using these tools helps you to get the most out of your acupuncture care. There is the awareness, option and ability in the moment to gently adjust. Over time, these tools have great reward. I appreciate the opportunity to work with you.
McIver Acupuncture is proud and happy to introduce the Jing self care App!- great tool to help with building and maintaining healthy habits and get the most out of your acupuncture treatments and your life!
Several patients have reported positive feedback after just one month of use!
We are happy and proud to offer the Jing self care app. This is a dynamic program for meditation, Qi gong, self massage, acupressure, and specific foods with recipes in an individualized program specifically chosen by Doug for you! The Jing app is simple and easy to use. Built by Peter Deadman-an icon in the Chinese Medicine world.
I have been in treatment with McIver Acupuncture for eleven years now and Doug has helped me heal a long way! I'm now fifty eight years old. From the time I was six until fifty six I've had ten car accidents (two of them I wasn’t even in a car!) and I was told each one should have killed me! Thanks to regular treatments with Doug I'm able to walk with a cane and not need a wheelchair. His treatments have helped my back go from a question mark to almost normal! When I showed up I weighed 450lbs and could only walk 50ft then need to rest for up to 30 minutes. After 3 years I could walk a quarter mile and I weighed 350lbs! Doug's tableside manor is fun and engaging and I've learned a lot from him over the years. He is a wise and expert healer and I firmly believe I would not be walking upright without his care! Check him out!
Larry B. (Age 58), Brighton, NY
Douglas S. McIver
MS, LAc
About Doug
He has worked in the service industry and been "hands on" his whole life. First with bicycle and automobile repair, then every role in restaurants and various other hospitality settings. Practicing massage and bodywork for twenty-three years and acupuncture for twelve years, patients have said he has "magic hands".
Doug began his training in Chinese medicine in the year 2000 when he learned 60 acupuncture points and their functions through meditation. He went on to learn more points and open the 12 main acupuncture channels and eight extra channels-- also through meditation.
Doug graduated with a Masters of Science in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from the Finger Lakes School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in June of 2012. When Doug is not working with patients in clinic he enjoys staying active outdoors, Qi Gong, meditation, yoga, tai chi, and practicing martial arts.
