The Blue Ridge Acupuncture Clinic in Asheville, North Carolina, provides comprehensive acupuncture and massage therapy services for the whole family. Founded by James Whittle in 2003, we also provide Chinese herbal medicine consultations and nutritional therapy.

At High Country Doctor, you'll find a natural medicine practice run by the compassionate and skilled practitioner, Dr. Terence McCormick. It all started in the New York City area in 80's when Dr. McCormick was completing undergraduate coursework in biochemistry and other pre-medical studies. During his four years as a pre-med student, he worked as an assistant and apprentice to acupuncture and naturopathic doctors, graduating from various programs in Eastern and Western styles of manual therapies including naprapathy. After completing his undergraduate degree in public health, he went on to graduate from both a masters and doctoral program at one of the country's top natural medicine colleges in Portland, Oregon. As a doctoral fellow he was an acupuncturist intern at Oregon Health Sciences University Pain Center. He was also an intern at a World Health Organization (WHO) integrative medicine hospital in Nanjing, China. Since then, he's traveled the globe learning new techniques to help others with natural options for their healthcare. Dr. McCormick has completed apprenticeships and post-graduate clinical work with naturopathic physicians, naprapaths, medical doctors, osteopaths, Oriental and Ayrvedic medicine doctors along with various other world renowned practitioners in the natural medicine field. He is motivated by a desire to provide complementary care including alternatives to surgery and drugs. Dr. McCormick's practice provides several natural therapy options that address a wide range of health and wellness concerns. His practice serves Fort Collins, Colorado, Cheyenne, Wyoming and Rapid City, South Dakota. We are one of the most highly-qualified and experienced natural family health care practices in the region.

Since 1989, patients have trusted our practice with evidence-based natural healthcare using modern, traditional, and Asian and Western modalities, such as acupuncture, naturopathy, naprapathy, trigger point dry needling, Chinese medicine, Ayurvedic herbal treatments, manual therapies and nutritional medicine. Dr. McCormick is a doctor of acupuncture and Oriental medicine (DAOM) with extensive graduate training in numerous naturopathic therapies and offers them as part of his natural medicine practice. He specializes in individually customized treatment programs for pain management, injury care, overall health, healing, detoxification, and longevity. He works with both kids and adults of all ages.

Shoshana Sadow, M.Ac., L.Ac., Dipl.Ac. specializes in the field of Acupuncture Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. This integrative approach combines Traditional Chinese Medicine & Japanese Meridian Therapy with structural & myofascial techniques, trigger point release therapy and motor-neural rehabilitation. Many clients benefit from this diagnostic system that combines accurate assessment with precise treatment protocol. Acupuncture Sports Medicine is appropriate for all types of individuals who experience injury, pain and musculoskeletal dysfunction.

Lanelle Durst specializes in Five Element Acupuncture, a style which treats the underlying cause of imbalance and disease. Each acupuncture treatment is based on the patient's underlying constitution and the state of their body, mind and spirit.

We offer private comprehensive acupuncture and community wellness acupuncture services in the heart of plaza midwood neighborhood. David Bonilla LAc specializes in treating chronic and acute pain presentations by utilizing Tui Na and acupuncture. Paula Kearney LAc specializes in woman's health and internal illness treatments utilizing acupuncture and customized herbal formulas. For more information visit our website or call our office at 704-770-1318.