acupuncture treatments in ellicott city, mD

A Proven Way to Improve Your Energy, Heal Pain, and Reduce Stress

You deserve to feel healthy and vibrant. At 39 Minute Workout & Wellness, our acupuncture services target the root of your health issues, from chronic pain to high stress.

It’s time to get the relief you’ve been looking for. Join the many satisfied clients who have trusted us since 2004 to enhance their health naturally.

Stop Masking Your Symptoms – start feeling your best.

We have been offering acupuncture in Ellicott City for over 20 years and the people we love to work with have the same complaints that you do. Low energy, sleep problems, extra weight from indulging cravings, a lifestyle filled with high stress, and chronic pain. Sadly, most of the “solutions” can make you feel worse or they’re just flat-out bad for you.

With our proven system at 39 Minute Workout & Wellness, we put your health first and offer a solution that boosts your energy with no cost to your overall health.

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Providing Relief for:

Pain & Injury

High Stress

Poor Sleep & Low Energy

Menstrual & Hormonal Issues

Troubled Weight Gain

Meet your practitioners

Abby and David Beares, are the founders of 39 Minute Workout & Wellness, a local acupuncture practice and fitness studio. With over two decades of combined experience, they’ve dedicated their careers to helping clients achieve optimal health and well-being.

Originally meeting at the University of Maryland in 1995, Abby and David later pursued their Master’s degrees in Acupuncture at Tai Sophia Institute. Over the years, they’ve built a successful practice, treating men and women – specializing in treating a wide range of conditions through the power of acupuncture, including:

Back and neck pain
Depression and anxiety
Digestive disorders
Sleep and stress
and menstrual issues

In 2010, Abby and David expanded their wellness service to include group fitness and have become experts in addressing the unique health challenges faced by women in their 30s to 60s. Their holistic approach combines acupuncture with fitness to help clients:

Improve overall health and fitness
Manage pain and stress
Optimize metabolism and hormones
Navigate the challenges of menopause

Whether you’re seeking relief from chronic pain or looking to enhance your overall well-being, Abby and David are committed to providing personalized care and support.

We Accept Insurance!

Many insurance plans cover acupuncture treatment.

Verify your insurance to see if acupuncture is covered under your plan.

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Acupuncture FAQs

How does acupuncture work?

The easiest way to understand acupuncture is through the analogy of plumbing. Imagine you have a house with plumbing running water to various places, and taking waste to other areas. To be effective, you want this all working smoothly and in coordination. But if one area of the system is moving too quickly, you might have a pipe burst. Or if there’s a back-up in the system, it would cause other issues. With acupuncture, we insert very small needles shallowly into the skin and muscle, and direct the flow of energy. A headache in the back of your head may mean too much energy is rushing to your head, so we need to disperse it. While other issues like slow digestion or depressions represent insufficient or slow moving energy that needs to be boosted/sped up. Through various diagnostic tools, we create a treatment plan that gently gets your body working in coordination so that symptoms can heal. People also report feeling other aspects of their health improving even while we aren’t directly targeting those symptoms. In other words, you may come in with low back pain and your sleep improves too!
What symptoms does acupuncture work for?

Honestly, there are too many to list out! But over our 20 years of working with clients, we tend to see many common similarities. Things like headaches, neck, back and knee pain, menstrual issues, poor sleep, low energy, mental health issues like depression and anxiety, and many different digestive issues. We have worked with all types of physical and emotional pain you can think of! Typically, I stress that while we can’t guarantee we can help every single symptom (nor can western medicine!) but you will know in the first 8 sessions if we can help.
I don't like needles: Does it hurt?

There’s no getting around that fact that our tool is needles. Sometimes people are nervous even though the needles we use are a fraction of the thickness of a hypodermic needle and do not cause pain from moving muscle like a common shot. You might feel a subtle pinch or ache with insertion, but it does not hurt…and the discomfort some feel lasts no more than a second. We commonly have people enter our practice who are nervous about the needles in their first session, and they’re pleasantly surprised how gentle it is.
Is acupuncture covered by insurance?

For many people, the answer is yes! About 80% of our clientele uses insurance for full or partial coverage. The trend we are seeing over recent years is that more and more people’s insurance plans are covering treatment. We can verify your insurance by CLICKING HERE, and we will explain your benefits within 24-48 hours. If acupuncture is covered, you would be responsible for covering any remaining deductible and then whatever copay is needed if you have one. If you’re paying cash, our rates are reasonable and competitive with local practitioners. The care you receive and relief you will feel is completely worth any cost!
How often/long will I need treatment?

If you choose to work with us, we would ask that you give your symptoms at least 6-8 treatments before you judge your results. Almost every time I hear someone say “I tried acupuncture and it didn’t work”, when asked…they went 1 time. While acupuncture is powerful, and we’ve seen some people get quicker results, it is not magic. One session is not a barometer for success. Having said that, the issue of duration is a personal choice. Some folks will space treatment out as their symptoms improve. Like an injured back that starts to heal. We may ask that you space from 1-2 treatments per week to one session every other. Then maybe once a month until we’re sure the symptom is resolved. Some people choose to move on at that point. Others love the overall wellness benefits (improved mood, sleep and stress relief) and choose to continue treatment on a longer term basis. What we promise is that our recommendation will be based on your healing, not some internal desire to keep you “hooked” on treatment.