Mr Acupuncture — Attraction in Charlotte

I had a serious back injury in NY a year ago and had to use a chiropractor to get back to walking upright. It was awful. I continued going to him for a few months but asked him if there was anything more I could do because the treatments seemed temporary. He recommended acupuncture. I was skeptical but tried anyways. The gentleman I saw heard my complaints and went to work. Overnight he changed my life. I wasn't tight around my shoulder and back anymore. So continued my treatment until I had to move to Charlotte. I was desperate to find someone else to continue the treatment. And my work gave me no window of time to see anyone in the area. 9-5:30pm was killing me. But then I found Dr. Holman. He volunteered to see me early at 7:30am before my work to help me out. I was an early riser, but this guy brought all the energy, even on a Monday morning after Christmas. He was excited to work on me and eager to listen to my issues in order to find the right treatment. He was so knowledgable about acupuncture and thrilled to talk about it; an excitement that I can only describe as passion. He clearly loves and respects his profession and his treatment, although unconventional even by acupuncture standards, reflected that. I couldn't possibly repeat all he said but I can tell you the results of pain relief lasted longer than any other treatment that I have had chiro or acupuncture do in the past. I had a tightness in my neck that he took away from me. I almost miss it. It had been apart of me for too long. I cannot wait to go back and have him work on my other issues. Dr. Holman knows what he is doing and knows how to make you feel welcome too. I would recommend...

After years of trying conventional medicine and diagnostic work-ups to help with my husband's plantar fasciitis, we were losing hope of him ever being pain-free again. Then we found out about Darren Holman and acupuncture through a friend whose dad was profoundly helped by this ancient art-form.

Probably like many, our experience with Eastern medicine was non-existent and frankly a little intimidating. But after meeting Darren, with his openness and honesty, we were more than willing to give his method a try.

What impressed both of us the most was that Darren was quite clear about his expectations for my husband's recovery and his ability to help. During our first visit and treatment, my husband was pain free while being treated! He could actually tell the pain had stopped. It was like a miracle to us. He stayed that way for a couple of months and then returned to Darren for another treatment, which Darren had said could be the case.

That's all I can say. Acupuncture wasn't something to be afraid of, and it wasn't something to be eschewed because we didn't understand it. Darren helped us to see how the body was designed so that acupuncture made perfect sense as a tool. When conventional medicine had nothing to offer us, my husband walked out of that office pain-free.

My husband and I are so grateful that he is pain-free, and now able to think about a retirement that includes traveling and walking to all the places we have yet to discover.

Thank-you,...

I had hideous pain from a dental procedure. I was told the pain might last up to two weeks. I had no idea how I was going to make it that long, even while taking high doses of ibuprofen. Darren (Mr. Acupuncture) used tiny semipermanent ear seeds which really took the edge off and I was able to gradually reduce the ibuprofen. After two visits I was back to normal! He’s passionate about finding the right solution to help and you’ll get the sense that Darren has plenty of tools and options to try for your treatment. Bonus, there is off street parking.

I was referred to him by my regular acupuncturist, the awesome Amy Rhodes, of Charlotte Center for Acupunture. Together, they made my getting out of pain a priority and found a way to help - they checked in with me regularly over the weekend to monitor my progress and let me know I could call them if things got worse. Which it didn’t, thankfully.

It’s almost unheard of to get this level of care, but these two expertly skilled practitioners treat from a place of open hearts and kindness, as well as being technical masters of their craft. They are truly amazing and care about their patients with rare compassion...