Keeping Your Health in Mind

Primary care is the provision of integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs, developing a sustained partnership with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community. 

Reference:

Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on the Future of Primary Care; Donaldson MS, Yordy KD, Lohr KN, et al., editors. Primary Care: America's Health in a New Era. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 

The NP is allowed to provide a broad range of health care services, which may include:

• Taking the person's history, performing a physical exam, and ordering laboratory tests and procedures
• Diagnosing, treating, and managing diseases
• Writing prescriptions and coordinating referrals
• Providing education on disease prevention and healthy lifestyles
• Performing certain procedures, such as  bone marrow biopsy or lumbar puncture

Acupuncturist:

 "Acupuncturist" means an individual approved by the Board to practice acupuncture. 

Reference:

https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001934.htm.

  https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Medicine/AbouttheBoard/RegulatedProfessions/LicensedAcupuncturist/

Acupuncture is a part of Traditional Chinese medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners believe our bodies have more than 2,000 acupuncture points connected by an energy flow (Qi) throughout the whole body and our overall health is maintained by the energy flow. Disruption of the energy flow can cause disease. Applying acupuncture to certain points improves the energy flow and thus improves health.

Reference

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/acupuncture

You can get a sooner appointment. Most time nurse practitioner spends more time on your health needs. We charge less than physicians. We also have a collaboration physician and could make referrals if needed, 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyGOzw1kLw0 

Since Florence Nightingale, a nurse, one of the most prominent statisticians in history, used her passion for nursing and statistics to save the lives of soldiers during the Crimean war, the roles of nurses have been changing.

 Evidence regarding the impact of NPs compared to MDs on health care quality, safety and effectiveness was systematically reviewed. 

Data from 37 of 27,993 articles published from 1990–2009 were summarized into 11 aggregated outcomes. Outcomes for NPs compared to MDs are comparable or better for all 11 outcomes reviewed. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyGOzw1kLw0 

 Please read what Johns Hopkins Medicine thinks about acupuncture.

  "Some people report acupuncture makes them feel energized. Others say they feel relaxed"