How does an athletic trainer refer an athlete to Berkley Acupuncture?

No referral form or paperwork is required. The athlete can call (248) 210-1895 or book online. Trainers who want to discuss a case first can call the office. Treatment is coordinated around the athlete's existing rehabilitation plan rather than in competition with it.

What sports injuries does Berkley Acupuncture work with?

Hip, groin and pelvis including flexor and adductor patterns and post-impact pelvic pain; knee and hamstring including recurring strains and anterior knee pain; shin and calf; and shoulder, neck and upper back including overhead athletes. Treatment is most useful for athletes whose rehabilitation has plateaued.

What does Berkley Acupuncture not treat?

Undiagnosed injuries following trauma, which should be imaged first. Acute fractures and suspected avulsions. Foot conditions. Return to play clearance decisions, which remain with the athletic trainer and physician.

What does treatment cost and is it covered by insurance?

Berkley Acupuncture is out of network. The first visit is $225 and follow-up visits are $180. A superbill is provided for out of network reimbursement, and HSA and FSA cards are accepted.

For Athletic Trainers and Coaches

This page is for the person who sees the injury happen, runs the rehab, and gets asked by a parent what to do next. It isn't a pitch. It's what I do, what I take, what I don't, and how a referral works.

What I Do

I'm a Licensed Acupuncturist, NCCAOM Diplomate, in practice since 2015. Most of what I do with athletes is manual: Fascial Counterstrain and myofascial work, with acupuncture when it's useful.

Fascial Counterstrain is the piece worth explaining, because it's uncommon in Michigan. It's a light-touch technique developed by Brian Tuckey, working from a positional release model, applied across visceral, arterial, lymphatic and musculoskeletal systems rather than muscle alone. I've completed training in Foundations, Visceral, MSK-C, Arterial, Lymphatic and MSK-SL.

What that means practically: it reaches tissue that direct work doesn't, and it's low force, which matters with a growing athlete.

Who I'm Useful For

The athlete whose rehab has plateaued. Strength is coming back, range is acceptable, and something still isn't right. Often there's guarding or a pain pattern that doesn't match the imaging.

Areas I work with most: hip, groin and pelvis, including flexor and adductor patterns and post-impact pelvic pain. Knee and hamstring, including recurring strains and anterior knee pain. Shin and calf. Shoulder, neck and upper back, including overhead athletes.

Who I'm Not Useful For

Anything undiagnosed following trauma. If there's been an impact and it hasn't been imaged, that needs to happen first. I'd rather send someone back to you than work on something that should have been ruled out.

Acute fractures, suspected avulsions, anything with red flags.

Feet. I don't take foot work. It's outside what I do well and I'd rather say so.

Return to play clearance. That's your call and the physician's, not mine. I won't give an athlete a timeline or tell them they're cleared.

How Referral Works

Have the athlete call (248) 210-1895 or book online. If you want to talk through a case first, call the office and I'll call you back.

I ask every athlete what their trainer and PT are working on, and I work around it rather than across it.

No referral form, no paperwork on your end. First visit runs an hour and fifteen minutes.

Cost

I'm out of network. First visit is $225, follow-ups $180. A superbill is provided for reimbursement, and HSA and FSA cards are accepted.

I'd rather you know that up front than find out after you've sent someone.

Where I Am

Berkley Acupuncture

36700 Woodward Ave, Suite 30

Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

(248) 210-1895

One building north of the Mercedes-Benz dealership on Woodward. Free parking.