Affordable Acupuncture, real results

$20-50 per treatment, you choose what you pay!

our mission is simple: acupuncture everyone can afford

Welcome to Good Medicine Community Acupuncture!

Acupuncture is a simple, practical way of getting relief from stress, pain, and many common ailments. We believe experienced effective acupuncture care is something everyone should have access to. Our comfortable community acupuncture clinic is a place where everyone can come and feel better, without high fees getting in the way. 

acupuncturists standing looking happy

Our Acupuncturists

Carly in a red and black shirt next to Dominic in a white shirt, smiling

Carly and Dominic Leotti have been licensed Florida Acupuncture Physicians aka Doctors of Oriental Medicine since 2010. They founded Good Medicine Community Acupuncture in 2012 to bring affordable care to everyone in the SWFL area. Since then they’ve provided over 70,000 treatments to over 9,400 of your friends and neighbors!

They graduated from the East West College of Natural Medicine where they learned acupuncture and herbal medicine as well as receiving training in modern medicine. This allows them to be able to competently discuss lab results, MRI reports and potential drug/supplement interactions, something every natural health provider should be able to do.

When they’re not busy saving the world with acupuncture they are raising their two boys, Galen and Kahless.

Your Health Starts Here

$20-50, pay what’s comfortable

 

Want To Learn More?

Check out our collection of past and current articles on all sorts of health related topics! If there’s a topic you want to hear more about that we haven’t touched on yet, let us know!

Acupuncture for Anxiety

No matter the type, anxiety can become a burden on everyday life. The good news is, acupuncture can help provide relief. A study published in March of 2013 in the Journal of Endocrinology, showed promising results in the use of electro-acupuncture for anxiety treatment; the stress hormones in the rat subjects were lower after receiving treatment. A review of research published in CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics shows that the results of acupuncture in anxiety treatment are at least comparable to those achieved using cognitive behavioral therapy.

Does acupuncture help with……

By far, the most common reason prospective patients call the clinic is to ask if acupuncture can help their chief complaint.
The short answer: yes.

The NADA Protocol

In 1985, Dr. Michael Smith and the staff at Lincoln Recovery founded NADA (the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association). Their mission is to promote “community wellness through the use of a standardized auricular acupuncture protocol for behavioral health, including addictions, mental health, and disaster & emotional trauma.”

What Can Acupuncture Help With?

While most people know acupuncture is great for pain relief, we are frequently asked "Can Acupuncture help with: ____? " The answer is more often than not a resounding "Yes!" From stress relief to morning sickness, tiny painless needles can make a huge difference! For...

Menopause Treated with Acupuncture

Scientifically, menopause is described as the cessation of a woman’s menstrual cycle. If only it were that easy.   During menopause, a woman’s estrogen levels drop, resulting in hot flashes, night sweats, hair loss, growth of facial hair, forgetfulness,...

Mission Statement

One of our favorite quotes really sums it up: “Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can.” -John Wesley  

Point Profile: Wu Hu (Five Tigers)

Wu Hu is a group of five points on the radial aspect of the proximal segment of the palmar side of the thumb (if that makes little to no sense, that’s ok, just look at the picture).   We learned about this group of points as we studied the acupuncture system of...

Migraines: Yes, Acupuncture Can Help!

Migraines are awful. As if a headache alone wasn't enough, migraines typically add in a not-so-fun mix of light and sound sensitivity, nausea, vomiting, and a general turning up to "11" of life's daily nuisances. Thankfully, acupuncture can help. Last year the NY...

How Much Better Could It Be?

Acupuncture will save you money on helathcare! There’s even a book that says so!

Acupuncture Point Profile: GB34

Located anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula on the lower leg, GB34 is the meeting point of the sinews (think tendons and muscles). Because of this, it can be used to treat disorders of the soft tissue anywhere in the body.

Frequently Asked Questions

What Can Acupuncture Help With?

The most common thing we see is pain, but acupuncture is useful at helping with everything from stress and anxiety to women’s health to stroke recovery and many things in between. If your condition is something we don’t believe we have a good chance of helping we are always quick to clearly communicate that. Ultimately we want you to get the best care possible, even if that’s not with us. 

How Often Do I Need To Come In?

For most patients starting out we will recommend treatment twice per week for the first 2-3 weeks. Once things are doing better and staying that way for most of the week, folks come in as they feel like they need it, usually tapering off frequency as things improve. More severe cases sometimes need more frequent treatment in the beginning, just because more frequent treatment generally means quicker results.

Does It Hurt?

No, not really. You might feel a slight pinch, like a mosquito bite, and occasionally a mild achy muscle sensation.  Acupuncture needles are very tiny, about the width of a human hair, so small that you can easily fit over a dozen of them in the head of a needle used to draw blood. 

Can I Fill Out The Paperwork Ahead Of Time?

Absolutely! As of August 2024 we have switched over to entirely electronic forms, so when you schedule online you’ll have the forms right there to fill out. If you can’t do them online we’ve got an iPad you can fill them out on when you get here!

How Does The Sliding Scale Work?

Simple: you choose what you pay within the suggested $20-$50 range, that’s it. Your treatment will be the same no matter what you pay. Doing income verification is a massive hassle, instead we trust our patients to pay us what they’re comfortable paying. 

Do You Take Walk-Ins?

Appointments are strongly preferred and very easy to make online, or by phone or text, even same day! That said, if you just show up without an appointment we aren’t going to make you leave. If we have space we will fit you in, but there may be a significant wait depending on appointments already on the books. 

You Treat In A Group Setting? What's That Like?

We liken our comfy recliner circle to a comfortable living room environment: theres soft lighting and chill music plays while folks nap in recliners while the needles do their work. The style of acupuncture we practice uses mostly points from the knees and elbows down, so you never have to undress beyond rolling up your sleeves and pant legs.

But What If I Have Back Pain?

A good 60% of our practice is lower back painand its been many years since we have put a needle in a back. Quite simply we don’t have to put a needle right where the pain is to treat it. Acupuncture points are found along channels or meridians that run throughout the body, so we can treat the whole body with points just on the arms or legs. 

Does Affordable Mean Less Effective?

Not at all! We’ve actually found that folks get better faster when they’re surrounded by others who share a common sense of purpose: feeling better and getting deep relaxation.