Frequently Asked Questions
Is acupuncture safe?
Only sterilized, disposable, one-time-use acupuncture needles are used. As a licensed practitioner, Marty pursued comprehensive training to provide safe, accurate implementation of this modality.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) concluded that acupuncture and other modalities of Traditional Chinese Medicine can effectively treat a wide array of acute and chronic health conditions and provide palliative care.
What can I do to make treatment more effective?
For each visit it is best that you:
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Avoid a very hot bath, shower or sauna within 3 to 4 hours, before and after.
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Avoid all alcohol within 24 hours, before and after.
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Avoid drugs except those prescribed by your physician.
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Do not wear cosmetics, fragrance or use scented products when possible for your first few visits.
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Set aside time to arrive relaxed.
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Avoid strenuous exercise directly before or after, if it is not your routine.
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Avoid eating heavily just before or after.
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Avoid smoking 3 to 4 hours before and after treatment.
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Do not drink cold fluids for 4 hours following treatment.
What is the cancellation policy?
Please notify Marty by phone of a cancellation by 5 PM the day before a session.
- A $25 late cancellation fee is charged if notification occurs the same day as the treatment but before the appointed time.
- The full fee is charged if notification is not made by the appointment time.
Please call 410-507-1821 to cancel appointments. Thank you.
What are the fees?
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First Appointment-Adults & Children: $150
2-hour Session: Health History + 1st Treatment
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Treatment-Adults: $80
1-hour session
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Treatment-Children: $70
12 or under, 30-45 minute session
Do you accept insurance?
Reasonable documentation will be provided to help you receive payment from an insurer. Marty
does not accept payment directly from a third-party.
From Marty's perspective, there is an energetic exchange that occurs between a client and healer when payment is made for services rendered�one that is most important to you. The full benefits of treatment may not fully manifest without the client offering what they can to the practitioner and therefore, to their own healing process.
In Marty's view, a third party, direct-to-practitioner payer such as an insurance company, MCO or HMO interferes with that exchange. Their primary obligation is to shareholders. The notion that insurers represent patients or practitioners rings to him as false and undermining of the goals of true healing.
For those in need, he is willing to negotiate a fee for treatment.
Call 410-507-1821 to discuss options.
Where is the office located?
18441 Queen Anne Road Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
From Washington, DC:
Take 495 to Rt 50 east. Proceed for about 10 minutes. Exit at Rt 301 south. Go to the 4th stoplight and turn left onto Mill Branch Road. Enjoy the country scenery.
Proceed to the end of Mill Branch Road and turn left at Queen Anne Bridge Road. At the intersection with Rt 214-Central Avenue, cross over and continue on Queen Anne Bridge Road.
Go less than 1 mile and take the 1st right onto Queen Anne Road. Follow to the 3rd house on the left�a cream rancher with blue shutters.
Proceed up driveway, park in small parking lot area and enter the bright blue Treatment Center behind the house. Marty will greet you in the waiting room. 18441 Queen Anne Road Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
From Columbia, MD:
Go
less than 1 mile and take the 1st right onto Queen Anne Road. Follow to
the 3rd house on the left�a cream rancher with blue shutters.
Rt 32 east to 97 south. As 97 merges with Rt 50, take the Rt 50 west exit toward Washington DC. Proceed to the 1st exit (exit 16) Rt 424 - Davidsonville.
At end of exit ramp, turn left at the stoplight toward Davidsonville. Go a few miles to the 2nd stoplight at Rt 214. Bear right onto Rt 214-Central Avenue. Go a few miles and cross a metal bridge over the Patuxent River. Take the next left onto Queen Anne Bridge Road.
NOTE: There is a Queen Anne Bridge Road just after turning onto Rt 214. Be sure to cross the the bridge before turning onto Queen Anne Bridge Road.
Proceed
up driveway, park in small parking lot area and enter the bright blue
Treatment Center behind the house. Marty will greet you in the waiting
room. 18441 Queen Anne Road Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
From Annapolis, MD:
Rt 50 west towards Washington, DC to exit 16 Rt 424-Davidsonville Road. At
end of exit ramp, turn left at the stoplight toward Davidsonville. Go a
few miles to the 2nd stoplight at Rt 214. Bear right onto Rt
214-Central Avenue. Go a few miles and cross a metal bridge over the
Patuxent River. Take the next left onto Queen Anne Bridge Road.
NOTE: There is a Queen Anne Bridge Road just after turning onto Rt 214.
Be sure to cross the the bridge before turning onto Queen Anne Bridge
Road.
Go
less than 1 mile and take the 1st right onto Queen Anne Road. Follow to
the 3rd house on the left�a cream rancher with blue shutters.
Proceed
up driveway, park in small parking lot area and enter the bright blue
Treatment Center behind the house. Marty will greet you in the waiting
room. 18441 Queen Anne Road Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
From Waldorf, MD
Rt 301N-Crain Hwy. Slight right at Blue Star Memorial Hwy/Crain Hwy to continue on Rt 301N about 16.5 miles. Turn right onto Queen Ann Road. Follow about 2 miles to a cream rancher with blue shutters on the right.
Proceed
up driveway, park in small parking lot area and enter the bright blue
Treatment Center behind the house. Marty will greet you in the waiting
room. 18441 Queen Anne Road Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
From Baltimore, MD:
Rt 695 to Rt 97 south. As
97 merges with Rt 50, take the Rt 50 west exit toward Washington DC.
Proceed to the 1st exit (exit 16) Rt 424 - Davidsonville.
At end of exit ramp, turn left at the stoplight toward Davidsonville.
Go a few miles to the 2nd stoplight at Rt 214. Bear right onto Rt
214-Central Avenue. Go a few miles and cross a metal bridge over the
Patuxent River. Take the next left onto Queen Anne Bridge Road.
NOTE: There is a Queen Anne Bridge Road just after turning onto Rt 214.
Be sure to cross the the bridge before turning onto Queen Anne Bridge
Road.
Go
less than 1 mile and take the 1st right onto Queen Anne Road. Follow to
the 3rd house on the left�a cream rancher with blue shutters.
Proceed
up driveway, park in small parking lot area and enter the bright blue
Treatment Center behind the house. Marty will greet you in the waiting
room. 18441 Queen Anne Road Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
