You can book Acupuncture at Mountain View Pain Center on its own. If you also see our physical therapists, chiropractors or pain physicians, it becomes part of the same treatment plan, on the same chart — so your acupuncturist knows what your imaging showed and what your physical therapist is working on. It is available at our Aurora clinics: East Aurora at Southlands and Southeast Aurora at Cornerstar.
No referral is needed, and most major plans and Medicare are accepted. Call (720) 749-5599.
Spanish-language communication is available at every clinic through real-time translation.
Acupuncture delivered in isolation asks a lot of one treatment. Delivered as part of a plan, it does a specific job: settling the pain and muscle guarding that stops other treatment from progressing.
At our Aurora clinics your acupuncturist reads the same chart as your chiropractor, your physical therapist and your pain physician. If Acupuncture is helping but progress stalls, the next step is a conversation in the same building rather than a new referral and a repeated history.
Headaches that begin at the base of the skull, build through the afternoon, or arrive with neck stiffness often respond well to Acupuncture, particularly when muscular tension through the neck and shoulders is part of the pattern. Treatment is usually combined with work on the neck itself rather than delivered alone.
Burning, tingling and numbness in the hands or feet are among the harder problems to treat well, and among the most common reasons Aurora patients try Acupuncture after other treatment has taken them only part of the way. You can book Acupuncture on its own or alongside medical management. If you also see our pain physicians, your acupuncturist works from the same diagnosis.
Muscle guarding and soft-tissue pain after a collision often persist once the acute injury has settled. Acupuncture can help release that pattern, and because our Aurora clinics treat auto injuries daily, your care is documented to the standard your claim will require. See car accident Chiropractic care and whiplash treatment.
They look similar and they are not the same thing. Dry needling targets a specific trigger point in a muscle and is usually delivered by a physical therapist as part of a manual treatment plan. Acupuncture is a complete system with its own diagnostic framework, delivered by a licensed acupuncturist.
Both are available here, and which one suits you depends on what is driving your pain. See Acupuncture versus dry needling.
Acupuncture here is delivered by a licensed acupuncturist. It is available at both Aurora clinics, Southlands and Cornerstar, and can be booked on its own.
Our clinics offer Acupuncture, Chiropractic care, Physical Therapy and Pain Management, and both keep the same hours: Monday to Thursday 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Friday 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM, closed Saturday and Sunday.
Inside Southlands Mall on the second floor. Convenient for east Aurora, Southlands, Tallyn's Reach, Saddle Rock, Parker, Centennial and Foxfield. Local line (720) 749-5599.
In the Cornerstar Healthcare Plaza building. Convenient for southeast Aurora, Centennial, Parker, Smoky Hill and Piney Creek. Local line (720) 749-5599.
Also in the Denver area: Acupuncture in Denver.
Our Aurora clinics accept Aetna, ASH (American Specialty Health), Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (Pathway), Cigna, UnitedHealthcare (UHC), OptumCare, Optum Physical Health, Humana, Medicare, Devoted Health, First Health, Columbine, Tricare, ATA Holista, Workers' Compensation, and Auto/Lien. We verify your benefits before your first visit. See full insurance details.
No. You can book directly at either Aurora clinic.
Often, yes — including Medicare for some conditions. We verify your specific benefits before your first visit rather than after.
Acupuncture needles are far finer than the needles used for injections or blood draws. Most patients describe a dull ache or a heavy sensation rather than pain.
You will get an estimate after your first assessment. Acupuncture usually works cumulatively rather than in a single session.
Yes, and most patients do. See Physical Therapy in Aurora, Chiropractic care in Aurora and Pain Management in Aurora.
Reviewed by the clinical team at Mountain View Pain Center. Last reviewed August 2026.
Acupuncture is not a treatment for everything, and it is not usually the first thing tried. It earns its place where pain has become persistent, where medication is being avoided or has stopped helping, or where a nerve is involved.
Low back pain is the most studied use and the most common reason people book. It is generally used alongside Chiropractic care and Physical Therapy rather than instead of them, for pain that has settled into a pattern rather than acute injury in the first days. More on lower back pain.
Neck pain that comes with muscle guarding and limited rotation often responds well, particularly where the surrounding musculature will not release with manual therapy alone. More on neck pain.
Where leg pain is driven by irritation along the sciatic distribution rather than by a disc that needs decompressing, Acupuncture is often used to reduce the muscular component while the underlying problem is treated. The examination comes first — leg pain with weakness needs a physician, not needles. More on sciatica and nerve pain.
Burning, tingling and numbness in the hands or feet are among the harder problems to treat, and Acupuncture is one of the few options with little to interact with existing medication. It is used as part of a plan, not on its own. More on peripheral neuropathy and diabetic neuropathy.
Knee pain from osteoarthritis is a common use, usually paired with the loading program that actually changes the joint’s tolerance over time. More on knee pain.
Migraine and cervicogenic headache are different problems, and it is worth knowing which one you have before treating it. Acupuncture is used for both, more often as prevention than as rescue. More on headaches and migraines.
Pain that has outlasted the tissue healing behind it behaves differently, and the aim shifts from fixing a structure to changing how the system responds. That is where Acupuncture sits most comfortably alongside Pain Management — and where it is worth trying a course rather than a single session before judging it.
Not sure whether you want Acupuncture or dry needling? The difference is real and worth reading.
Cupping is offered at every Mountain View Pain Center clinic, Aurora included, alongside Acupuncture. Cups are placed on the skin and suction lifts the tissue beneath them. Sessions are short, and the round marks they leave look like bruises and fade over several days.
It can be combined with Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Physical Therapy and Pain Management — all four on one chart, in the same building. No referral is needed, and appointments are usually available within the same week.
Acupuncture patients in Aurora are seen by named, credentialed clinicians, and you can read about each of them before you book. By clinic: Arapahoe — Melissa Guardiano, L.Ac.
Every clinician listed here has a page setting out their training, what they work with most and where they see patients. The rest of the team is on the Colorado Acupuncture providers page.
Acupuncture at Mountain View Pain Center clinics across Colorado and Arizona — see Acupuncture or the full clinic map.
