
Pain can affect your sleep, mood, mobility, and daily life. Whether you are dealing with acute pain, chronic pain, muscle tension, or stress-related discomfort, acupuncture offers a natural, low-risk, drug-free approach to pain relief. At Sunrise Integrative Wellness in McLean, Virginia, we provide personalized acupuncture and Chinese medicine treatments to help support pain relief, reduce tension, and improve overall well-being.
How Acupuncture Helps
When something hurts, it's your body asking for attention. Acupuncture answers by working with your body — stimulating specific points to release your own natural painkillers (endorphins), calm overactive pain signals, and bring fresh circulation to tense, injured areas. In Chinese medicine the principle is simple — 不通则痛: where flow is blocked, there is pain; where flow is restored, the pain eases. Gentle, precise needling helps your body find that free flow again — relief that addresses the root, not just the symptom, and often with less reliance on medication.

If you've been living with chronic or recurring pain, haven't found lasting relief, or want to rely less on medication, acupuncture may be a gentle place to start. We're in-network with CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield and Aetna.
What patients say about finding relief at Sunrise.
Dr. Xudong is polite , professional and knowledgeable in her ability to assist her patients in managing a multitude of issues . I deal with chronic joint pain that is brought on due to my autoimmune d...
Xudong works hard to get your insurance to cover as much as possible and does great work!! She gets you in quickly and does great assessments while also listening to your comfort level with kinds of c...
Very clean, helpful, and calming practice. I felt very safe and relaxed after visiting. Xudong is knowledgeable and would definitely recommend her to family and friends.


Fine, gentle needles placed at specific points to restore the flow of Qi, relieve pain, and activate the body's natural healing.
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Personalized herbal formulas tailored to restore harmony — boosting Qi, clearing heat, and nourishing the body from within.
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Gentle suction to improve circulation, release muscle tension, and support the body's natural detoxification.
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A warming therapy using mugwort to stimulate Qi, improve circulation, and gently restore energy and balance.
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Gentle, guided scraping that releases tension, improves circulation, and supports natural healing.
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