Kramer Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine helping you achieve your best health in Raleigh, North Carolina

"After only a few treatments my pain dropped from a 10 to a 0. What more can I ask for. In addition, I feel more energetic and healthier. I am now experiencing extreme relaxation from my treatments - great side effect! My visits to Brian Kramer are not optional for me - I choose to receive acupuncture for my improved health. Brian is very competent and proves himself to be an excellent acupuncturist! I recommend him to anyone who wants to be healthy and pain free. I am truly grateful."
Susan Tyson
School Administrator
Raleigh, NC

"Brian, I cannot begin to tell you how much the acupuncture treatments and oriental medicine helped me recover from cancer surgery & radiation treatment. Since I started the treatments with you, the herbal medications along with the acupuncture and medical massage, literally got me out of the bed that I thought would be my "sad future" due to the fatigue, pain & nausea I felt. The most amazing aspect of my treatments was the increase in energy, the relief of pain, the stabilizing of my metabolism and the strengthening of my immune system. My only regret is that I did not know about acupuncture & oriental medicine sooner in my life! My doctors are amazed that they were able to take me off of the medications that I had been taking for years. Thanks from a very grateful client."

Sincerely,

Betsy Troxler

Artist
Boone, NC

Continuing Education

I have recently taken advanced acupuncture courses at the Academy of Oriental Medicine in Austin, Texas. This is a 5 part training series using the treatment methods of Master Tung Ching Chang. Some would consider Master Tung as the greatest doctor of oriental medicine in modern times. His system of treatments are being promoted around the world for its high effectiveness with fewer needle placements for serious health conditions. I am honored to be taught by Susan Johnson who has been using Master Tungs system for over 25 years. http://www.tungspoints.com/bios.php
http://www.aoma.edu/

About Us

General information

My clinic uses the Oriental Medicine and acupuncture system for healthcare in Raleigh, North Carolina. This is a system that has been used continuously for thousands of years and treats more patients than any other medical system. Once you make an appointment for a health screening, you will then be provided with options on your health care. These options will include either acupuncture, herbal medicines, and Tuina medical massage. Every patient gets free advice on food and nutrition, meditation and relaxation/breathing, and fitness/exercise. All treatments are customized to you and your conditions based on the medical diagnosis. The cost of the health screening is $50, and follow-up treatments can range from $30 - $90 depending on the services rendered.

The company

I formed Kramer Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine in 1997 in Chapel Hill North Carolina and then moved the practice to Raleigh a few years later. I decided on opening this health care practice because I saw many people remaining ill and I knew there were ways in which a person can heal if given the right tools to do so. I found Oriental medicine as being a complete healthcare system in allowing health to flourish. So, this system addresses more of achieving good health than in just managing illness. My history as a biologist showed me the anatomical side while oriental medicine shows me the functional side of life. I remain eager in using my experience as an athlete, nutrition consultant, and healthcare provider in personally helping people get well, and teaching them how to remain healthy and well for their future.

Brian Kramer biography

Bachelor of Arts Biology, University of New Mexico
Master of Science Oriental Medicine, Southwest Acupuncture College
Nationally Board Certified Acupuncturist (NCCAOM)
North Carolina Licensed Acupuncturist (NCALB)
Board member - NC Acupuncture Licensing Board
Certified Personal Trainer American Council on Exercise
Member - NC Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCAAOM)
Member - American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
Member - World Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine
Best Alternative Healthcare Provider 2002 - Independent Magazine
Best Acupuncturist 2010 - Independent Magazine
Founder and former Organizer - Triangle Alternative Medicine Meetup group with 260 members.
Board of Directors - Common Ground for Living, 2002-2004

I previously owned an athletic consulting and fitness training business in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I have also competed in marathon cycling events, and, I am an avid mountain hiker and exerciser. I design fitness programs for myself and others utilizing my 20+ years experience as a professional fitness trainer. One of my other passions is in photography.

Featured on ABC11 (WTVD) Raleigh-Durham, NC
Common cold and flu treatment and prevention.

Featured on 640 AM radio (WFNC) Fayetteville, NC
Oriental medicine and acupuncture information on smoking cessation, weight loss, women's health, and male sexual health.

Presentation to National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, Raleigh, NC.
The Science of Acupuncture: a comparative analysis of acupuncture in biomedicine, and traditional approaches.

Specialties

My main specialty is in pain management. I can help you in reducing or eliminating your pain. Pain is our biological process that indicates that something is wrong. It gradually gets worse to grab our attention to resolve the problem. Pain is one of the last symptoms that show up during a biological disfunction. I can help you in resolving the pain while treating the cause of the problem. This pain problem can manifest as migraines and headache, orthopedic muscular and skeletal trauma, PMS and menstrual difficulties, and other pain syndromes.
Other health care specialties include female and male infertility with the use of acupuncture, herbal medicines, and nutrition utilizing special diagnostic procedures.
I also use advanced acupuncture techniques from continuing education specialty training.

Location

Kramer Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine is located within the American Institute of Healthcare & Fitness building. I have joined with the Center for Chiropractic & Wellness practice within the same office (Suite 133) within AIHF in Raleigh, North Carolina. We are a collection of dedicated complementary medicine healthcare providers offering Oriental medicine and Chiropractic medicine services. Look to the contact page for information on CCW and AIHF.

Directions to AIHF Raleigh

From RDU Int'l Airport
Airport Exit becomes Terminal Blvd.
Go 0.2 miles, take the ramp toward US-70/Aviation Pkwy West
Merge onto Aviation Parkway, go ~1 mile
Merge onto I-540 N toward US-70
Go ~ 9 miles, take the Six Forks Road - South exit (Exit 11)
Go south on Six Forks Road ~ 1 mile
Turn right on Forum Drive (at the Chick-Fil-A)
Turn left on Health Park at the entrance of American Institute of Healthcare & Fitness

North from the Town of Wake Forest
Take Capital Blvd./US-1 South toward Raleigh
Go ~ 7 miles on Capital Blvd. and merge onto I-540W
Go ~ 5 miles, take Six Forks Road exit (Exit 11)
Turn left onto Six Forks Road
Go south on Six Forks Road ~ 1 mile
Turn right on Forum Drive (at the Chick-Fil-A)
Turn left on Health Park at the entrance of American Institute of Healthcare & Fitness

South from the Town of Sanford
Take US 1 North into Raleigh
Go ~ 39 miles on US 1 North
Take Six Forks Road - North exit (Exit 8B)
Go north on Six Forks Road ~ 4 miles
Turn left on Forum Drive (after the water tower)
Turn left on Health Park at the entrance of American Institute of Healthcare & Fitness

East from the Town of Knightdale
Take US 64 West into Raleigh
Take the I-440 North/Outer Beltline ramp toward Wake Forest
Go ~ 5 miles and take the Six Forks Road - North exit (Exit 8B)
Go north on Six Forks Road ~ 4 miles
Turn left on Forum Drive (after the water tower)
Turn left on Health Park at the entrance of American Institute of Healthcare & Fitness

West from the City of Durham
Take I-40 East or US-70 South into Raleigh
Merge onto I-540 North
Take the Six Forks Road - South exit (Exit 11)
Go south on Six Forks Road ~ 1 mile
Turn right on Forum Drive (at the Chick-Fil-A)
Turn left on Health Park at the entrance of American Institute of Healthcare & Fitness