Dr. Mel McDonald, ND, DAOM, LAc

Such a wonderful acupuncture practice! Dr Mel works hard to take good care of me! Looking forward to working with his new partner, Jo Feng, who is brilliant and detail oriented and in the perfect practice to learn from Dr Mel's experience and knowledge.

I have been a patient of Dr Mel for 4+ years now. He has treated me for trigeminal neuralgia, hormone imbalance, chronic neck pain, and hip pain. Dr Mel is the most attentive, courteous doctor. He is extremely thorough and will spend as much time as he needs to to ensure you leave his office with results! I live in Atlanta and drive all the way to Athens to see him! He cares for his patients more than any doctor I have ever gone to.

Dr. McDonald has been taking excellent care of me for over a year. His diagnostic skills are truly impressive. All treatments are done in a very conscientious, caring way and never rushed. I feel I am in excellent hands. His warm, kind personality makes it easy to relate to him. I highly recommend him and Jo, who joined the practice recently. She is also highly skilled, very approachable and caring.

Dr. Mel has been vital in providing healing for my physical and emotional ailments. His treatments have helped with my insomnia and anxiety, and also skin and digestive issues. He is very knowledgeable and kind; and I have recommended him to my friends and on my blog Unknotted Living.

Outstanding. Dr. McDonald is an attentive, sensitive, and thorough provider who tailors each treatment to his patient's needs and clearly cares about helping others. I visited Dr. McDonald with a herniated disc in my neck that has caused pain, weakness, and muscle spasms. Prior to my treatment, I was quite skeptical about acupuncture's potential. I am no longer a skeptic. Dr. McDonald's treatments led to immediate improvement, decreasing and in some cases eliminating symptoms that traditional approaches did little to address. He tailored each visit to maximize benefits, his judgment is impeccable, and his primary goal is clearly the well-being of his patients. Again, outstanding.

Dr. Mel is the best! He is knowledgable, courteous and VERY thorough. I never feel rushed in his office, he spends as much time as needed at every single visit. He has helped me with frozen shoulder and chronic back pain tremendously. I also end each visit with his "stress treatment" which is amazing. I highly recommend Dr. Mel and wouldn't go to anyone else!

Excellent Treatment from a Caring and Expert Practitioner! I met Dr. McDonald almost 10 years ago. Mel was recommended to me by my general practitioner following an accident to assist in my overall treatment and recovery. Mel's acupuncture treatments, as well as his nutritional recommendations, were literally lifesavers in my overall recovery. I have continued to see Mel for various reasons during the last decade, ranging from physical injuries to headaches to stress-related issues. Mel has successfully assisted and guided me thru various challenges as well as continuing to advise me on nutrition. Dr. McDonald is an excellent doctor that truly cares about his patients and their overall well-being. I highly recommend him!

Excellent Treatment from an Caring and Expert Practitioner! I met Dr. McDonald almost 10 years ago. Mel was recommended to me by my general practitioner following an accident to assist in my overall treatment and recovery. Mel's acupuncture treatments, as well as his nutritional recommendations, were literally lifesavers in my overall recovery. I have continued to see Mel for various reasons during the last decade, ranging from physical injuries to headaches to stress-related issues. Mel has successfully assisted and guided me thru various challenges as well as continuing to advice me on nutrition. Dr. McDonald is an excellent doctor that truly cares about his patients and their overall well-being. I highly recommend him!

Dr. McDonald is the best doctor I know. He is the sweetest, most patient and attentive person, who truly cares so much about his patients. I have struggled with an immune deficiency and am currently facing consequences due to the over prescribing of antibiotics from my childhood. Dr. McDonald's treatments have helped me drastically. I have more energy, my immune system is stronger, and my GI problems have improved immensely. I highly recommend him for any of your concerns.

Dr. McDonald is the best doctor I know. He is the sweetest, most patient and attentive person, who truly cares so much about his patients. I have struggled with an immune deficiency and am currently facing consequences due to the over prescribing of antibiotics from my childhood. Dr. McDonald's treatments have helped me drastically. I have more energy, my immune system is stronger, and my GI problems have improved immensely. I now only go to him if I am ever sick! I highly recommend him for any of your concerns.

I highly recommend Dr. McDonald. He is kind, attentive, and very knowledgable. He has helped me immensely with thyroid issues, stress, and even muscle pain. I cannot praise this practice enough.

Dr. Mel McDonald I would like to recommend Dr. Mel McDonald. I have known Dr. Mel for several years and have recently needed acupuncture for a previous Rotator Cuff injury. I tore one muscle in my shoulder about 10 years ago, I had an MRI to confirm, I chose not to have surgery due to my beliefs and trust in natural healing methods. I recently had an exacerbation of that old injury causing difficulty doing my job which is quite physical. Dr. Mel patiently and gently worked with me, I tend to have needling anxiety but get great results especially with Dr. Mel's very detailed expertise.

I find and believe Dr. Mel is a godly man which I find important to any healing method. My right shoulder girdle was inflamed in pain 90% of the time with pain going into the whole arm. Today my discomfort level is nearer to 15% and is much more manageable with natural pain relievers and exercise which was nearly impossible and close to frozen when this episode began several months ago.

The important part of this testimony to Dr. Mel's gift to this healing modality is that I am able to continue to do the work that I love as a hands on Chiropractor. Respectfully, Dr. Rhonda R. Mills River of Life Chiropractic, Inc

I must say I consider Dr McDonald my general practitioner. Trust worthy, tender hearted, good humor, best of all focused on his patient.

I went to Dr. McDonald for the "stress treatment" that he offers. I was a bit hesitant at first because i have horrible anxiety and i HATE needles. I am so glad i tried it because the treatment was very successful and I didn't even feel the needles! i definitely recommend trying it out!

My experience with Dr. McDonald has been wonderful. He has a very caring and kind demeanor. I never feel rushed during the appointments and I know that I am well taken care of. He has helped me tremendously with his excellent skills in not only Acupuncture, but natural medicine needs as well. What a wonderful outcome for me to be able to control some of my medical issues and come off of prescription drugs by switching to healthier alternative methods. I highly recommend Dr. McDonald.

Dr. McDonald was referred to me by a friend. I was looking for some help for my son's anxiety and ADHD symptoms. My son has struggled with anxiety for several years now. We have tried prescription drugs and they just seem to make him very agitated. Since he has started seeing Dr. McDonald for acupuncture treatments he has had much less anxiety. Dr. McDonald also has him on some natural supplements to help treat the underlying cause of the anxiety and ADHD symptoms.

I have also had acupuncture treatments from Dr. McDonald; as you see the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. I have not been this relaxed in years!! Very thankful that we have found Dr. McDonald!!

I went to Dr. McDonald for the "stress treatment" that he offers. I was a bit hesitant at first because i have horrible anxiety and i HATE needles. I am so glad i tried it because the treatment was very successful and I didn't even feel the needles! i definitely recommend trying it out!

My experience with Dr. McDonald has been wonderful. He has a very caring and kind demeanor. I never feel rushed during the appointments and I know that I am well taken care of. He has helped me tremendously with his excellent skills in not only Acupuncture, but natural medicine needs as well. What a wonderful outcome for me to be able to control some of my medical issues and come off of prescription drugs by switching to healthier alternative methods. I highly recommend Dr. McDonald.

I highly recommend Dr. McDonald. He is kind, attentive, and very knowledgable. He has helped me immensely with thyroid issues, stress, and even muscle pain. I cannot praise this practice enough.