Better Life Acupuncture

Better Life Acupuncture is an acupuncturist in Keene, NH. The practice offers private and community acupuncture, Chinese and Western herbal medicine, and wellness coaching, with a focus on pain management, stress, anxiety, digestion issues, and chronic illness. Treatments address fertility, migraines, sleep, allergies, autoimmune and connective tissue disorders, and other conditions. Acupuncture sessions run 60 minutes, with 90-minute first visits, and may combine herbal and dietary therapy. Herbal medicine is available alone for acute conditions such as cough, cold, or flu, or alongside acupuncture, in powder, pill, liquid, spray, or raw form, with consultations of 30 to 45 minutes. Additional modalities include moxibustion, tui na bodywork, cupping, and Chinese dietary therapy; cupping alone runs 20 minutes. The practice accepts insurance and holds a 5.00 rating from its reviewers.

Karolyn "Midgie" Franz is a licensed acupuncturist, herbalist, and health coach who treats patients in Keene, NH and Lexington, MA. She began studying acupuncture and Oriental medicine in 2007 and earned a Masters of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from the New England School of Acupuncture. Her training also includes Western herbalism with the Boston School of Herbal Studies and holistic health counseling at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York City, along with an MBA from Babson College. She interned at Dimock Community Health Center, Pathways to Wellness, and the Elder Service Plan of the North Shore, and worked at the NESA Chinese Herbal Dispensary. Her approach centers on patient comfort and collaboration, with gentle suggestions for diet, exercise, and lifestyle changes based on each patient's goals. Keene patient hours run Tuesday 2-6pm, Wednesday 9am-6pm, Thursday 9am-3pm, and Friday 9am-4pm.

The practice sits on Ninety Third St, about 0.1 miles from Beaver Brook and roughly 0.2 miles from Patricia T. Russell Park, Moving Company Dance Center, The Keene Axe House, and the Pizza Wings and Jennie B. Powers public artworks.

That 5.00 rating reflects how patients in Keene have received the care.