John Robert Nieters, LAc DAOM

Hooray for John and Jenny Nieters! I think they’ve healed just about every part of my body, so now I’m on the maintenance program. When something flares up (knees, gallbladder, repetitive stress in forearms, etc., etc.), they put the fire out immediately. Both are extremely talented and gifted, and I trust them wholeheartedly. Since I’ve become more relaxed as a result of the acupuncture, I feel better in my mind, body, and soul. They are genuine and authentic healers, and I’m there for life.

I had a wonderful treatment by Jennifer Nieters yesterday. She unlocked my hip and relieve low-​back pain which has been bothering me for going on for two years now. Not only that, she helped release relentless pain in my neck and shoulder. To boot, she showed me helpful (and realistic) postural exercises and tips to help wake up muscles to support proper alignment. I look forward to another ortho acupuncture treatment!

John Nieters has been a huge help to our family. My husband was having a lot of health issues (terrible migraines, stabbing stomach pains, anxiety, the list goes on) and after $ 10,000 in medical bills no western doctor was able to help him. So we went to see John. My husband was diagnosed with a rare auto immune disorder and since he has been in Johns care he has been doing great. I’m not joking when I say that John saved my husbands life.
John helped me to get pregnant, earlier than we all expected, and I had a very comfortable pregnancy because of his help.
John’s staff is great! We are always happily greeted by Monique, both my husband and I have also seen Lynn and Jenny a few times and they are fantastic too. We highly recommend everyone there.

I rely on John Nieters. He is great with GI issues, mood, hormonal/​menopausal/​fertility issues, and with stress management. He really knows his stuff, and I am so grateful to have this option to support my health. It is no exaggeration to say that treatment with John not only creates marked improvement on specific symptoms and health issues, but also improves my overall quality of life. It is the best money I spend on myself.

I am writing this in efforts of giving hope to women who are suffering from early menopause or menopausal symptoms. I was told by my OB that I could not do anything to ease (let alone even reverse) my peri-​menopausal symptoms
I was suffering with up to 5 hot flashes an hour and was an emotional mess. My blood tests showed an FSH levels in November of 2013 were 67. God awful for a 41 year old. But fast forward 5 months –and thanks to Dr Nieters a world better!
New FSH levels as of march 2013 are 3.8; a Complete reversal to normal levels !!! My hot flashes are GONE and I am emotionally balanced. Ladies please know that there is hope. This is not a «just grin and bear it» situation as mainstream medicine advocates. There are options beyond Western Medicine; I am deeply grateful to Dr. Nieters for his help

I’ve been seeing Dr. John Nieters for 2+ years for a complicated health issue associated with a cancer diagnosis. I had been getting lots of medical care and craved to balance it out with a holistic approach and a fresh perspective. I got all that and more with John! Wow! He is phenomenal and highly competent. He’s at ease talking about health issues from a western or an eastern perspective, and beyond that, he comes up with treatment plans that work! I don’t know how it works, and it sometimes seems crazy, so I just relax and enjoy the compassionate, nurturing, supportive care I receive every time I visit the office. Additionally, he’s introduced me to other great things like qigong and other self-​care practices. I’ve learned a lot. My health has improved greatly. I feel empowered in a new way that would not have been possible otherwise. I’m very grateful to have such a helpful resource nearby. Such a profound experience! The office is comfortable and the staff are great, too. I highly recommend John for any health issue you want to change.

I can easily see why there are so many 5-​star reviews for Dr. Nieters –not as clear on why someone would give fewer stars. It might be an oranges and apples kind of thing where people just don’t click. ¶ In any case, Dr. John is the best doctor I’ve ever gone to (and I’ve gone to a lot of doctors). Dealing much less hopefully by the moment with chronic immune deficiency fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia, I was so happy to find Dr. Nieters (on Unilocal!) and start treatment. This man is so knowledgeable about the body and how it works that it’s both scary and a huge relief. Finally a doctor who actually regards the body as the miracle it is and not an enemy to bombard with toxins, just to quell symptoms. Dr. Nieters is a superb, gentle, and precise Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor as well as an Integrative Medicine doctor, so his encyclopedic knowledge extends to all disciplines… he even has a few M.D.s as patients (…Hello?) and he is way more savvy about how to interpret lab reports, etc. and what course to take based on the indications. My case is a tough one — I realized that lots of missteps along the way by health care pros created layers of complications over the years, and I was getting worse, not better — 5 M.D.s told me, variously, that there was no cure, that I’d die with this, etc. etc. yippee! Thanks! Once I started with Dr. Nieters, my body started responding to the myriad components that comprise CFIDS/​FM and the difference in my health is jaw-​dropping. And I’ve lost the 50 pounds I gained when everything started REALLY gIt’s a long road, but I know that Dr. Nieters is definitely the travel companion to have! Smart, perceptive, funny, warm, decisive… well, danged near perfect. And just about everything responds to this treatment –it sounds crazy to the many of us who think Western medicine is the only/​best resource for care. Respiratory infections, stroke, Alzheimer’s, infertility, and on and on. Just go. Good health makes a LOT of difference in your life! [And Monique, unlike some managers, runs the front office like a Swiss watch… plus, she doesn’t bite, so don’t give up the best care you can get because of separate issues.]

This review is for front desk black lady, she is soo rude that people are turning out bez of her .she is very on professional, I call her to schedule appointment for my whole body acupuncture but she frist told she dint understand my English, I’m a health profession in USA for 10 yrs no one had problem understanding my English. When I walk in the was soo rude «did u just call »? I ask price for the service she turns and told me $ 200 for session .she was mean, hurts my feeling. atlest I can understand and speak English can she understand single word of my native language (nepali) she on her.

This review is not for the John but his front desk staff. I called to make an appointment and was told by Monique that she would call me back in 10 minutes. Well, it has been 4 hours and still no call so I’m taking my business elsewhere.

People look at me funny when I say «my acupuncturist got me pregnant» until I qualify it. My acupuncturist got my body healthy enough for me to get pregnant and carry to full term. I had numerous problems and Dr. Nieters was able to help immensely. I had been to western doctors before a friend recommended Dr. Nieters to me for my infertility.
Western doctors just pumped me full of synthetic hormones in the hopes that it would help getting me pregnant, but this actually did more harm than good.
Dr. Nieters was able to explain thoroughly what was happening in my body and treat me to better my health. He is very knowledgeable across so many areas. I often felt like I would go to my appointments more for information rather than getting the needles — obviously the needles helped though.
I had taken allergy tests provided by my regular doctor and they did a very poor job at identifying much of what I was sensitive to. Through blood tests ordered by Dr. Nieters, I was able to adequately determine what foods I was sensitive to — and the list was long. John helped me formulate a diet that eliminated my sensitive foods as well as improve fertility.
It is a long process, but I was healing from the inside rather than putting a band-​aid on the problem.
John is very compassionate, knowledgeable and warm. I highly recommend him!

I feel like since I’ve been seeing Dr Nieters I’ve been given a new life. I began to see him 5 months ago and I was a mess. I also started practicing Qigong and between that and treatment from Dr. Nieters, I have been able to join the living again! I’ve even been able to get off one of my medications. And have hope that in the next couple months I can eliminate another one. Thank you! Thank you!

I’ve been a patient of Dr. Nieters’ for many years, now, and I’ve always found his treatment effective, his manner warm and caring, and his clinic a place of healing.
But you don’t get «just» a top-​of-​the-​line acupuncturist and herbalist. You also get an extraordinary resource — someone with an astounding amount of knowledge about what works and not, what’s safe and not, in Western medicine, and what safe and more effective alternatives there may be. Dr. Nieters is yards more informed on the latest in medical research than just about any Western MD around. I use Dr. Nieters as my primary healthcare provider, and I absolutely believe he’s the main reason I’ve made it to my mid-​50s in good health and without reliance on any medication whatsoever — prescription or over-​the-​counter. And when my wife died suddenly and unexpectedly last year, his kindness and care was critical to my very survival.
No doubt you can get a «pure» acupuncturist or herbalist who does the specifics of that job quite well. But with Dr. Nieters you get the whole package. I don’t think I’ve ever had a more caring, knowledgeable, and meaningful health care practitioner.

I came to Dr. Nieters with high hopes based on the rave reviews. However, what I experienced kept disappointing me. The first new patient appointment was about an hour, which seemed to be okay. He is very knowledgeable on what he is doing, which made me feel very hopeful that I finally was in good hands.
The following appointments started to feel more and more rushed with the consultation time ranging from 5 — 15 minutes depending on whether it’s acupuncture or consultation only. If I do acupuncture, once the needles were put in, I would not see him again afterwards. It was always his assistant coming in to take the needles away and gave me whatever the herbs that he prescribed. So often I had to ask the assistant to ask him more questions by interrupting other patient’s appointment time with him. Once I even had to ask during the checkout time which herbs I should take for the condition I mentioned during the appointment. He totally forgot or his assistant didn’t see exactly what herbs he meant to give me for the following weeks. These complains seem to echo at least one of the other reviewers had to say. I thought of quitting even after the second appointment, but decided to stick with him a little longer and see what more he can offer. Eventually I had to persuade myself to seek other help since I can get better treatment elsewhere for the money I paid. I just don’t see that he cares about his patients that much.
For the acupuncture treatments, I was very surprised by the way he puts the needles in. Other acupuncturists would gently tap the needles in, but he would grab the lower part of the needle and push in. I shouldn’t have felt pain, but I did every time when a needle goes into my skin.
The receptionist always seems so cold and unwelcoming. Any more question you ask her, she’ll give that annoyed look. So I thought I’d better be quiet.
Anyways, I hope this review would help other people to get a feeling about what they might get at this place before they trash more money here. I really wish that this office would run more like a clinic than an assembly line where the doctor quickly hops from one patient to another. If it had to be run like an assembly line, it would be better to allocate more time to each patient.

Dr. Nieters what a nice guy he treats every patient with respect and really cares for them. His clinic is nice and relaxing this is the place to come if you are sick or need help. Dr. Nieters has helped me through my back injury and helped me to get better.
Def go see him and his staff you won’t regret it.

warm, charming, charismatic, and kind. i love this guy!
easy to talk to, and full of great information!
tell him the tall chinese wudang kung fu dude sent you.

John seems like a lovely person but ultimately, I did not really feel he helped my sleep problem. I know that’s probably a particularly tricky area to treat so that may be how that goes. However, I did spend a small fortune on supplements that did zip for me and I seemed to come out of his office with a different set of supplements every couple of weeks (and they are not cheap).
My visits varied — sometimes I feel like I had his complete attention, others I felt he was more interested in telling me about his radio show; hardly a visit went by when that did not come up. Frequently skipped on taking pulses and looking at my tongue unlike other acupuncturists I have seen.
The front office feels cold in contrast to John’s warm personality.

I started going to John for my back pain about 2 months ago, and with first appointment, it significantly improved and after like 2 or 3^rd appt, the pain was completely gone. His approach is very comprehensive and I feel very comfortable with John, who is warm and very kind. I am about 5 months pregnant now, but he knows how to treat pregnant woman, so there is no need to worry about. Every time I go to the appointment, I feel so much better, and I highly recommend him for anyone who has health issues.

John is a true healer, with a vast knowledge of Chinese & Western medicine, herbs & supplements, nutrition, & meditational practices. He also really listens, has a great sense of humor, & even takes suggestions from patients.
To get a flavor of his capabilities, I suggest listening to his radio show.

Go lay on the Infa Red pad! I went in with a nasty cough/​cold thing and John covered me up, with those warm lights above me and the heated bed below me and I slept for about 40 minutes. After a good nights rest, I woke up and felt almost 100% again.

Let me preface this by saying that despite that we’ve had an acupuncturist in my family for nearly 20 years, I’d never tried it and had NO interest in doing so.
Then my back, damaged in a car accident and past the period where the driver’s insurance co. would take care of it, went out. I was paralyzed on the right side of my torso, and could NOT afford three weeks on my back.
In desperation, since nothing had helped on previous episodes, I turned to Unilocal for an acupuncturist in Alameda. John Nieters’ office was the highest recommended. I had one session with Tracy, after which I could move like a human. After a session with Lynn the next day, I could do jumping jacks. (I didn’t, but I COULD have.)
A month later, it went out again, worse. One session and I was moving like something other than a robot. Now I go monthly and am problem-​free.
It’s not cheap (which they warned me when I called), but if there’s a better example of «you get what you pay for,» I’ve never seen it! From what I’d seen of Oriental medicine before, I was very skeptical — I expected things like foot baths to treat bronchitis, and my Western Medicine-​sympathetic brain couldn’t wrap itself around it. I went only because I was literally desperate.
But rather than something that required *any* suspension of disbelief, what I got was not too dissimilar from what I’ve had at physical therapists’ offices, only this was actually effective.
Instead of applying patches to my skin through which electro-​stim current flows, they used a similar technique through needles — getting the current RIGHT INTO the knot, achieving in minutes what neither P/​T or massage had been able to do in months.
Now I also see them for tendinitis in my heel, damaged in a work accident. I took P/​t for five months with almost no effect and rather than letting worker’s comp put me on super-​steroids with nasty side-​effects, I talked them into letting me go to Tracy. After four sessions, the tenderness is MUCH decreased and I’ve even had painfree days for the first time in a year,
No one’s believes more than a convert. Call me highly religious.