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34 S. Prospect Avenue, Suite 2, Park Ridge, IL 60068Tuesday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. · Saturday: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.Tuesday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.First visit about 75 minutesLicensed in ILAccepting new patients(847) 555-0100
Rosehip AcupuncturePark Ridge, Illinois
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Acupuncture in Park Ridge, Illinois

Acupuncture that works alongside your clinic or midwife

A solo practice near Chicago for people who already have a care team. Visits are unhurried, in a quiet room, and planned around your own appointments.

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A letter from Latrice

Before you book, a few plain words

If you are reading this, you may already have a lot of people looking after you: a reproductive clinic, an OB-GYN, a midwife, maybe a doula. I am not here to replace any of them.

My work sits alongside theirs. Before your first visit I ask which clinic or midwife you see and what they have planned, so my visits fit around your appointments, your medicines and your calendar. With your written permission I write to them. I never change anything they have prescribed.

I don't promise outcomes and I don't quote numbers. Acupuncture here is a quiet hour in a calm room, with a licensed acupuncturist who listens first. Some people leave rested. Some notice nothing. Both are honest answers, and you can stop at any time.

Tell your clinic or midwife you are coming to see me, and tell me about everything you take. If something worries you, call them first.

Thank you for reading. I look forward to meeting you.

Latrice Ragland, Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac.)

The visit

A room set up for rest

A first visit takes about 75 minutes. We talk first. Then I take your pulse and look at your tongue, the way acupuncturists do, and you settle on a padded table with a bolster and a blanket while fine needles are in. Afterward there is tea and a short plan.

If lying flat is uncomfortable, you can lie on your side or sit propped on pillows.

  • Fine, single-use needles

  • A blanket, a bolster and quiet

  • Time to ask anything

  • You can stop whenever you like

A quiet treatment room with a padded table, a green bolster and a green throw in soft daylight.

Who comes in

Visits for three stretches

Each has its own page, written the same way: what a visit is like, what to tell me first and what acupuncture can't do.

  • During a cycle

    For people working with a reproductive clinic. I plan visits around your clinic's calendar, and I never suggest a change to the plan your clinic has made.

    About cycle visits

  • During pregnancy

    Quiet visits with a midwife or OB-GYN in the lead. People come in for rest, sleep and aches in the back and hips.

    About prenatal visits

  • After the birth

    A slower hour in the weeks when your own care tends to come last. Your support person is welcome.

    About visits after birth
Latrice Ragland, a licensed acupuncturist, in a white linen shirt standing beside a treatment table.

Latrice Ragland

Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac.)

I see a small number of people a day, so no visit is rushed.

Most of the people I see are working with a reproductive clinic, an OB-GYN or a midwife. With your permission I write to them, so everyone knows what the others are doing, and I keep my part small and clear.

I explain what I plan to do before any needle goes in, and I explain the risks. You can say no to any part of a visit.

Credentials

  • Diplomate of Acupuncture (Dipl. Ac.), NCBAHM, formerly NCCAOM

  • Licensed Acupuncturist · IL Lic. 000000

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Inside the practice

The room, the tea, the quiet

A treatment table with a bolster and a woven throw beside a sunny window.
The treatment room
A wooden bench with a grey throw and a cushion, and a cup of tea on a side table by a window.
A bench by the window
Chamomile tea being poured into a white cup, with two small flowers floating in it.
Something warm to hold
Folded linen towels, ceramic jars and a wooden bowl on a counter in a treatment room.
Linen and ceramic
A wooden cabinet with ceramic jars, a tray and a plant beside the end of a treatment table.
A quiet corner
A treatment table with a pillow and a wooden tray beside a stool, in warm light.
Where the needles are laid out

Questions

What people ask before they book

Do you work with my clinic or midwife?

Yes, if you want me to. I ask who is in your care, and with your signed permission I send a short note on what I did. I never change a medicine or a plan they have made. The page on working alongside your clinic has the details.

Is it all right to have acupuncture while I'm pregnant?

Many people do, with their midwife's or doctor's knowledge. I ask how far along you are, choose points and positions to suit, and explain the risks, such as soreness, light bruising and, rarely, fainting, before any needle goes in. Ask your midwife or doctor before you book.

Does it hurt?

Most people feel a brief pinch or a dull ache where a needle goes in, and many feel nothing at all. I won't tell you it is painless. Tell me and I adjust or stop.

Are the needles clean?

They are sterile, thin and used once. I open each in front of you and put it straight into a sharps container.

Will I have to stop my medicine?

No. Keep taking what you have been prescribed. Bring a list of everything you take, including supplements, so I can plan around it, and tell your prescriber you are coming to see me.

When should I see a doctor instead?

For bleeding, severe pain, a fever, fluid leaking, a bad headache with changes in vision, or if your baby moves less than usual, call your midwife or doctor first. In an emergency, call 911.

Ready for a first visit?

Tell me who is in your care and when you are free.

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