Dr. David A. Berv is the president and director of Back In Action Health Resource Center.  He is a certified chiropractic sports physician and a diplomate in medical acupuncture for which he maintains a fellowship in the International Academy of Medical Acupuncture. He is qualified by the Virginia board of medicine to practice acupuncture. 

As a sports physician for the past 16 years, Dr. Berv has combined his command of musculoskeletal and other body systems with a thorough study of acupuncture.  Dr. Berv specializes in sports acupuncture and in treating pain and injury by using acupuncture as a modality to speed up the healing process, often used in combination with therapeutic exercise and manual mobilization of the spine and/or extremities.  

Treatments are based on a detailed case history and physical evaluation in addition to diagnostic evaluation of the acupuncture meridian systems to determine your specific imbalances. Dr. Berv treats a wide variety of musculoskeletal and other disorders - with a focus on pain management.

Most people respond quickly to Dr. Berv's treatments and discover that other conditions have also responded, as a pleasant side effect of acupuncture.  For instance, people report that they sleep better, have more energy, less digestive and menstrual troubles, less headaches, and generally feel better. 

Dr. Berv has been a recipient of acupuncture for over 20 years and studied eastern religion and philosophy as his major in his undergraduate studies at Boston College.  Dr. Berv has also practiced the martial arts of T'ai Chi and Chi Kung for over 20 years and adds an element of these healing arts in his treatment style.

Please click on the acupuncture tab on the home page of this site for more information on acupuncture.