Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
Please note, all in-home services prices are calculated for visits within San Francisco. Out of the city visits are available but different rates apply.
10% off the follow-up appointments for members of Woodenman Muay Thai gym in San Francisco.
10% off the follow-up appointments for financially disadvantaged seniors, and long-term cancer and stroke patients.
Acupuncture with Chinese Medicine
Home: 90min Initial $335 | Follow-up $265 || Office: 90min Initial $255 | Follow-up 60min $200 | 45min $162 (only acupuncture)
Your first visit includes the whole-body examination, review of your medical history and acupuncture treatment. Please read Patient Visit Guide on what to expect and how to prepare for your first visit. Your follow-up appointment will follow your treatment plan and include acupuncture and other therapeutic modalities of Chinese medicine such as liniments, plasters, herbal patches, dietary therapy, qi gong, moxibustion, gua sha, body or facial cupping, etc. depending on the condition treated.
Winter Treatment - Moxibustion + San Jiu or San Jiu + Near infrared LED therapy
Office: 30min 3 sessions/$450 || 30min 5 sessions/$700 BOOK NOW
Home: + 20min Winter Treatment add-on ($30)
This treatment is designed to improve your immunity and non-dietary allergic conditions, increase Yang (warmth and healthy aging), prevent chronic conditions from getting worse and prevent disease in immunocompromised and cold susceptible patients.
Treatments are to be scheduled during the lowest Yang energy in the Northern hemisphere in line with the 24 Solar Terms (listed by UNESCO on Nov. 30, 2016 in the register of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity), namely Dong Zhi and Xiao Han.
Winter Solstice – dōng zhì – 冬至 – Dec.21st – Jan.4th
During this seasonal point we have our longest nights. During the darkest days of the year, we can cultivate wisdom through receptivity and reflection. The quiet hush of winter can show us there is real potency available in darkness. This time of stillness and slowing down helps us nourish new seeds of potential, move toward the light within, and face our fears – the emotion related to this time of year.
Lesser Cold – xiǎo hán – 小寒 – Jan.5th – Jan.19th
At this time, the weather quickly becomes cold. In Chinese Medicine, the environmental factor that tends to cause diseases most easily in winter is “cold” 寒. There are two types of cold – external and internal. Internal Cold is due to a lack of yang in the body, and external Cold can be from the environmental pathogen “cold” attacking the body. Self-care practices should generate warmth, without drying or overheating. In particular keep the head, lower back, and chest warm.
Schedule Winter Treatment 3 for 3 sessions or Winter Treatment 5 for 5 sessions on any of these days:
1. December 17, 9am to 12pm
2. December 22, 10am to 4pm
3. December 29, 10am to 4pm
4. January 7, 9am to 1pm
5. January 14, 9am to 1pm
6. January 19, 10am to 4pm
Book an Office Visit (Winter Treatment) or add to your home visit (Winter Treatment Add-on).
Acupuncture for neurological conditions
Home: 105min Initial $405 | 90min Follow-up $375 || Office: 90min Initial $345 | Follow-up 90min $315 BOOK NOW
This service is specifically designed for patients with neurological conditions, especially post-stroke or traumatic head/brain injury who are interested in rehabilitation to improve their symptoms such as paralysis, spasticity, impaired sensation, etc. (see the complete list below). Your first visit includes the whole body examination including review of your medical history, acupuncture/electro-acupuncture and neuromuscular re-education treatment. Please read Patient Visit Guide on what to expect and how to prepare for your first visit. Your follow-up appointment will follow your treatment plan and include acupuncture and specific guidance to your rehabilitation with Chinese medicine.
Acupuncture will not restore function that has been lost due to the disease or injury process. However, it may be able to modify activity in those systems that are still functioning to some extent. The mechanism involves local, segmental, extra-segmental and central regulatory effects.
Neurological Conditions Improved with Acupuncture
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Recovery from stroke or traumatic brain injury
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Absent or impaired sensation (paresthesia, neuropathy)
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Trigeminal neuralgia
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Cerebral palsy
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Carpal tunnel syndrome
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Bell's palsy
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Spasticity
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Dyskinesia (incl. Parkinsonian dyskinesia)
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Weakness or paralysis
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Multiple sclerosis
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Parkinson's disease
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Bladder and bowel dysfunction
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Insomnia
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Fatigue
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Depression, anxiety and mood disorders
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Impaired hearing, vision or sense of taste and smell
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Dysphagia
Acumassage
Home: 75min $285 | 90min $320 || Office: 75min $220 | 90min $255 BOOK NOW
This treatment involves a combination of a full body massage and acupuncture in time ratio 3:2. It is best for a specific musculoskeletal complaint of acute or chronic origin or for stress relief. It is especially helpful for conditions that failed to resolve with a single modality. A health history will be taken, and exam will help assess the root cause. Acupuncture is ideal for accessing deep muscle layers and release fascia.
Acupuncture Add-ons
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Local Near Infrared LED Light therapy (R+/NIR+), $35 (15min), $30 (add.15min)
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Paraffin for hands, $30 (20min)