Acupuncturists in California

I am a California Board and Nationally certified acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist. My specialty is in emotional concerns such as anxiety, stress, depression, and PTSD. I also specialize in Women's Health, including menopause, PMS, irregular/painful menses, breast health, and fertility issues. I also practice sports medicine techniques, including motor point and e-stim therapy. I work successfully with pain management, digestive issues, chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, as well as many other concerns that arise from stress and basic imbalances in our bodies and minds.

I have been practicing Acupuncture and Natural Medicine for over 17 years with great success. My speciality is in Sports Medicine, Pain Management and Orthopaedics, although I successfully treat many internal health complaints as well. My passion is to get you better and empower you to stay well. If I can't help, I'll try to help seek other options for you. At ActiveMed we have many different specialties including Infertility, Mens & Women's Health and Regenerative Med. Check us out on Yelp and Facebook. I'm pleased to announce that we have 3 convenient locations to serve you. Encinitas, Poway and San Diego, CA

Let me help you rid your body of pain! There is no need to suffer another day waiting and hoping that "something" will come along to bring you relief. It is HERE! Acupuncture and Oriental medicine are 5000 year old miracles of human learning, genius and healing, carefully preserved as a treasure for humanity. With my 40 years of experience in Western and Eastern health care and over 20 as an acupuncturist, I have seen and helped thousands of patients who had given up hope of recovery!

Desiree Sterling received her Master's of Science from Pacific College of Oriental medicine (PCOM) in San Diego in 2005. She graduated from the Norwegian College of Acupuncture in 2002 and has also had formal training in Physical Therapy from Oslo, Norway. She has treated collegiate athletes at the RIMAC sports facility at UCSD in San Diego. Some of her training includes functional endocrinology, functional blood chemistry, and neuro-endocrine-immune problems. She provides treatments for endocrine and hormonal disorders related to infertility, chronic fatigue, digestive disorders, decreased immunity, hypoglycemia, insulin resistance, diabetes, thyroid and adrenal issues as well as cardiovascular conditions.

As an acupuncturist, my ultimate objective is to help the patients to feel the renewed sense of energy and obtain their maximum health potential. I focus on treating the root of pain, in other words, finding the cause of pain and prevent further aggravation. Acupuncture treatment is 45 minutes to an hour-long session, and areas of expertise mainly include pain management, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, sleep disorder, rheumatoid arthritis, sexual dysfunction, and infertility problems for both men and women.

I am a passionate health care practitioner, providing traditional Acupuncture, Oriental Medicine treatment modalities, and Chinese herbal medicine as alternative and/or complementary treatment options for your health concerns and health care needs. I specialize in helping patients with immune disorders, gynecological disorders, and chronic fatigue. I also offer treatments for pain management, and provide traditional approaches in preventive and restorative medicine.

My ideal client is interested in returning themselves to optimal health, and is interested in doing what it takes to achieve that. I use acupuncture and Functional Medicine- science based herbalism and nutrition- to help them achieve these goals. I specialize in treating orthopedic pain conditions, Hashimotos's thyroiditis, Metabolic Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue, autoimmune, digestive, inflammatory, and chronic ill health conditions. The mechanisms behind these are one and proper identification of the underlying issues and proper treatment and lifestyle modification can have a dramatic impact. I use modern lab work along with traditional methods to identify these issues.

China trained expert acupuncturist with 30+ years of hospital and clinical experience: treating pain, infertility and more, 48 reviews. Worked as a staff Chinese Traditional Medical doctor in First People's Hospital of Chengdu, China from 1986-1996. Continued practicing acupuncture in the State of California since 1997. During 27 years of practice, has successfully helped patients with their medical issues: pain management, infertility, allergies, asthma, addictions, arthritis, bronchitis, chronic fatigue, carpal tunnel, facial palsy, frozen shoulder, headaches, heart palpitations, hypertension, hyperthyroid, insomnia, irritable bowel, menopause, migraines, numbness, obesity, paralysis, sciatica, shoulder pain, sinusitis, stress, strokes, tinnitus, and much more.

I was reffered to Dr. Seong Uk Shim. I was so impressed by the pain relief Dr. Shim's acupuncture treatment provided for him, that I made an appointment for myself. I was suffering from headaches, TMJ and bladder urgency. From the moment I met Dr. Shim, I was impressed by his professionalism and calm manner. He listened attentively and explained the process to me. I felt immediate relief on my first visit and steadily improved under his care. I have every confidence in Dr. Shim and I highly recommend him to anyone for pain relief. - C.Cook

I am a Licensed Acupuncturist, Licensed Massage Therapist, and Esthetican who graduated from American Liberty University for Doctor of Philosophy In New Port Beach, June 2017. I fully believes that holistic integrative medicine is the reason for my health today. Wellness and balance are now an integral part of my life, I believes that a lot of disease and discomfort are come from many layers in the body. By using Tui-na to releases the external system and uses Acupuncture to balance the internal system. I believes this will help each patient realize their maximum health potential by bringing this inner and outer balance.

Do you feel no better way to release your Stress, Pain, Anxiety... and would like to get the best and fast result? Or do you feel like losing hope to have a baby or Sexual Dysfunction? Or even want to have more energy or stay younger in Facial Acupuncture lifting? Dr. Margaret Zeng is knowledgeable to treat individual in different way by seasonally, by using universal energy to balance whole body. She created the unique "Moving Qi Technology" can bring the best and fast result, not only in physical body but also bring the peace, serenity and relaxation after treatment.

I grew up in Taiwan and am the 3rd generation of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) in my family. I received my master degree in Science of Rehabilitation of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine which is the top five rating TCM university in China.

I have over 38 years experience as a health care practitioner in the United States and China. I graduated from Shandong Medical University in China. And began medical career as a physician at Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine University Dong Zhi Men Hospital. Since 2000 I have focused on Eastern medicine nature healings. That healing is the state of balance of Yin and Yang within the body. It is the vital energy known as "Self Healing Power". I have put a lots effort to help patients to get this power and heal themselves.

Being an acupuncturist is lifetime commitment! Childhood influence could carry throughout our life journey! My enthusiasm and great passion for TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) was inspired by my grandma(from mom’s side), a once well known dedicated TCM Doc!

Her mission statement from Holistic Treatment is "Together We Are Creating A Better Tomorrow." In South Korea her parents owned a holistic organic herb farm. While growing up she learned about a wide variety of herbs, and became natural to gaining extensive knowledge about herbal medicine from her families' business. She has a passion for Holistic treatment and she studied at South Baylo University, where she received her Ph.D degree specializing in Fertility. During her internships, she was awarded with a best internship award, and service award. In 2015 she was awarded patients choice Best Practitioner in the Inland Empire.

I am dedicated, nurturing and skilled in various modalities of Traditional Chinese Medicine. I attended the preeminent Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in New York, where I earned my Doctorate of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine. I am also a Diplomat of Oriental Medicine, and am licensed and board certified to practice Acupuncture and Herbology by the National Commission on Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. My mission is to empower individuals to embrace an integrative approach to improving their overall health and well being.

Yaping Chen is an experienced acupuncturist, herbalist, and traditional Chinese medicine practitioner. She specializes in chronic pain relief, injury treatment, weight management, and alleviation of depression, stress and insomnia.

David is a CA board licensed and NCCAOM certified acupuncturist and a doctor specialized in PAIN CONTROL and SKIN REJUVENATION with 13 years of excellent clinical experience. He is a PASSIONATE and HEARTFELT professional with in-depth knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat. He's been sharpened multiple styles of acupuncture including Master Tung's, Korean MSAT, Five Element, Sa-Am, and Korean Cosmetic acupuncture. David is TRULY DEDICATED to providing you with the highest level of service and fully customized to your health condition.

"Personalized Care" is my practice motto. Personal attention is provided for your best clinical results. Balancing yin and yang in harmony in the body is the key pre- requisite for maintaining your daily health in Oriental Medicine. Acupuncture promotes well- balanced Qi (energy) flow to relieve pain symptoms and to strengthen the over all body function. As an inventor of both U.S. Design Patent on an acupuncture needle and five U.S.Patents on human in-vitro diagnostic therapeutic and drugs of abuse tests, I have experience in both Western and Oriental Medicine fields to serve you better.