Acupuncture

What is Acupuncture?

Acupuncture is a treatment modality used in traditional Chinese Medicine, which has been practiced for thousands of years and continues to be used in health care systems throughout Asia. Methods of researching acupuncture and the body of existing evidence continue to grow. Acupuncture recruits the body’s natural healing process by inserting thin filiform needles to specific points, commonly known as “acupuncture points.” Chinese Medicine includes other modalities such as: moxa, cupping, gua sha, electrical stimulation, ear seeds, lifestyle changes, diet, and Qigong, which can all assist in the therapeutic process. Acupuncture can manage, but is not limited to, musculoskeletal pain, mental health, stress, women’s health, gastrointestinal disorders, and migraines.

Conditions Treated by Acupuncture

A list from the WHO (World Health Organization) for what disease, symptoms or condition acupuncture has shown effective treatment for:

• Adverse reactions to radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy
• Allergic rhinitis (including hay fever)
• Biliary colic
• Depression (including depressive neurosis and depression following stroke)
• Dysentery, acute bacillary
• Dysmenorrhoea
• Epigastralgia
• Acute (in peptic ulcer, acute and chronic gastritis, and gastrospasm)
• Facial pain (including craniomandibular disorders)
• Headache
• Hypertension, essential
• Hypotension, primary
• Induction of labour
• Knee pain
• Leukopenia
• Low back pain
• Malposition of fetus, correction of
• Morning sickness
• Nausea and vomiting
• Neck pain
• Pain in dentistry (including dental pain and temporomandibular dysfunction)
• Periarthritis of shoulder
• Postoperative pain
• Renal colic
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Sciatica
• Sprain
• Stroke
• Tennis elbow

On Appointment Day

• BruinCard
• Complete your Questionnaire and sign the Acupuncture Consent form in The Ashe Center Patient Portal.
• Check your insurance eligibility prior to your appointment.
• Arrive 15 minutes before your appointment time
• NOTE: The cut-off for check-in is 5 minutes after the scheduled time of your visit. If you arrive after this time, you will not be able to be seen and the $20 missed appointment fee will be assessed to your account.
• Wear comfortable clothing for your visit
  • (i.e. if you are coming in for your knee, wear shorts or sweatpants to where the knee can be easily exposed)
• The closest paid parking is available in Lot 4 or 7*
  
  *Please note: The Ashe Center is NOT able to provide validation for any parking fees.

Scheduling

• ​​​​​​Initial appointments are available for self-scheduling through the Patient Portal. For follow-up scheduling, please contact the main scheduling desk at (310) 825-4073, or the rehabilitation office at (310) 794-4923.

Schedule Now

• Follow-up appointments are available for scheduling via phone call to the main scheduling line at (310) 825-4073, or to the Rehabilitation office at (310) 794-4923. You may also visit in person to schedule at the main desk on the 1st floor, or the Rehabilitation desk on the 4th floor in Room 417.

Important Notes on Scheduling:

• No more than one acupuncture appointment is allowed per day. If, when self-scheduling, you book two appointments on the same day, one will be cancelled by the clinic.
• Please only schedule one evaluation at a time. During your initial assessment the acupuncturist will discuss any need for future evaluations or follow-ups.
• If you are requesting rescheduling or cancellation within 24-hours of your appointment, a $20 late fee will be assessed to your BruinBill account.
• Follow-up appointments are limited to 20 visits per school year, beginning at the start of fall quarter and ending the Friday before the following fall quarter begins.

Location

The Ashe Center, First Floor

Fees

See our comprehensive list of Fees at The Ashe Center.