About US
Choi Acupuncture Clinic has been treating patients for more than 50 years in both the United States and Korea, and one of the earliest generations who established Oriental Medicine in Southern California. Our treatment meets not only the standard and foundation in Traditional Oriental Medicine, but has the most sophisticated techniques built on accumulated experiences and knowledge.
Choi Acupuncture Clinic is specialized in pain management (neck & lower back, and shoulder), infertility, allergies, asthma, and auto immune disease. Moreover, our clinic is highly recognized to manage rehabilitation due to surgeries, cancer, or chronic diseases, stroke, facial palsy, paralysis, dermatitis. We are also known for making customized herbal medication to best treat our patients’ needs.
Sun Kil Choi, L.Ac, Ph.D. is the founder of Choi Acupuncture Clinic. In addition to devoting his life-time effort towards patients and seeking his profession, he has educated numerous students and followers and delivered them the most essential knowledge to heal the people in need. For decades, Dr. Sun Kil Choi has built prestigious reputation.
Soyoung Choi L.Ac. who has currently succeeded Choi Acupuncture Clinic, is also a well experienced acupuncturist with practical and professional experiences in treating patients as well as an active instructor of American Acupuncture & Alternative Medicine Association (AAAMA). She has graduated from Dongguk University Los Angeles, and has partnered with Dr. Choi as her mentor and has well inherited his techniques and knowledge. She has a bachelor’s degree in Biology and is well-versed in anatomy, physiology, and western pathology. She excels not only at her diagnosis, identifying the root cause of patients’ health problems to provide the most appropriate treatments, but also at providing a gentle acupuncture treatment with less pains.
Services
Based on diagnosis, treatment will be performed. Therapies in the clinic are mostly using acupuncture, herbal remedy, cupping, moxa, physical therapy, electric stimulation.
Traditional Acupuncture(w/o Electro)
Traditional acupuncture utilizes tiny needles to access distinct points on the body to restore balance, alleviate pain, reduce stress and anxiety, enhance sleep, treat disease, and improve overall well-being. Traditional acupuncture treats the whole person.
Herbs Medication
An herb is a plant or plant part used for its scent, flavor, or therapeutic properties. Herbal medicines are one type of dietary supplement. They are sold as tablets, capsules, powders, teas, extracts, and fresh or dried plants. People use herbal medicines to try to maintain or improve their health.
Cupping
Cupping therapy is an ancient form of alternative medicine in which a therapist puts special cups on your skin for a few minutes to create suction. People get it for many purposes, including to help with pain, inflammation, blood flow, relaxation and well-being, and as a type of deep-tissue massage.
Moxa
Moxibustion is a traditional Chinese medicine technique that involves the burning of mugwort, a small, spongy herb, to facilitate healing. The purpose of moxibustion, as with most forms of traditional Chinese medicine, is to strengthen the blood, stimulate the flow of qi, and maintain general health.
Physical Therapy
A branch of rehabilitative health that uses specially designed exercises and equipment to help patients regain or improve their physical abilities. Abbreviated PT. PT is appropriate for many types of patients, from infants born with musculoskeletal birth defects, to adults suffering from sciatica or the after effects of injury or surgery, to elderly poststroke patients.
Herbs Medication
Cosmetic acupuncture is a non-invasive treatment that involves using acupuncture to improve skin and fight the aging process. Sometimes referred to as an “acupuncture facelift” or “facial rejuvenation,” cosmetic acupuncture often is used as an alternative to surgical facelifts and other conventional procedures said to reverse signs of aging in the skin.
Reflexology
Reflexology is the application of appropriate pressure to specific points and areas on the feet, hands, or ears. Reflexologists believe that these reflex points correspond to different body organs and systems, and that pressing them creates real benefits for the person’s health.
Before & After
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Insurances Accepted
Acupuncture is covered by most FSAs and HSAs.
We accept most insurances that cover acupuncture services. Your coverage also depends on the policy agreement that you have with the insurance company. We also accept auto insurance, house insurance and workers’ comp.
If your plan covers acupuncture, we’ll file a claim and you’ll only pay the co-payment, after your deductible has been met. Your co-pay is the difference between the claims payment and our service fees.
If it’s your first time at our clinic, find out how you can prepare.
