Tuesday, January 20, 2009

San Francisco Community Acupuncture

I've been visiting San Francisco Community Acupuncture for the last 3 weekends to help with a pain/knot I got in my neck/shoulder and I'm happy to say the pain is now completely gone.

SFCA's deal is that they charge a sliding scale ($20-$40) and you pay what you can afford. They do also charge a $20 fee for new patients so you're first appointment will cost you $20 + what you'll pay from the sliding scale. During your first appointment, they'll go over your medical history and talk about what you want to focus on with your acupuncture treatments. You are then placed in a group setting; there are 4 chairs in the common room so you'll never be with more than 4 people but on the average I was only with 1 other person (all on Saturday). My acupuncturist two out of the three times was Melissa - she was awesome.
You can make appointments online, which I always love.

They also deal with Chinese Herbal Medicine, however I wasn't offered any herbs as I probably didn't need any for my condition. Oh, and they also do massage therapy but I haven't tried that.

I would highly recommend San Francisco Community Acupuncture if you're low on funds and need treatment. I would recommend them even if you weren't low on funds! Yelpers agree.

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