Optimal health and a pain free way to live. These can be yours when you know what to do. Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese herbalism should be your first choice in relieving your back pain; neck pain; sciatica; anxiety & stress; migraines; and chronic health disorders, among other issues.
Chinese medicine and acupuncture is an ancient approach to health that gives you those tools in a natural, time proven way.
Welcome to the Mar Vista Center for Acupuncture
This is the office of Foster Ryan, LAc and it is located at the Oasis Healing Center on the West Side of Los Angeles. We are ideally located to serve the communities ov Venice, Santa Monica, Westwood, Culver City, and West Los Angeles
The acupuncturist treats a wide variety of ailments, utilizing the best available methods for each individual patient. The most commonly treated issues include lower back pain; sciatica; insomnia; stress; tension; anxiety; various joint pains such as: carpal tunnel syndrome; tennis elbow, knee, ankle, neck, and shoulder pain; migraine headaches; fibromyalgia. Using acupuncture in this manner is sometimes called 'acupuncture therapy' by medical doctors. This is one way to use acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. It is very effective for this purpose and you should notice results immediately.
However, internal medicine issues such as digestive troubles are also frequently treated. This includes irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Crohn's disease, kidney disease (nephritis), or any internal disorder at all. Since acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine balance and strengthen the body it can be used to help in the treatment of any internal problem. People seeing an acupuncturist in this way often think of the acupuncturist as an 'acupuncure doctor'.
In addition, patients frequently come for adjunctive treatment while being treated for cancer, as digestion can be improved and the side-effects of radiation and chemotherapy treatment can be managed. The damage to the body caused by these treatments can also be reduced.
While most patients appear at our clinic for treatment of an immediate concern, we are strong believers in following these visits up with engagement in a preventative, health building wellness program.
Through regular followup visits later concerns may be prevented and an optimal life achieved in the present.