Optimal health and a pain free way to live. These can be yours when you know what to do. Acupuncture, Functional Medicine, and Natural Medicines should be your first choice in relieving your chronic health troubles and any pain- acute or chronic.

These are the approaches to health that help you to rebuild and maintain your health 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 of 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 digestive disorders, fatigue, stress, insomnia, lower back pain; sciatica; insomnia; tension; anxiety; various joint pains such as: carpal tunnel syndrome; tennis elbow, knee, ankle, neck, and shoulder pain; migraine headaches; and fibromyalgia.

Iinternal medicine issues are commonly treated. This includes irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Crohn's disease, kidney disease (nephritis), autoimmune diseases, and hypothyroid disorders (Hashimoto's). Many internal disorders have an immune system component not typically addressed by either conventional or alternativve practitioners as very few pracctitioners undertand these issues, but the acupuncturist has extensive training in this field. Since acupuncture, Functional Medicine, and Natural Medicine balance and strengthen the body it can be used to help in the treatment of any internal problem.

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.