DISCOVER THE POWER OF ACUPUNCTURE IN REDONDO BEACH: HOLISTIC HEALING FOR MIND, BODY, AND SOUL
A Comprehensive Approach to Health and Wellness in Redondo Beach
If you’re looking for acupuncture in Redondo Beach, you’ll find that it’s more than just inserting tiny needles along the body’s meridian lines. Acupuncture in Redondo Beach is a complex system of diagnostic methods that takes into account the whole person, not just isolated symptoms. By discerning the body’s “pattern of disharmony,” acupuncturists in Redondo Beach can provide personalized treatments to restore balance and promote overall well-being.
Strengthening the Body and Controlling Pain with Acupuncture in Redondo Beach
Acupuncture in Redondo Beach not only treats and strengthens the physical condition but also helps control pain. The goal of acupuncture in Redondo Beach is to increase both the ability to function and the quality of life, rather than simply eliminating or alleviating symptoms. This comprehensive approach to health and healing stimulates specific points on or near the body’s surface to prevent or modify pain perception and normalize physiological functions.
A Licensed Acupuncturist’s Expertise in Redondo Beach
When you visit a licensed acupuncturist in Redondo Beach, you’re not just getting needle therapy. Acupuncturists in Redondo Beach are also authorized to perform and prescribe oriental massage, acupressure, breathing techniques, exercise, heat, cold, magnets, nutrition, diet, herbs, and dietary supplements to promote, maintain, and restore health. This holistic approach ensures that you receive a well-rounded treatment plan tailored to your specific needs.
We accept insurances.
We would be more than happy to call your insurance to check on your eligibility for Acupuncture coverage. Please send a photocopy of your insurance card (Front & Back) and birth date to your desired location: redondo@spathenee.com or manhattan@spathenee.com. We will let you know about your deductible and acupuncture benefits.
Dr. Cheol Kim
Che-ol Kim practitioner of East Asian medicine
Dr. Che-ol Kim is a highly qualified professional, holding a Doctorate in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (D.A.O.M.) and a Master’s in Science in Oriental Medicine (M.S.O.M.) from Dongguk University in Los Angeles. He enhanced his training with an externship at the Engeman Student Health Center at the University of Southern California and the Jaseng Center for Alternative Medicine in Fullerton, California. Dr. Kim also earned a Master of Science in Food and Biotechnology as well as a Bachelor’s in Food Engineering from Yonsei University, one of South Korea’s top institutions. Before joining our team, he practiced in Los Feliz and Granada Hills, California.
His strong foundation in food preparation and processing enables him to understand the health benefits of a nutritious diet when combined with Chinese herbs. Coming from a lineage recognized as national treasures by the Korean government, known for traditional tea ceremonies and woodworking, Dr. Kim grew up immersed in ancient practices that focus on living harmoniously with nature and applying Asian medicine. This background helps him recognize the body’s capability to heal itself naturally. He decided to join our clinic because of its reputation in treating a wide variety of challenging diseases. Oriental Medicine provides him the resources to connect deeply with his patients, guiding them towards better health.
Dr. Kim considers it a privilege to support the powerful healing that the human body can achieve. Outside of his professional life, he enjoys the adventure of raising a family with his wife and two children.
Our acupuncture specialist employs unique techniques known as Bisoma, meaning “two-body,” and Tetrasoma, meaning “four-body.” These innovative methods focus on utilizing specific points on the hands and feet to effectively treat a wide range of ailments. Remarkably, conditions such as lower back pain and migraines can see significant improvement using only these acupuncture points. This approach provides exceptional relief without the need to apply acupuncture needles directly at the site of the injury.
Constitutional medicine harnesses your body’s natural self-healing capabilities. Instead of directly targeting symptoms or diseases, this approach emphasizes enhancing your body’s innate healing processes. Direct treatment of the disease is often unnecessary because as your body achieves more efficient homeostasis, you experience a reduction in disease and an increase in overall well-being. Your body is naturally adept at healing itself in a safe and natural manner. By optimizing your body type, we can facilitate homeostasis, ensuring smooth functioning and healing. Consequently, many illnesses improve spontaneously or even disappear. To support this process, we utilize acupuncture, dietary adjustments, and Asian herbs as our primary treatment modalities.
What is Asian Medicine?
When we look at eastern and western cultures, we can find many differences when it comes to the approach of medicinal studies. Asian Medicine is natural medicine, which, has a holistic benefit to the body. That means it does more than what it aims to treat and supports the body on multiple levels. In addition, it takes consciousness, energy, and emotional well-being into account.
Self-treatments such as meditation, physical exercise, and healthy foods are an encouraged habit to keep you healthy. However, these self-treatments are not always enough. Stronger natural medicine such as acupuncture, Asian herbs, body-type foods, cupping, electro stim are all excellent ways to keep you healthier. Let’s briefly explore these one by one.
Acupuncture
Believe it or not, the body is covered in little pressure points! When activated, these acupressure points can help relieve pain, establish balance, treat disease, and even improve health throughout the body. Through acupuncture, you can promote a wide variety of benefits: anti-aging, faster recovery, an increased sense of well-being, focus, clarity, and much more!
Asian Herbs
Many medicines, even Aspirin, comes from plants. But unlike Aspirin, Asian herbs do not contain active ingredients. Rather, they help your body to produce its own active ingredients to heal for long-term. They are combined with careful consideration to create a formula that will restore a homeostasis to the body. In other words, pharmaceutical medicine works as a replacement therapy whereas natural medicine works as an empowering therapy.
Body-Type Diet
Everything you consume works to support the body. Food is not only nutritional, it is also a mild medicine. We diagnose your body type to identify which foods work well at the DNA level. We advised you to consume more of beneficial foods and less of harmful foods. These foods will create homeostasis in your physiology and promote longevity.
Cupping
Cupping is a unique alternative therapy that involves placing cups on the skin to create suction. It works like a deep tissue massage in reverse. The goal is to facilitate healing with blood flow and “qi” flow to achieve balance. The flow of “Qi” is similar to the flow of water in the body where it connects to all vitals and channels of energy.
Electrostim
Electrostimulation sends mild electrical pulses through the skin to help stimulate injured muscles or even manipulate the nerves to reduce pain. This painless procedure mimics the action signals coming from your nervous system to tell your body to heal faster.
Pain and Diseases
Below are list of conditions commonly treated
Supporting the tendency to self-heal promotes your body to naturally relieve pain and reverse disease. You can find good relief even for a stubborn health problem.
- Allergy, Sinusitis
- Anxiety, Depression
- Arthritis, Joint Pains
- Asthma
- Bell’s Palsy
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Cancer Treatment Support
- Chronic Fatigue
- Cold / flu
- Constipation
- Cough, Hiccough
- Diabetes
- Drug Withdrawal
- Elbow pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Hair loss, alopecia
- Headache
- Hyperhidrosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
A recovery is possible because solutions are available in nature. Acupuncture and Asian medicine are effective natural treatments to tap into your body’s self-healing. Your body has an innate capacity to recover from pain, inflammation, and dysfunction. Many patients are amazed of the recovery.
East Asian medicine treated internal and external diseases for thousands-of-years. It is time-tested, safe, natural, and effective for pain, inflammation, nerves, immunity, organs, and glands. While addressing your complaint, it is also anti-aging because of multiple benefits. Its benefits apply to everyone on the globe.
Getting the most out of treatment
If you would like to be well-prepared, although not necessary, then the following would be helpful.
- Show up on time.
- Wear loose, comfortable clothes.
- Discuss any questions or concerns.
- Follow the acupuncturist’s recommendation.
- Keep all of your appointments or make them up, as each visit builds upon the previous ones.
- Fill out and bring the initial patient intake, which is attached above. Or you can fill it out at the clinic.
- Know your insurance benefit or out-of-pocket payment.
- Bring your medical records. Although it is helpful to know what we are dealing with, it is not essential to determine how we treat.
- Understand our technique and why we use acupuncture, dietary adjustment, and Asian herbs.
- You will be continuing to work with your primary physician regarding blood test and scans since we do not interpret them.
Note: Acupuncture and Asian herbs are quite safe. This is one of the reasons for developing a trust with our patients. Acupuncture does not aggravate a problem. Furthermore, we have not had a negative prescription-herb interaction related to cells, organs, or glands.
Communication and Diagnostic Style
Because the nature of this medicine is natural, our communication style is different. Rather than a bio-molecular explanation or with blood test reading, we use ancient methods of self-reflection. Yes, it is subjective but Asian medicine’s impact is strong enough for you to sense an improvement within a reasonable period of time. So our discussion of your case will be mostly on your subjective observation.
In addition, we employ diagnostic tools that are unique to acupuncture, such as measuring your torso and palpating your pelvic bone to gauge the shape related to your body type.
During your first exam, we spend time getting to know you and your health concerns. You may be asked a wide range of questions about your symptoms, eating, exercise, sleep habits, emotional states and anything that may offer insight into how your body works for a proper treatment.
Or if you have a localized problem such as low back pain, then the information gathering will be short.
Your treatment plan
Once we have gathered enough information, which may take one to several visits, you will be explained of our treatment plan so that you know what to expect going forward.
When applicable, you will be explained of:
- Your underlying imbalances.
- Your timeline of care.
- What types of treatment you will receive.
Up to 6 treatments may be required before you see a pattern of improvement and how it is projected forward to gauge your maximum improvement.
How treatment works
Your first visit typically lasts 60 minutes. An acupuncture session is 25 to 30 minutes. Our initial discussion and process of discovery will be 5 to 20 minutes. Dr Che-ol Kim will gather information and begin to let you know how effective acupuncture and Asian medicine is for your specific condition and what the realistic outcome is.
To treat your imbalances, fine, sterile needles will be inserted at specific acupuncture points on the limbs along the meridian pathways. We have a proprietary acupuncture protocol proven to be reliable and effective. Through stimulation of trigger points, your body re-balances itself, resulting in an efficient physiology for self-healing. The result is a reduction of pain, inflammation, and dysfunction.
We may recommend other therapies in your treatment plan, such as Asian herbs or massage therapy. Because the Asian herbs are subtle in balancing your physiology, it is important to follow the dosage directions in order to get the timely benefit.
Your role in the healing process
Your actions are a key component of your treatment plan. We recommend minimum number of visits for a timely improvement. For example, we may request you to get acupuncture twice a week for 3 weeks. Or you may also be given Asian herbs taken twice a day. We understand that a habitual healthy lifestyle is built from successes. Our intent is for you to experience a healthier you so you can confidently take healthy steps for your well-being.
Even after your symptoms are resolved, Asian medicine can assist you in maintaining your health, and possibly prevent future problems. Acupuncture helps your body to self-heal so the maintenance treatments help your system to consistently be at a more efficient state. So the more you consistently incorporate acupuncture into your life, likely once every 2 to 4 weeks, the more you can nurture your body and mind.
Acupuncture is and is not an instant fix.
Acupuncture is amazing in that it can accelerate your improvement process. Often, it quickly resolves your long-standing pain. At other times, a true healing may take time with some dedication. Regardless of your current health status and symptoms, if you are highly reactive to acupuncture, you could feel better right away. Or you may need treatments for 3 weeks to achieve a significant improvement. By the rate of improvement, you can gauge how much acupuncture can help you.
