Welcome to our clinic

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Thank you for choosing ELEMENT Acupuncture Health Center for your health care and preventative medicine needs. Our clinic has two locations to serve you with offices in both Sacramento (Rancho Cordova) and in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission District. We provide acupuncture, herbal medicine, nutritional counseling, and massage therapy for the entire community. We strive to integrate the centuries-old methods of classical Acupuncture with the benefits of modern research into the understanding of the human body for effective treatment of a wide-range of pain and illnesses. By focusing treatment on the person as a whole, specific symptoms are addressed when the root cause or imbalance is corrected.

Insurance

Our clinic also accepts Personal Injury insurance cases, as well as most medical insurance plans that include acupuncture treatment within their scope. We are an in-network provider for Landmark Healthcare, American Specialty Health (ASH), Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Aetna, United Healthcare, Secure Horizons, PacifiCare, and Great-West Healthcare.

Call us for an appointment or free consultation today!

What is acupuncture?

Acupuncture is a traditional Asian healing system with a history going back thousands of years. It originated in China, and later branched off into different styles in Japan, Korea, and other Asian countries. Acupuncture is a holistic, natural method of healing through restoring the body’s original harmony and balance. This healing art is based on maintaining the free flow of the body’s energy, or qi (pronounced “chee”) to stop pain, restore health, and also to prevent illness. A typical treatment may consist of the insertion of acupuncture needles, as well as moxibustion (the application of heat to stimulate acupuncture points), an herbal medicine prescription, and sometimes acupressure massage techniques.