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Clinic Hours, Prices and Services

Yo San Community Clinic Hours

Monday	8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Tuesday	8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Wednesday	8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Thursday	8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Friday	8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday	9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Sunday	Closed

Clinic Price Schedule

Effective November 15, 2004

Fees to see a YSU Intern:

First visit, includes consultation (2 hours) $50
Return visits (1 hour) $30
Senior Citizens (65 and over) - all visits $20

Fees to see a Licensed Acupuncturist:

First visit, includes full consultation $120
Return visits $70
Medical Consultation only (no treatment) $50

Facial Rejuvenation Treatment:

$170 (1.5hrs) first visit
$120 for return visit

Intern Treatments

Please reserve about two hours for your first treatment with a Yo San University Intern. The initial consultation includes a very thorough medical intake, covering all aspects of your health. Some of the questions may seem unrelated to your current medical condition, but remember that this holistic medical system is designed to treat you as a whole person--your body, mind, and spirit. Your intern will look at your tongue and palpate your pulse, both unique features in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), that allow the practitioner to "look" inside the patient to get a idea of organ functions. During this assessment the Intern establishes a medical history and gets a clear picture of your chief complaints.

All aspects of your visit with an Intern are closely supervised by a Yo San University Clinical Faculty member who is an experienced licensed acupuncturist. With this guidance, the intern appropriately diagnoses and treats your case. Your Intern will insert needles according to the treatment plan and let you rest quietly for about twenty minutes. The intern will remove the needles and if applicable, write a supporting herbal prescription. Patients usually receive life-style recommendations and suggestions for diet and exercise.

This integrated, holistic approach enables Interns to assess the complexities of each patient's case and treat the root cause of the illness or problem. Acupuncture is not designed to cover up or only treat symptoms. In Chinese medicine, both practitioner and patient participate in the treatment--the practitioner with his/her medical skill and the patient in taking care of the day-to-day aspects of healthy living. This proactive collaborative approach is the essence of Chinese medicine.

Herbal Laboratory

Yo San University operates one of the largest institutional herbal labs in Southern California.

For the convenience of our patients, we stock more than 300 raw Chinese herbs, herbal concentrates, and patent remedies. We also carry our own exclusive line of topical herbal remedies. Experienced TCM herbalists operate the lab, along with our dedicated student laboratory staff. Optimizing treatment effect through prescribing herbs along with acupuncture is an important part of traditional Chinese medicine.

One of Chinese herbal medicine's unique features is that each patient receives a customized prescription, based on their individual diagnosis and symptoms. Unlike Western medication, this high degree of customization affords individual patients maximum therapeutic efficacy based on their specific medical condition and body constituency. Chinese medicinal herbs can also be taken as part of one's diet for health maintenance and disease prevention.

The Yo San Community Clinic is located at:

13315 West Washington Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90066

For additional information please contact the clinic.

Clinic Patient Testimonials

One day after receiving her first acupuncture treatment, a patient with chronic neck pain called to report:

"I actually have gotten relief! I am so thrilled; I have not felt this good in 3 years! I was laying in bed this morning and I said to my husband, okay, if I sit up and I can turn my head, we've got something here. And I did and I turned my head farther than I have ever been able to turn from left to right in 3 years! I am so grateful. Thank you SO much."

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At the time of this writing I am 67 years old and retired. Last October I was struck with sudden hearing loss. I had flu like symptoms and experienced total deafness in my left ear, and loss of balance. I was checked for stroke and brain tumor and undertook the traditional allopathic treatment protocol for the disorder. I did not have either stroke or a brain tumor, and unfortunately the treatment protocol did not work for me. I remained deaf and dizzy. It was then I embarked on a self help treatment of long walks and rest. My situation improved. Also internet research indicated that acupuncture and the practice of yoga might improve my balance. My regular walks routinely took me by Yo San University wherein I learned of their Community Clinic and subsequently met Ms. Lisa Nelson, clinic intern.

I have been undergoing routine acupuncture treatment with Ms. Nelson for the past two months. I am also continuing my walking and the practice of yoga. I am still deaf in my left ear and somewhat dizzy but my balance has markedly improved. I am most impressed with Ms. Lisa Nelson’s warm and compassionate treatment style as well as her intellectual involvement with my disorder.

While undergoing acupuncture treatment I feel a distinct 'pulling', a kind of 'suction' on my left ear, the deaf ear, and over time I am aware that the ‘mushy’ sensation inside the left side of my skull has grown smaller in volume and now seems localized to being just behind the left ear.

I recognize that these types of descriptions lack scientific rigor, but it is Ms. Nelson's willingness to try and understand what I am saying and her caring for my well being that make her special to me in her practice of acupuncture. I can only hope that with the passage of time and continued treatment that my hearing will return. Regardless, I feel quite certain that my balance will improve.

By this letter and based on my personal experience I can give my whole hearted recommendation to Ms. Lisa Nelson as an acupuncture practitioner and I wish her the very best in her future practice and studies.

Regards,

A.L.