acupuncture

Cancer treatments often cause pain and uncomfortable side effects that can last well beyond the final treatment. To manage that pain, many people turn to acupuncture, a method of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). According to TCM, pain stems from a blockage in the body’s flow of energy (called qi). Acupuncture balances [...]

Aromatherapy can boost mood and promote relaxation in and out of the hospital setting

Story highlights Launched in July 2017, the UCLA Health Extensivist Program provides care for more [...]

Dear Doctor: I have played tennis for many years, but have been unable to play over the last year, due to tennis elbow.  Does acupuncture help with tennis elbow? Lateral epicondylitis, or tennis elbow, is a tendon inflammation at the elbow.  [...]

For more than 30 years, UCLA Health has been pairing traditional medical treatments with integrative [...]

I've been seeing Dr. Andrew Shubov at East West Medicine for well over a year. When I met him for the first time, I was at a very low point, feeling very frustrated with my lack of progression and recovery from a Vestibular illness that caused me to have consistent [...]

I got sick about 4 months ago. I didn’t know what it was. I had itching sensations all over my body, but there was no rash or any other visible sign. The itching was so bad that I could not sleep at night. I was staying up all night itching [...]

Dr. Robert Ashley has been my doctor for many years. He was a new doctor with UCLA Health Santa Monica Bay Physicians when I started going to him. About 3-4 years ago my mom started to go to him also. He is an EXCELLENT doctor. He is very carrying always [...]

My story begins in my pulmonary doctors office, Dr. John Abe, when I began to cry. I explained that I felt terrible and all I got from my current primary doctor was that my tests were all within “national guidelines”. Dr. John Abe had been my pulmonary doctor for around [...]

  Pay attention to your stomach. A healthy stomach will make for a better brain. That’s because inside your gut -- indeed, in and on your entire body -- is what scientists call our microbiome—composed of fungus, bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms. It’s estimated that these [...]