Anto Acupuncture

I have a back issue and it sored up. I couldn’t sit and when I did, I couldn’t stand up for a while. It was painful for about a month. I learned about acupuncture and decided to pay a visit.
After 1^st visit, it was painful so after some research, I went in for 2^nd visit and it was pretty good. After 4^th visit — pain started where it wasn’t before EVER. Now I don’t know why the new pain would start, but I have 5^th appointment and will decide after this visit.
As my month long misery was substantially reduced BUT new pain started where it wasn’t before I would give 3 stars. Will update after 5^th visit.

Dr. Anto and his wife are highly skilled in the art of acupuncture and they also offer numerous other therapies like cupping, massage, etc and have helped with my backpain and terrible fibromyalgia symptoms. They are very caring people and are genuinely interested in getting their patients well right away. I am their long time patient and intend to be with this doctor for all the help he has rendered to me. Dr. Anto is very selfless and kind too. I highly recommend their clinics whether your problem is chronic or acute — I go to the one in Cupertino on Pacifica Dr.

I can’t say that the acupuncture is really helpful because it’s one of those thing that can take a long time to take effect, especially for a chronic condition. So I will reserve one star for future results.
For the few times I’ve gone so far, I’ve had good service as far as how I was being treated as a client. And that’s really important to me :)
For my first visit, Dr. Hidernori Anto spent a long time with me to assess many conditions I have and try to figure out what could have been the cause. I was very glad that he didn’t push for anything, as in, telling me something would absolutely work or not work, that certain herbs or treatment would cure all of my problems. But he kindly suggested that if I completely refuse to make some lifestyle changes, then it wouldn’t be effective for him to treat me. He understood that I couldn’t make these modifications overnight, including my medication regimen, but he offered suggestions on how to safely and reasonably do so.
Also, a lot of acupuncturists I had called in the past charged extra for the first visit for evaluation. But he didn’t :) They accept a lot of insurance plans. Unfortunately mine wasn’t one, but the out of pocket price was very reasonable.
On my last visit, Dr. H Anto had Dr. Yoshie Anto remove my needles at the end while he was with another client. Dr. Yoshie was very kind. She seemed genuinely caring to help me and evaluate my condition even though she was not obligated to at all. She noticed some problems right away and offered me free massage therapy right there and then to help me feel better. I was one lucky dog! I’m super grateful :)
BTW, both Dr. Hidernori & Yoshie are from China even though they have Japanese names. Their English isn’t the best, but I’ll take effectiveness and experience over that any day ;)

AMAZING! I had such a wonderful experience, without Hidernori Anto’s help I would still be in pain. I called him first thing in the morning and he was so flexible he saw me right away. He was very professional and has a healing touch. I am very grateful for his Treatment and will most definitely refer friends and family to the practice.

Fear: Seeing a bear in front of you.
Anxiety: Knowing that there are bears somewhere out there.
I am a gigantic ball of stress and nerves and Dr. Anto does wonders in helping to relieve tension and muscle strain. Rarely do I even feel a needle prick and I always manage to pass out cold during my 30 minute nap. Add to this a bowl of Kasugai fruit gummies in the lobby and I’m a happy camper.

I visited Dr. Anto’s office due to my terrible lower back pain. I called in and informed about my pretty terrible condition, and what Dr. Anto did was waiting for me outside of his clinic because he worried about me who cannot come into his clinic without his help. (He was correct, and I needed his shoulder.) The treatment process is very sophisticated, professional, and more effective than I though it would be.) He spent almost 2 hours just for my treatment, and the billing was very reasonable as well. I am really glad that I travelled even from Peninsula. It’s worth a trip, and I sure will go back to see him when I have similar issues in the future. Dr. Anto speaks fluent Japanese, Chinese, and English. I highly recommend him for Japanese patients who may have difficulties explaining symptoms in other clinics.

My first acupuncture experience ever! I have gone in for anxiety which has caused me to get really bad digestion problems. Dr. Hidenori is very nice and flexible with the times to come in. So far I seem to be feeling better in the stomach department, which is amazing because it has been months since I’ve felt good. What made me come here is that the regular doctors haven’t done much to help me out, and the anxiety medicine they gave me, hurts my chest, so I’m trying to get away from Western drugs. I now take tiny Chinese herbal pills that seem to be made with magic. As for my anxiety, it has calmed down a lot and that makes me happy.
Price: $ 65 per session. Depends on your condition but you might have to go in for a couple of sessions for treatment. No problem because you get to take a nap for 30mins while listening to soothing music in the background.