Wu Acupuncture Herbal Center

I went to see Dr. Wu for chronic pain associated with skeletal issues I have. She was the real deal and I am happy to recommend her to anyone I know. I would however caution that she doesn’t speak english very well, and luckily for me I could point to my ailments, so it would be hard for me to recommend her to someone looking for treatment of anxiety or something non-​physical, but she did check my tongue, nails, pulse, etc. to find the internal issues that I am sure she picked-​up on. While many of us westerners have a tendency to self-​diagnose, with Dr. Wu, you let that go and let her do her thing. What I liked the best in my experience was the 20 minute of massage that preceded the actual acupuncture. After 5 sessions, I my pain was manageable that I did not need to return.
Also it’s not fancy so prepare yourself for that, otherwise, like I said, she is the real deal.

I had injured my knee a year ago. MRI showed 2 smaller meniscus tears. It got better, then worse, then better, then worse. I didn’t want to do surgery if possible.
Went to see Dr. Wu in combination with physical therapies.
I’m almost symptom free :-)
Dr Wu is also a very nice person. Great with orthopedic injuries.
A small and simple office, but great treatment that works.

Dr Wu is very knowledgeable and I feel comfortable with her expertise. The first time I went to see her was because of a terrible lower back pain. When I say terrible, I mean crying at night because of the pain. She was very good and calmed my pain in a couple of visits.
She also gave me some herbal medicine that I think was helpful too. She prepares it right there while you wait.
Overall, 5 stars for the quality of her work and the price of the consults (just don’t expect to find a pretty office, it is in the middle of Chinatown after all).
Note: Dr. Wu will validate your parking for 2 hours when you park in Portsmouth Square Garage, 2 blocks away from her office.

HAIKU REVIEW:
Dr. Wu calms you.
Needles enter so sweetly.
Your Chi balanced now.
MAS:
I’ve enjoyed acupucture as a powerful healing modality for many years.
Dr. Wu is awesome. Listens, clears you out, has most reasonable price.
Clay St offices not fancy. But you didn’t come for décor.
You’ll feel great. Go.

I had no idea what to expect on my first visit to an acupuncturist so I did some research before and bookmarked some places in Chinatown. When I got to Chinatown, we simply couldn’t find either of the two places I wanted to try out. Dr. Wu had good reviews on Unilocal and I decided to give her a try.
Just walked in without an appointment and Dr. Wu promptly met with me to ask some simple questions, take pulse, etc. My lower back had been bothering me a little so I told her that, plus I’ve always wanted to try acupuncture. She then took me to another room where I laid down with my lower back exposed.
Now, I did some research before online about what to expect during your first acupuncture visit so that helped a little. I felt a couple of needles and then heat. It felt really good, slow throbbing pain but in a good way. Outside there was some type of street celebration going on with some really loud firecrackers, yet I was so at peace! In my own world almost.
Anyways, after about who knows how long Dr. Wu came back in and did some cupping on my back. I was already familiar with this TCM technique from when I was little but it was a little unexpected. The cups were taken off a short time later and I was done. My back felt good and I felt really refreshed.
Overall, a first great experience! If I am in Chinatown again, I would definitely call Dr. Wu and make an appointment.

I have/​had been going to Yongi Wu for 4 months for my sciatic nerve caused by my pregnancy…
I have been to other acupuncturists and she is by far the best. She had relieved my pain in days, I of course went 1 – 2 times a week because I had a large baby. In anycase, it is in China town.
It is authentic as it gets, the office is not amazing, if you can look past that, and realize your paying for a great service. She also uses cupping technique, as well as hook up the needles to a electric zapping machine (sounds scary but feels amazing!!!)
Highly recommend her if you have pregnancy woes!

I’m very pciky and hard to please. I went to Dr. Wu as she was on the list for my workmans comp. WELL… I was so suprised. She’s great. She’s been in America for 8 years. She is authentic. Not only did she treat me for my injury but she went way beyond the call of duty and did a few other things for me. When workmans comp will no longer pay. I will still go to Dr. Wu. She’s really good. AND to put icing on the cake… she stamps the parking lot ticket for two hours paid parking in chinatown… WOW!

Whether the duty of any confrontation (s) is either verbal and/​or physical, I do get my share of abuse and punishment from my job. If I don’t get beat up, then I’m not in any worthy of a paycheck.
My injuries are ongoing and have finally caught up to me recently. Considering my job provides full medical-​benefits, I still find the Asian-​treatment of acupuncture is still a very unique way to cure my battered body.
Most of the better and experienced acupuncturists are in Chinatown. But my regular acupuncturist, also located in Chinatown is on vacation. So with my painful shoulder-​injury, I needed to choose one.
After my search, I finally chose Dr. YongYi Wu as my acupuncturist to hopefully cure my injury. Her office and four other acupuncturist’s office are located on top of Uncle’s Café on Clay St. Her office can be mistaken for any ordinary studio or apartment. Her cute waiting-​room is very clean, homely and serves complimentary herbal tea while enjoying the classic tunes from China. Her doorbell-​tone has a cute sound of an «ice cream truck». (Ice cream sounds tasty after a doctor’s visit; would you agree?)
After a twenty minute wait, she lead me to another room and strap me to a bed with wires full of medicated needles and inserted the ten needles around my shoulder/​rotator-​cuff area. The machine jolted the needles and connected and lightly shocked my painful area (s). My injury takes a while to heal, but after her visit my shoulder is slowly progressing.
The whole procedure lasted thirty minutes and my bill was $ 40.00. My insurance covers any doctor’s visit. But since I have cash, I decided to get that the visit over with. I also received an analgesic balm to rub on my painful area. The friendly Dr. Wu has a nice smile and has been doing acupuncture for a long time with proven coveted awards posted on her office. If I needed a second acupuncturist, she is my secondary doctor.