By far Dr. Tim is the best acupuncturist I have seen. He is so caring and concerned about my health. He takes time to diagnose my symptoms. When he applied needles, he takes his time to do measurements according to my main complaint. He is so patient and never rush to perform his job and he Listens to my concerns each time I come to see him that makes me appreciate Dr. Tim is genuinely care for his patients' well being . He also prescribes Chinese herbs for my needs beside from giving acupuncture. I feel very grateful to have such a knowledgeable, skillful and experienced acupuncture doctor like Dr. Tim. The clinic is so peaceful and tidy that I feel calm to receive my treatment. And the plus is Dr. Tim offers a senior discount that really help a lot of my budgeting. Highly recommended Dr. Tim to whom need a great acupuncturist. read more

Dr. Tim is very talented and he treats us with his passion and care. He understands what our bodies need. Highly recommend him.

After a long and difficult journey trying to conceive, we are finally pregnant -- and we owe so much to Dr. Nguyen. His knowledge, compassion, and encouragement gave us hope when we needed it most. He guided us with patience and professionalism, and we truly felt supported throughout the entire process. We cannot thank him enough for helping us achieve this miracle. read more

I feel great! The type of care I received is top notch and the customer service is unparalleled. They communicate clearly, are very professional, everything is very neat and clean. - plenty of parking - AC in the building - nice waiting room - the best customer service read more

When I visited home for a week last year, I had a really rough experience with the flight, I had been feeling unwell and anxious in general for a while. I never had acupuncture before, but when I arrived at the tranquil office, I felt more at ease. I saw Timothy for an acupuncture session, and enjoyed his expertise and skill. He was soft spoken and reassuring, and I felt safe and relaxed in the session room. I was due for a follow-up session, couldn't make it because I had things pop up before my return flight home, but Timothy was very understanding and helpful. Parking in the building was plentiful and pain-free, which was a major plus! Overall, a very pleasant and easy experience! read more

Before coming to see Dr Tim I was in pain 24/7.Thinking I was going to spend the rest of my life using a walker or cane to get around. I still have a lot of health issues that Dr Tim is helping me with. But since coming to Dr Tim my pain are lessen. I see improvements after each treatment. I TRULY RECOMMEND YOU GIVING DR TIM A TRY. YOU WON'T REGRET IT. I regret not seeing him sooner. read more

I've been going to Tim for acupuncture for nearly a month. I waited to write my review until after I received a series of acupuncture sessions to be able to discuss in length the full benefits of acupuncture for one's health. My experience with Tim has been excellent. His office is located at the Atlas/Eleven50 Building on King Street. The clinic is quiet and calming. It's an excellent place to unwind and relax while receiving acupuncture, reiki, or massage. Along with acupuncture, Tim shares his clinic with a massage therapist, life coach, and reiki practitioner. The Acupuncture and Wellness Center is a one stop shop for all of your wellness needs. I'm a fairly healthy young woman, but there are many day-to-day physical ailments that acupuncture can help a lot with in between a yearly physical. If you read Tim's other reviews, you'll realize that his acupuncture sessions have been successful on a variety of health issues. I was amazed to read that Tim has successfully helped women in their 40s who have struggled with infertility conceive naturally. I've already recommended Tim to friends and co-workers with family members who have had problems with getting pregnant. I feel fortunate to have Tim as a resource when I am ready to start a family. After nearly a month of acupuncture, I have already noticed an improvement in my overall physical well-being. I have fewer stomachaches and my digestive system feels more in tune with the rest of my body. Tim is a good person to talk to about leading a more healthy lifestyle. Tim really practices what he preaches and is one of the healthiest people I know. Along with being an expert in acupuncture and herbal medicine (he has been educated in Chinese medicine in both San Francisco and China) he is very personable and easy to talk to about your health problems. This is a nice clinic worth checking out because it offers so many beneficial services under one roof. I will continue to go to Tim and highly recommend his services and his clinic. read more

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Sorry Tim for our late review, daughter is already 3 years old. Wife and I was trying to conceive without ivf for almost 5years. We had unexplained infertility after all the medical test. We did do Iui, 6 times and was about to give up and try Ivf(went to the IVf consultation and cost breakdown). After consulting with Tim, he suggested Iui with acupuncture and Chinese herbs. Was worth a last go. After several weeks. All I remember was Tim telling my wife , "You should test if you pregnant, (I think he knew , from vitals .) went to the Fertility(Iui) Dr. to confirm, Dr came in the room after preg test and was shocked . Said usually if Iui doesn't work after that many times of trying , chances is low with Iui. Some reason looking at my daughter this morning , I thought about how blessed I am. And how blessed we had Tim in our lives. Thank you Tim! Those who are on the fence, take that chance and give it a go !It might change your life! read more

Acupuncture & Wellness Center - Acupuncture Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I would give more than 5 stars if I could! Tim has helped me with migraine headaches, low back disc pain, sciatic nerve pain and now he is helping me with a gallstone that was just discovered. He is very attentive and I can tell he is thinking while he is working on me. He really takes his time with me and is very friendly and thorough! I have seen several Chinese accupuncturists and Tim is the best, I highly recommend him! Thanks Tim! read more

Best acupuncturist I've been to. Extremely knowledgeable, and personalizes each visit based on my needs.

Dr. Tim is so sweet. He is caring, gentle, inquisitive and solution-oriented. His office is soothing and calming. He has gone out of his way to accommodate both me and my husband. I'm so grateful we found him on Yelp. read more

I really recommend acupuncture for fertility here. I was trying for 3-4 years to get pregnant. After I started acupuncture, I felt my body is more healthier than before. He had great recommendations for my diet as well. I got pregnant on the first IVF!! I couldn't believe that. Now I totally recommend this acupuncture doctor Tim. He always helps your body condition and thinks about you like you're family. I was lucky I could find here. read more

Tim is very knowledgeable, gentle and intuitive. My husband went for back pain and had immediate results. Tim accepts workers compensation cases too. I went for allergies, insomnia, rashes. Have not had any issues since! Tim also helped me change my mindset and diet. Although my insurance doesn't cover it, I pay out of pocket and it's the best thing I did. Parking entrance is on Young Street and you drive underground. All other parking floors for residents of bldg. read more

Kymberlee beat me to writing the first review for Tim! I've been seeing him for a few months, and I would agree with her assessment of his care: it is thorough, gentle and effective. He does an extensive intake for your first visit and continues to monitor progress at each visit. I've seen great results. My mom's story is fantastic. After months of painful sciatica in which she had tried nearly everything but shots (physical therapy, etc.), she was ready to try acupuncture. So I brought her to Tim when she was recently visiting. After 2 visits, she was pain free, and continues to be one month and a half later! An additional note: He does powdered herb combinations for his clients. This is great, as they are tailor made to what you need for the week! read more

I tend to keep acupuncture and Eastern medicine at the surface, remaining pretty skeptical of what it does. Also, looking at the previous reviews, I wasn't sure whether Tim, the acupuncturist, would be able to help my pulled hamstring or treat me for infertility instead. I had a competition in a week and I was willing to pull out all the stops. Tim is first and foremost my typical impression of an acupuncturist. A calm-spoken and amiable person who I could trust poking needles through my skin. He's also very open to questions and was patient with my skeptical beliefs. I had three visits with Tim, in conjunction with physical therapy at another clinic. I can't say that acupuncture alone healed my hamstring, but within a week of acupuncture with Tim and physical therapy, I felt again at the peak of performance. This won't be a review of whether or not acupuncture works. It's more about the genuine care and gentle treatments he provides, along with a comfortable atmosphere and setting. I can definitely recommend this place to believers and skeptics; acupuncture isn't just skin deep. read more

I highly recommend Acupuncture & Wellness Center. I have been suffering from Frozen Shoulder and after my first session with Tim, I was able to move my arm and had the pain reduced considerably. The improvement has progressed after each session. read more

Tim helped me greatly with my elbow and Achilles tendinitis. This was my first experience with acupuncture and I was very impressed with the results. read more

I have been seeing Dr Tim since June. He has helped me with my low back pain and we are currently working on regulating my cycle. I am also seeing the pelvic health specialist at the clinic as well. I've found great results seeing these two practitioners. I am so grateful for Tim's care and support! read more

Nice person but didn't fully know what he was doing. Or maybe my case was unusual and not in his realm of experience. this review is past due. it's from 2013. I went for fertility as I was 43 . but I didn't have any issues as such. but after every treatment I went into a deep anger/depression thing. it was very weird. medically nothing changed. it was the kind of symptoms that one reads about people have when they have PMS rage etc. I would be in bed from depression and then swing to bouts of rage. Sorry Tim's a really nice person, but I owe it to everyone out there who is going to spend money and time and pin hopes on this encounter. read more

I am 42 years old and I had been trying to get pregnant for over five years. I had tried a different acupuncturist for over a year or so but I decided to go to Tim since he is closer to where I live, I wasn't seeing results and I wanted to see someone who could also offer me advise on nutrition. I had decided to prepare for IVF as a last resource so I also went to see Tim for support as the fertility clinic recommended him. Tim gave me a lot of nutrition guidelines apart from the acupunture treatment. To my surprise I got pregnant naturally and I didn't have to undergo IVF. BTW, at the fertility clinic they had told me that my chances of conceiving naturally where 5%. He also helped me during my first trimester of pregnancy and gave me lots of helpful advise. He is very patient and meticulous. I'm writing this as I'm holding my precious baby girl . read more

I relied on the positive reviews here on Yelp and I am so glad I did, thus I wanted to pass along my story. I would recommend Tim to anybody who is going through the infertility process. Tim has a great bed side manner and really understands your personal history. From there he determines the best course of action. I didn't feel like he would try techniques just to try them....but to make my sessions personal to my story. I have seen Tim over the past nine months for infertility and now for pre-natal care. He really cares. I originally came in needing hope and he was genuine/sincere to my feelings about infertility and acupuncture. He explained all steps and offered suggestions. He never pushed a method on me, rather he would offer his thoughts and let you take your time in making your own decisions. My personal story, with Tim, involved acupuncture, herbs, and going on a gluten free diet. Each week, depending on my treatments with my fertility clinic, he would give me guidance on what I should be doing/eating during that time in my cycle. We worked at it and he changed my entire lifestyle. It was easy to do and something that I can incorporate in my daily routine. It wasn't until me putting together all of these components where I was successful in becoming pregnant. We were told we were at the end of the road by my clinic and that third party was my only option. This is something I began to embrace and accept; however, I had to know that I explored all options first. Tim was absolutely my miracle worker and whether you are successful in becoming pregnant, or you realize there is another plan for you, I definitely recommend having a consult with Tim. I believe you will find this to be very worthwhile. read more

After several years of extreme neck and shoulder pain due to cervical spine degeneration and almost no mobility in my neck, Tim has me on the road to being stronger, vastly increasing the ability to move my head and, for the first time in a long, long time, living without copious amounts of ibuprofen. Tim is very gentle and immaculate (a must!). He's incredibly knowledgeable of his science and confident in his abilities. Of course, he doesn't tell you that. Rather, it's in his touch. He has the most subtle way of guiding you into therapy rather than ordering you into unknown territory. At first you want to comply because he's so kind. Then you find yourself feeling incrementally better and looking forward to showing him how you've improved. Thanks to Tim, my pain went from a 9 to a 3 or 2. And I can work in my garden again. read more

I started going to Tim for treatment of pain in my ankle. I was having a difficult time just walking let alone working out. After the first visit he made my ankle feel better. I was amazed. After a couple months of treatment my ankle pain was nearly non-existent. He has a very gentle touch too. I had never tried acupuncture before and I'm not too keen on needles, so it was nice he wasn't jabbing them in me. Each time I left I felt extremely relaxed and zen-like. I'm a pretty busy girl and always running from one thing to the next so to be able to relax and breathe is pretty rare. Tim was also very flexible with his schedule. I felt he showed true concern on getting me healthy and happy. read more

This review is wayyy overdue. I came to Tim when he was located on University Ave, with a severe back injury, limping and really needed help to control the pain as I was already out of the prescribed pain meds and tylenol wasnt cutting it. But there was the secondary reason, where I needed help with getting my body back to good health so i could have a baby - I had had multiple miscarriages before. Tim was excellent - not only did he slowly help me cope and control the pain, he also helped me get my health back on track. I was able to conceive and I continued with Tim's treatments for the first trimester, while also getting help from doctors. I think the real difference with having a successful pregnancy that made it past the first trimester and not having to take those numerous fertility drugs to concieve - was acupuncture and Tim's knowledge and patience to work through my health issues. I was a total skeptic before and was dead afraid of needles, but he was kind and patient and funny and he helped me recover and get better and the best reward of all was the birth of my child. I totally think that it was worth the money i spent (my insurance didn't cover acupuncture) and I would do it again if I needed to. Thank you Tim! read more

I tried acunpuncture for the first time this week and I have found wonderful results! Tim's intuitive, knowledgeable and generous spirit made the experience smooth and enjoyable. I had terrible inflammation in my middle/lower spine and feel the beneficial effects. I would highly recommend going to Tim for TCM care, including acupuncture, herbs qigong healing and nutrition. read more

Tim has been absolutely awesome! I would strongly recommend him to anyone seeking acupuncture. After reading the reviews on Yelp, I decided to give him a try when I was trying to get pregnant at 42. I had been to the Stanford REI clinic and had tried injectible medications already without success. After 6 weeks of treatment with Tim, I am happy to report that I did get pregnant the next time I did treatment at Stanford! The experience has been eye opening. Tim offers a multi-sided wellness approach. In addition to acupuncture, I took his customized herbs daily and totally changed my diet to his recommended fertility diet. He is much more informed that western doctors in terms of nutrition. For example, my doctor at Stanford said while trying to conceive that I didn't have to stop drinking alcohol or coffee, whereas Tim had me on much stricter plan. I think this made all the difference! I had such a good experience with him that I continued with him through the first trimester to reduce the chance of miscarriage. Lastly, I want to say that his temperament is very easy to work with. He was a pleasure to see and since I saw him twice a week for months, this is important. read more

Tim worked miracles in relieving pain from an injury I sustained doing yoga. The pain was so great that I could not get into or out of bed without help, and could not walk or move without excruciating pain. Through Tim's knowledgeable care, I was much better after 2 treatments and had full range of motion again after 4 treatments. I highly recommend Tim to anyone who needs pain relief, or who needs to improve health and well-being. read more

I started to go to Tim about a few weeks ago. he's knowledgeable and teaches me a lot of things regarding meditation books, and healthy food and habits I should consider doing besides just going to see him for acupuncture. It makes me feel it's a good place to go for someone who is really looking to take care of themselves. read more

After 4 tries of IVF for infertility at 40 years old, I finally got pregnant after starting acupuncture with Tim Nguyen, acupuncurist at Energy Wellness Center. I had tried 3 series of IVF at Stanford, with no luck, and lots of bucks. I started acupuncture twice a week, and the next attempt was a success. He is very sensitive, highly technical and thorough, and is very caring to walk through this new pregnancy with me in weekly acupuncture sessions to increase chances of keeping the baby full term. He has a very relaxing, private acupuncture studio that also has massage services with another practitioner. I highly recommend going to see Tim - he will do a thorough medical history and develop an acupuncture plan to address pain or infertility needs. I especially like that he makes diet recommendations and herbal mixtures as needed.... He even texts me with food or diet reminders. The Energy Wellness Center is a little treasure located tucked behind a nail shop on Unversity Avenue in Palo Alto. Easy free parking in the Cowper parking lot right behind the front door. I truly believe the only thing my husband and I did differently on this IVF cycle to get pregnant, was to start going to acupuncture. Everything just went better...I had twice the amount of eggs produced in half the time (even had a lot of fertility drugs left over we didn't need because I responded twice as well with the acupuncture and went to retrieval early). This is my story, I'm sticking to it! read more

Tim seems to be very knowledgeable and provides good care. It is also very easy to book appointments with him. That said, he is not very good about starting sessions on time. Routinely, he runs 15-20 mins behind on each of his sessions and I wish he would do a better job of providing realistic appointment time slots. read more

I started to visit EWC when I was 7 months pregnant with horrible pregnancy related hip pain. Tim's acupuncture treatments made all of my pain disappear and even helped with sleep and energy levels. He is knowledgeable about all things pregnancy related and made the last few months of pregnancy tolerable. At the end, he helped me with induction. I had contractions at the final acupuncture session and easily delivered my baby in the next 7 hours. This was a record considering my first labor was 3 days long. All of the nurses were surprised with my easy delivery and my even quicker recovery. Tim knows what he is doing! read more

At the risk of making him too busy to see, I would recommend Tim Nguyen without hesitation or reservation. I have had acupuncture in the past, so this review should be read with this in mind- meaning I cannot comment on how he explains what acupuncture is or how he treats people who have never had it before. I was a believer in acupuncture before I went to him. I sought acupuncture treatment from him for various systemic problems (one being leg and hip pain) and the treatments he gave me were extremely effective. I appreciated his gentle and professional manner as well as his respect for my decision to suspend treatment due to financial reasons. That is not to say that he is expensive, because his rates are in keeping with other acupuncturists. More importantly, I would say that his care is more thorough than almost any treatment I have ever had. He took the time to exchange a few emails with me prior to my first visit and sent follow-up information to me after my last visit. I have never had a health practitioner do that before. He is not on a money clock- rather a healing clock. I will definitely be returning to his care when necessary and possible. - Suzanne S. read more

I am very grateful to Tim and believe my successful pregnancy at 42 has in large part been due to my sessions with Tim. Uniformed and somewhat of a skeptic at first, I am now a believer in the value of acupuncture and herbal remedies. I threw myself into treatments with Tim with a completely open mind and willingness to try many things in order to give myself and my husband the best chance possible to conceive and deliver a healthy baby. I began seeing Tim based on a recommendation to consider acupuncture in preparation for and during IVF from my fertility physician. I started to see Tim several times a week and followed a herbal regime. I got pregnant via IVF the first time we tried. However, 6 weeks into my pregnancy, I developed a blood clot in my uterus. I eventually miscarried at 14 1/2 weeks. We found out via tests after the fact that I have a blood clotting disorder. I continued to go to Tim post my miscarriage to help me heal and to prep my body for another round of IVF. 4 months after my miscarriage and days before I was due to restart IVF, my husband and I conceived naturally. I believe that while the initial fertility drugs may have jumpstarted my system, that acupuncture and specific treatments Tim provided as we were trying to conceive actually made us successful. I continued to go to Tim for acupuncture throughout my pregnancy. However, I stopped the herbal regime during my second pregnancy as I needed to be on medication for my blood clotting disorder and was advised not to take anything additional. As it turns out at birth we discovered our baby girl had a very short umbilical cord which could have led to a host of complications. However, she was born very healthy. I really believe Tim helped make our positive outcome happen through continued treatments during my 9 months of pregnancy and dietary advice. 6 months post birth, I am continuing to go to Tim to help with various aches and general tiredness associated with having a new little one and breastfeeding. Acupuncture is helping me. If I knew what I know now about acupuncture, I would have started acupuncture as soon as I was trying to get pregnant and before trying IVF. I believe acupuncture alone may have helped me conceive without IVF from the getgo. This said, I will never know. Tim's soft, non-pushy style has been a great fit for me. I've learned over my time with him that he can be very forthcoming and helpful as I am curious and ask questions. Acupuncture with Tim has worked very well for me and I highly recommend if you are curious to visit Tim! read more

I want to update that Tim has helped me to get pregnant again! Thank you!

Tim the acupuncturist helped me conceive and carry my pregnancy. Having been skeptical of acupuncture/herbs, I saw three other acupuncturists before finding Tim and had two unsuccessful IVF cycles. He provided herbs and acupuncture a couple months before I began my third IVF cycle and through my first trimester. He is very knowledgeable, gentle, and supportive. He also goes above and beyond. For example, on the day of my embryo transfer, he provided treatment before and after the procedure at my doctor's office. With his help, the third time was a charm. I highly recommend him. read more