Yamazaki Daihachi PHD Lac

After my accident I started having back problems, tried chiropractor, tried massages on regular basis than a coworker recommended Acupuncture and directed me to Dr Yamazaki. The best recommendation ever, I don’t suffer from back aches like I used to, I can now stay active without feeling any pain. I highly recommend him.

I just love Dr. Yamaski. I go in there so stressed out and in pain. With the first needle goes in I feel relief. I am so blessed to have you in my life. Thank you with all my heart! You are a blessing

My mother in law has been trying to get me to visit Dr. Yamazaki for over a year. I consistently made excuses why I could not or would not go. I’ll admit I was highly skeptical. I suffer from severe migraines and neck pain. For over 10 years whenever I turned my head left or right, I experienced pain. In order to have a conversation with the person next to me I had to turn my whole body in their direction without moving my neck. And the tension I experience in my neck muscles were intense.
After one visit today, I am able to turn my head without pain. This is an amazing feat for me. Too early to say if acupunture has helped with migraines but I will update soon.
By the way, Dr. Yamazaki did not pressure me to return on a regular basis. He recommended I call him in a few days to report how I felt. The doctor added that I could return once a month for preventative purposes or just when I had pain. I am so happy I finally followed through with this visit.
My boyfriend also had a visit today with Dr. Yamazaki to address shoulder pain and pinching he has had for almost 30 years. He reported after the visit he is no longer in pain. So amazing!!!

I just love Dr Y! Polite, gentle, delightful! Not to mention, effective at his job!

I saw Dr. Daihachi’s reviews on Unilocal and tried him out. In all fairness, I am comparing him to a great Doctor who is now retired. My former acupuncturist was a surgeon in China and was extremely knowledgeable about the human body and its mechanics. I did NOT find dr. Daihachi to be effective or knowledgeable.. at all. He seemed very rushed as he was treating 3 patients at the same time and had 2 more in the waiting room and no receptionist or helper, so he’s trying to juggle intake, exams, treatment and payments for 5 people at once. Perhaps his new found fame on Unilocal is negatively impacting his sevice because he was in such a hurry that he didnt even take the time to discuss my health, examine me or properly insert the needles; some of them fell out after he left the room and when I called him in to have him reinsert them he appeared flustered and rushed. He said he would check in a moment, he rushed out of the room to work on another patient and when he reappeared he said that we were done for the day. I said «its over???» He said yes. I was surprised and disappointed and when I stood, there was absolutely no change in my condition. That has never been my experience with acupuncture and I am very well acquainted with acupuncture. He made up a pretty lame excuse for the needles falling out… again, I have never had the needles fall out during any acupuncture session before so I’m pretty sure Dr. Daihachi was just in too big of a rush to properly care for my treatment. In good form, however, when I expressed my disappointment with his mishaps he did not charge me. But based on the rushing around, the greed of way over-​booking, failure to examine me and the needles falling out I will have to rate him 1 star and a big thumbs down. :~(

I was a patient of Dr. Yamazaki’s for 20 years when I lived in Sacramento. He doesn’t have an upscale office so that he can keep his rates affordable. His work is exemplary. He kept me healthy and comfortable in my body. I went in one day with the very beginnings of a cold so he put needles in to boost my immune system. I was 100% well the next morning when I woke up.
By the way, he has a PhD in audiology. If you have hearing problems, go see him.
If your body doesn’t work the way it’s supposed to, call Dr. Yamazaki. You’ll be glad that you did.

This guy is great, I have been going to him for about 6 yrs now. Not a fancy office, but don’t let this put you off, very affordable. I have tried some other acupuncturists but I keep coming back to him, plus his needles never hurt…

I have been in the healing arts for over 25 years and received hundreds of treatments. Dr Yamazachi was referred to my mother and me after her stroke a couple of years ago, and I credit her speedy recovery to her weekly acupuncture treatments. Being the caretaker, I eventually ended up on the receiving end and now I am a regular, almost every two weeks.
Plain and simple, Dr. keeps me healthy.
He charges very low prices for what everyone else charges in the region, which I respect so much.
I trust him completely.

Don’t let the crumby location throw you off or the incredibly affordable prices he offers. Dr. Yamazaki came highly recommended by my sushi guy one day when my arm had been hurting severely for a couple weeks and the VA hospital told me that they mailed me IB Profin, which I wasn’t satisfied with.
I tried him out and my arm was feeling better that night. I’m still somewhat young, 30 years old, so don’t know all the factors of age that could impact the speed of success. Currently I have what is either a damaged nerve or some kind of circulation problem — scheduled an appointment. Not feeling better in one evening, but seeing some improvements all the same.
If you’re afraid of needles, don’t be. I don’t like them either, but these you can barely feel.

First of all, let me say that I’m very afraid of needles. Very. Very. Afraid. You would be, too, if you’ve had 2 lumbar punctures in the past 18 months.
Dr. Yamazaki came highly recommended by my physical and speech therapists, so I finally made an appointment. For the first time since I was diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy almost 2 years ago (I’ve had it twice — once on each side of my face), someone said, «Yes, I’ve worked with Bell’s Palsy patients before with good results.» Typically, I’d be more than a little skeptical, but I didn’t have much left to lose.
So, every other week, I drive to his old, tiny (but pristine) office off of Watt & El Camino to become a human pincushion. Dr. Yamazaki is always friendly, always right on time, and incredibly efficient.
Best of all — I’ve actually seen small improvements over the past month. Even better? Lately, he’s been placing a teeny-​tiny needle into my neck (I leave it in for 3 days) to assist with residual nerve pain. It works wonders!
I’ve always been a skeptic about holistic and/​or Eastern medicine, but even my neurologist has noticed the difference in my facial movements.
Okay, so stop reading this overly-​personal review, get over your fear of needles and call Dr. Yamazaki. Now!