Old Town Acupuncture and Wellness

Wonderful experience! While on vacation in San Diego I visited Old Town Acupuncture & Wellness for some «well– being» acupuncture. I had the pleasure of being treated by Jason Roberg who was not only personable & professional, but so knowledgable! Jason helped me with some stress areas & neck stiffness that I had been experiencing for months. He took time to explain what was happening to the muscles in my neck & demonstrated some exercises to continue on my own. Thank you Jason & the great staff at Old Town Acupuncture.
I will visit again!

Ian Armstrong is my acupuncturist and he is amazing. He has worked wonders with my different aches and pain and mobility issues. I was referred to Ian by my daughter and I was a reluctant patient at best. Actually, I disliked my first visit greatly because I thought it was going to be «relaxing». I thought that because some of the patients int he reception area described their treatment and relaxing along with life changing. I didn’t like the process but I liked the results and I now go regularly. Ian is an excellent listener. He takes his work seriously and always checks in to see if I am getting the desired results. I highly recommend Ian Armstrong and Old Town Acupuncture and Wellness. the focus truly is on wellness.

Warm, welcoming, knowledgeable and thorough! I came to Old Town Acupuncture and saw Lili for what I think was a pinched nerve in my shoulder. She was amazing and my symptoms cleared after 3 treatments. Highly Recommend!

I was in a car accident last year and suffered with constant pain in my neck, back and arm. I went to my Dr. several times and his remedy was to prescribe more pain medication. I was referred to Ian Armstrong by a couple of friends (one of which is an NFL referee). I thought the idea of sticking needles in a person was completely silly and certainly wouldn’t work but I was in a lot of pain and willing to try anything. Their office in the middle of Old Town is very quaint and has the best character. The office staff is so friendly and I think Ian Armstrong is fantastic!!! He has a gift for what he does and seemed to know the exact locations that needed pain relief. He really took a lot of time to listen to my complaints and his great sense of humor made me feel very comfortable while I was there. He explained as he went along so I could better understand the process. After just a few sessions I was completely pain free. Ian is a life saver in my eyes and I can’t recommend him highly enough. Thanks Ian!

I was recommended to Ian Armstrong for having back pain. I kept putting off going in but then finally took the leap and am I glad I did. Just after a couple sessions Ian had me straight and without pain. I continue to go for maintenance and absolutely love the way I feel afterward.

Lili G. has helped me in the best way. My body was telling me to slow down and I had always pushed too far and was continuing to do so. My friend Jessica encouraged me to visit with an acupuncturist– and I always said — ‘sure, I will’. But deep down I had my reservations.
It wasn’t until I tripped and broke my nose that I made the call. I was desperate to get the swelling to go away as soon as possible — Lili got me in that day and it was amazing — I actually felt the blood draining from my face when she put a needle in my toe… My toe… Sounds crazy if you have never experienced this feeling before.
My dr at Sharp didn’t even believe what he a saw, he said it usually takes a week or two for swelling to subside from a broken nose. But– he was able to realign my nose the day after the break because of the handy (and I think slightly magical work of Lili).
Since that first visit close to 3 years ago I have been to see Lili for numerous ailments including my back and wrist.
Lili’s professional, friendly manner allows you to discuss every aspect of your life — when I mentioned we had been trying to grow our family she also did some treatments to aide my body in being ready for pregnancy.
About a year ago, she moved her practice to Old Town. There is parking and it is easy to get to from the freeway.
The receptionist is friendly the atmosphere is very clean, pleasant and relaxing– but the results are amazing and will keep me coming back!

I can’t begin to tell you how amazing Melinda is! I had severe chronic pain for years.4 months of treatments by Melinda and I’m free of pain…

I can not say enough great things about Ian Armstrong and all the practitioners that work at Old Town Accupuncture, let me say this first I am not a fan of needles at all but he has very soft hands, and I have seen Ian for about 2 years now and he has helped me with mainly my Achilles tendonosis and at one point it was completely gone but with tendonosis it means it will come back but with that said it is much more tolerable than when I did not have any treatment, I can play soccer and walk with little to no pain! I also had a pain in my sholder area which had me in tears probably a pinched nerve and Bill one of the other Part time practioners had to see me and again I was skeptical because of the neddles and since I was in such pain I could barely drive I was thinking if he sticks a neddle there I would scream! But you know he sat and talked with me for awhile to understand exactly where my pain was put the neddles in which I don’t even remember feeling and I felt 40% better when I walked out of the door and 80% better the following day and the 3^rd day I was completely better!!! Old Town Accupunture is the place to go if they can’t help you they will tell you they are very honest and reliable people and their office manager/​receptionist/​just a great all around classy person– Cherry just helps complete the family feeling environment.

Cant say enough good things about Ian Armstong and this clinic. Very knowledgeable with sports medicine, shoulder physiology, and eastern holistic philosophy.
My injury– I have had shoulder pain for 4 ½ years due to a lifting incident.
previous treatment= four physical therapists, three orthopedic doctors, a chiropractor, massage therapists, cortizone shots, 2 MRI’s. With all these professional looking at my case I have had very minimal success at easing my discomfort, let alone curing the problem. I have always felt like i was another patient at these clinics and after my 15 or 30 min appt was up, I was on my own to fix an injury i don’t understand.
Mr. Armstrong, on the other hand, has from day one gave his full effort in order to help alleviate my discomfort and to, in the end, fix my shoulder instability. He has taught me how the shoulder works, and why I have been suffering from discomfort for so long. Ian genuinely shows an interest and works with multiple assets in order fix sports medicine injuries including accupuncture needles, electro stimulation, soft tissue massage, stretching, and strengthening exercises. Through these treatments I have had the most success thus far at alleviating my shoulder pain and look forward to continuing treatment.

I love this place. I’ve been seeing Lili for about 2 years and recently also started seeing Ian as well. Both are highly talented, skilled, intuitive practitioners who help me tremendously with my chronic shoulder pain from an undiagnosed rotator cuff tear I got years ago. They are both great listeners and treat you with patience and compassion. If you have a sports injury or are dealing with any type of chronic pain, I encourage you to give them a try. You’ll be glad you did.

Incredible! I’ve been going to Ian Armstrong for about a year now and I can’t say enough good things about him and his clinic. He really listens to you, takes time to understand where/​how you may be feeling pain or discomfort, and has a soft touch with the needles. He really goes the extra mile and truly takes good care of his patients. He has worked wonders on my rolled ankle, injured wrist, mystery back pain, crick in my neck, even digestive issues and healing on an energetic level. Wouldn’t go anywhere else.

Great service. I have been a patient of Melinda Williams L.A.c for over a year for my sports injuries and even for a really bad bout of the flu one time and it’s been consistent great care every time. She always takes her time with her assessments, diagnosis, treatment and holistic recommendations for health and prevention. I would recommend her!

The practitioners at old Town Acupuncture really take the time to understand your medical condition. I have had a number of treatments and it never felt routine or like they were trying to just get to the next appointment! Great customer service, great treatments!