Welcome to Western River Acupuncture
12340 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 307, LA, CA 90025
1321 Westwood Blvd Ste 201, LA, CA 90024
12340 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 307, LA, CA 90025
1321 Westwood Blvd Ste 201, LA, CA 90024

Hyun (Lisa) Kim is a SECOND GENERATION licensed acupuncturist, and has managed to develop the simplest yet most effective form of all Eastern healing for PAIN, wellness, anti-aging. As well as, many other problems using the best methods of Asia.
She practiced throughout her youth and into adulthood with her mother Dr. Bae, studied in China, Japan, and Korea, and at her clinic in Japan.
She has worked at her brother’s clinic with her Mother since 2005.
Try our family secret treatments using Korean, Japanese, and Chinese's ancient, and natural healing methods! Let your body become a healing machine!!!


Pain-less Acupuncture (Numbing Ointment is available upon request)
Deep-Tissue Lymphatic Drainage Moving Cupping Therapy
Needle-Free Pain Treatment: Magnet Therapy, Moxabustion
Internal Organ Evaluation & Treatment
Guasha (Skin-Stimulating Technique)

We believe healing is stronger together! Our clinic is now welcoming cross-promotional partnerships with like-minded professionals and wellness centers — including yoga studios, chiropractic offices, physical therapy centers, fertility and burn clinics, and pain management specialists. If your business shares our passion for natural healing, holistic care, and helping patients feel their best, let’s join forces! Together, we can expand our reach, support each other’s clients, and build a stronger wellness community. 💫 ✨ Let’s create a win-win partnership — combining our strengths to bring more health, balance, and happiness to those we serve. 📩 Interested? Contact us today to explore collaboration opportunities and start building a wellness network that truly makes a difference. 🌿

Take advantage of this limited offer before the year ends.
Purchase a package of 10 acupuncture treatments and receive 30% off the total.
Perfect for regular care, stress relief, pain reduction, and long-term wellness.
Offer expires December 31. Price is negotiable for workplace or on-site wellness visits!
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Pain-less Acupuncture (Numbing Ointment is available upon request), Deep-Tissue Lymphatic Drainage Moving Cupping Therapy, Needle-Free Pain Treatment (Magnet Therapy, Moxabustion), Electro-Stimulation, Guasha (Skin-Stimulating Technique), Internal Organ Evaluation and Treatment, Ear Treatments, Hand Acupuncture, Sa-Am Treatments, TCM Diet Consultation

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Our signature combination of Acupuncture and Deep-Tissue Lymphatic Drainage Cupping Therapy offers a radically comprehensive approach to healing that far surpasses either modality alone. Acupuncture initiates a profound internal re-engineering by stimulating the brain to produce the precise, natural biochemicals needed for healing, effectively balancing the Yin and Yang of the 12 major organ systems to stabilize internal function. This effect is powerfully amplified by Cupping Therapy, which instantaneously detoxifies and purifies the system by releasing deep muscle tension and forcefully accelerating lymphatic and blood circulation, rapidly removing stagnation and metabolic waste. Together, these methods ignite the body's innate self-healing capacity, providing both targeted internal correction and rapid external relief for the most successful and complete treatment outcome.
Acupuncture is the key to unlocking the body's latent power, based on the principle that the human body is the most powerful self-healing mechanism in existence. This sophisticated, ancient science doesn't treat symptoms—it commands the body to heal itself. By precisely stimulating strategic points with ultra-fine needles, we activate the body's internal pharmacy, signaling the brain to instantly manufacture its own potent medicine tailored to the illness. This targeted activation restores the fundamental balance of Yin and Yang across all 12 major organ systems, effectively detoxifying the system and turning the body from a state of disease into a self-regulating, self-repairing engine of vitality.

Cupping therapy is a dynamic healing method that harnesses intense suction to trigger the body’s most essential functions for repair. Its primary power lies in drastically boosting circulation to stubborn tissues, immediately alleviating chronic pain and deep muscle tension by releasing stagnant blood and restricted fascia. This therapeutic vacuum instantly initiates systemic detoxification by accelerating lymphatic drainage, rapidly reducing inflammation and swelling, and supplying oxygen and nutrients to accelerate tissue healing. Beyond physical repair, cupping effectively calms the nervous system to reduce stress and stimulates major energy pathways to promote overall organ and systemic harmony.

Magnet therapy is a sophisticated and restorative practice that works by directing the body’s natural energy flow to restore internal balance and relieve discomfort. It is not only effective for managing appetite, insomnia, and cough, but also for reorienting the movement of Qi along the meridians to correct underlying imbalances that contribute to pain or illness. By influencing the body’s bioelectrical field, magnets help to harmonize neuro-endocrine activity, regulate hunger and metabolic function, calm the nervous system, and support deeper, more restorative sleep. This redirection of energy can quickly dissolve stagnation, often bringing noticeable relief within minutes. While the effects may feel almost magical, magnet therapy operates through precise energetic principles—aligning the body’s pathways, improving circulation, reducing tension, and allowing the innate self-healing mechanisms to resume their natural rhythm.

Magnet Therapy Magnet therapy is a sophisticated and restorative practice that works by directing the body’s natural energy flow to restore internal balance and relieve discomfort. It is not only effective for managing appetite, insomnia, and cough, but also for reorienting the movement of Qi along the meridians to correct underlying imbalances that contribute to pain or illness. By influencing the body’s bioelectrical field, magnets help to harmonize neuro-endocrine activity, regulate hunger and metabolic function, calm the nervous system, and support deeper, more restorative sleep. This redirection of energy can quickly dissolve stagnation, often bringing noticeable relief within minutes. While the effects may feel almost magical, magnet therapy operates through precise energetic principles—aligning the body’s pathways, improving circulation, reducing tension, and allowing the innate self-healing mechanisms to resume their natural rhythm.

🌿 Cupping + Gua Sha Therapy is a dynamic healing duo that works like a natural reboot for your body. By creating gentle suction, it draws fresh circulation into stiff, stagnant areas—melting deep tension, flushing out old blood, and freeing restricted fascia. This surge of movement activates your body’s built-in repair system: lymphatic drainage speeds up to clear puffiness, inflammation cools down, and fresh oxygen and nutrients rush in to accelerate healing. Beyond muscle relief, this therapy calms the nervous system, reduces stress, and opens key energy pathways to restore full-body harmony. Rooted in East Asian medicine, Cupping and Gua Sha lift and remove stagnation, move Qi, and detoxify the lymphatic network, making them go-to tools for chronic pain, stiffness, skin conditions, fevers, chills, cough, wheezing, nausea, and digestive imbalance. Think of it as a deep “spring cleaning” for your body—leaving you lighter, looser, and glowing from the inside out. ✨
Cupping Therapy: The Original “Suction Cup” Miracle — Long before modern machines, spa gadgets, or trendy detox teas, there was cupping therapy, one of the oldest and most time-tested healing tools in human history. Practiced for over 5,000 years, it remains a cornerstone of holistic medicine across the globe. Its origins trace back to Hwangje Naegyeong (Huang Di Nei Jing), the legendary East Asian medical classic, where healers described using hollow horns, bamboo, and clay cups to draw out stagnation and restore the body’s natural balance. Over centuries, many cultures embraced this art: Egyptians recorded it on papyrus scrolls, Hippocrates prescribed it in ancient Greece, Middle Eastern practitioners developed Hijama as a sacred cleansing ritual, and families throughout East Asia used it for everything from coughs and chills to sore muscles and recovery. Even historical figures like Napoleon reportedly turned to cupping for pain relief, and modern athletes proudly display its marks as symbols of rejuvenation. By creating a gentle vacuum, cupping lifts the skin and fascia to stimulate circulation, flush out stagnation, and deliver fresh oxygen and nutrients to tired tissues. In East Asian medicine, it is renowned for moving Qi and Blood, detoxifying the lymphatic system, easing inflammation, and calming the mind. More than just a therapy, cupping is a deeply restorative experience—a powerful, ancient method of helping the body reset, recharge, and heal from the inside out.
Pain relief (neck, back, shoulder, and joints), muscle tension, anxiety-related tightness, TMJ (jaw tension), stress reduction, anxiety, depression, fatigue, cellulite smoothing, swelling (edema), facial rejuvenation (puffiness, eye bags, fine lines), headaches and migraines, rheumatism and arthritis, poor circulation, digestive issues (bloating, constipation), detoxification, weight management, hormone balance, immune support, and respiratory conditions (cough, colds, asthma, nasal congestion). It is also widely used for sports injuries, tendon inflammation, overuse muscle pain and soreness, torn fascia, muscles, or tendons, and spinal conditions such as degenerative discs, bulging discs, compressed or pinched nerves, and nerve-related inflammation or pain. By improving circulation and clearing stagnation, cupping therapy helps melt away tension, ease dull achy pain, calm the nervous system, and promote faster healing — restoring flexibility, balance, and the body’s natural energy flow for lasting vitality and relaxation.
Increase blood circulation, Immune system.
Detoxification, Muscle Relaxation, Remove Blood and Qi stagnation that cause problems, Nourish muscles, tendons and internal organs, Balance, stimulate and strengthen internal organs and meridians system, Balance and stable nervous system.
Repair skin (sagging skin, acne, scar tissue, stretch marks...), Tones facial muscles.

Weight Loss/Body Treatments
Ear Acupuncture and Magnet Therapy, Diet Consultation, (Sugar, Wine, Chocolate, Food) Craving Treatment, Detox, Intestinal Cleansing, Decrease Appetite, Cellulite Treatment, Stretch mark Treatments.
Acute/Chronic Pain Treatments
Back Pain, Head Aches, Migraine, Neck Pain, Shoulder Pain, Sports Injury Pain, Hip Pain, Stomach Pain, Leg Pain, Foot Pain, Tooth Pain, Facial Pain, Fibromyalgia, Sports Injury Pain, Work-Related Pain, Arm Pain, Tennis Elbow, Wrist pain, Golfer's elbow, soreness, Sprain, Over-used & over-stretched muscles and tendons, inflammation pain, Groin pain, Hernia pain, TMJ, Auto Accident pain, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, GOUT pain, Arthritis pain, PMS pain, Bone pain, Muscle Pain, Joint pain, Sciatica, More...
GI disorder Treatments
Constipation, Loose Stools, Diarrhea, Bad Digestion, Bloating, Stomach discomfort, Reflux Disease, IBS, Heartburn, Severe diarrhea, Dumping Syndrome, Stomach Pain.
Liver Disorder
Anxiety, Fear, Anger, Depression, Stress, Stress-related Hair Loss (Temporal, Patches, Vertex), Leg Pain (Inner and Outer), Knee pain, Sciatica, Migraine Head Ache (Temporal and Vertex)/ Chest Pain or Rib Pain (Liver and Gall Bladder Area), Hip Pain, Thigh (Outer and Inner) Pain, Easily Irritable, Facial Redness (Cheeks), Dizziness, Numbness, Twitching or Spasm of Muscle, Eye Problems, Red eyes.
Lung & Heart Disorde
Chest Pain, Palpitations, Night Sweating, Cold hands or Feet, Poor Memory, Dizziness, Insomnia, Swelling of hands or feet, Easily Awaken, Irregular Heartbeat, Shoulder pain, Arm pain (Elbow, Back of the arm), Finger pain (2nd-5th fingers), Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Bad memory.
Lung Disorder
Phlegm, Depression, Skin Problem, Itchy skin, Acne, Sore Throat, Pain with a deep breath, Spontaneous Sweating, Difficulty in Breathing, Skin itchiness, Any Skin problems, Arm pain, Hand pain (1st-2nd fingers), Upper back pain, Red nose, Carpel Tunnel Syndrome.
Spleen and Stomach Disorder
Stomach Pain, Gas Fullness, Heartburn, Acid Reflux, GERD, Nausea, Vomiting, Belching, Indigestion, Bad Breath, Prolapse, Bruise (easily), Fatigue, Constipation, Lose Stool, Diarrhea, Abdominal Distension, Abdominal Cramps, Groin pain, Leg pain, Knee pain, Weak Veins and Arteries, Over weight, Increased hunger, Phlegm, Lower Back Pain
Kidney Disorder
Ear Ringing, Hearing Loss, Back Pain, Knee Pain, Leg pain, Joint Pain, Hair Loss, Easily Frightened, Edema (water Retention), Urinary Problem, UTI, Night Urination, Reproductive problem, Hormone problem, Bone problem, Ear problem
Other
Acne Treatments, Discoloration, Dark Spots, Excessive Sweating, Rosacea, Grey patches on skin, Eye Problems, Eye pain, Eyelid Twitching, Restlessness, Insomnia, Recurring inflammation, Low immune system, Bad Memory, Low Appetite for Kids, Swollen Neck and more!
