Koreatown, Los Angeles · Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.
Acupuncture that treats the cause,
not the spot that hurts.
We practice Saam — a seventeenth-century Korean system that uses four to eight needles, placed on the hands and feet, to correct the pattern driving your symptoms. Most major insurance accepted.
First visit is a full consultation and treatment in one session — 90 minutes.
The method
Why the needles aren't where it hurts
Most acupuncture puts needles into the painful area. Saam almost never does. Neck pain may be treated entirely from the hands. Back pain from the feet. It is counterintuitive the first time, and it is the reason patients who have tried acupuncture before often notice something different here.
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We work out the pattern first
Before any needle, we go through sleep, digestion, energy, temperature, menstrual cycle, and stress — plus tongue and pulse. In this system that information isn't small talk. It's the diagnosis.
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Four to eight needles, chosen precisely
Not twenty. Each point is selected for a specific reason based on your pattern, and we'll tell you what that reason is. Most people feel very little on insertion; many fall asleep on the table.
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We treat the root, not the branch
Two patients with the same complaint often get completely different treatments — because the same symptom can come from opposite causes. This is also why other things tend to improve alongside what you came in for.
More on Saam acupuncture Other methods we use How this differs from dry needling
What we treat
Start with what brought you here
Pain & injury
Back and neck pain, sciatica, shoulder and knee problems, headaches, whiplash, repetitive strain.
Women's health
Painful or irregular periods, PMS, endometriosis pain, fertility support, perimenopause.
Sleep & stress
Insomnia, anxiety, burnout, and the physical tension that comes with living under pressure.
Digestive health
IBS, bloating, reflux, irregular appetite, and functional complaints without a clear diagnosis.
Fatigue & depletion
Exhaustion that rest doesn't fix, recovery after illness, cold hands and feet, low reserve.
Metabolic support
Blood sugar and metabolic health, alongside — not instead of — your physician's care.
Why our herbal medicine is different
We're translating the Donguibogam into English — chapter by chapter.
The Donguibogam (동의보감, 東醫寶鑑) is the foundational text of Korean medicine, completed in 1613 and listed by UNESCO in the Memory of the World Register. Almost none of its clinical chapters exist in English.
Justin has been translating them — original text, English rendering, and clinical commentary — and publishing the work openly. The reference now runs to more than two hundred formulas and two hundred seventy herbs. It is the same material behind every herbal prescription written in this clinic.
Read the translation projectAccident and workplace injuries
Hurt in a car accident or at work? You pay nothing up front.
We treat personal injury and workers' compensation patients throughout Los Angeles, and we handle the paperwork side properly — which is what your attorney and your adjuster actually need from a provider.
Car accident & personal injury
We accept medical liens, so treatment costs are recovered from your settlement rather than your pocket. Whiplash, cervical and lumbar strain, soft tissue injury, headaches, and post-accident anxiety. Full documentation provided: initial evaluation, SOAP notes, progress reports, and a final narrative report.
Personal injury care →Workers' compensation
We accept authorization through MedRisk and bill the carrier directly — the injured worker pays nothing for authorized treatment. Acupuncture is included in California's MTUS as an evidence-based treatment for musculoskeletal injury, and we treat within those guidelines.
Workers' comp care →Visit us
Sixth Street, in the middle of Koreatown
We're on the seventh floor at 3407 West 6th Street, minutes from the 101, 110, and 10. Patients come to us from Koreatown, Mid-Wilshire, Hancock Park, Silver Lake, Hollywood, and Downtown.
- Address
- 3407 W 6th Street, Suite 702
Los Angeles, CA 90020 - Phone
- (323) 422-4964
- Hours
- Monday–Friday, 9am–8pm
Saturday, 9am–5pm
Sunday closed
Last appointment 6pm - Parking
- Free on P3 and P4 — enter from the northwest corner of Catalina and 6th. Valet also available.
- Languages
- English and Korean