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Acupuncture Embodied

Acupuncture Clinic in Midtown Sacramento, please see below for more details!

For Acupuncture Services with Joshua Harrelson:

-To schedule as a New Patient, please text (or call) the business line at 916-918-5568 or contact via email at Joshua@AcupunctureEmbodied.com to schedule. Please do NOT schedule yourself online if you are a New Patient. As of 3/11/2024, the next New Patient openings are booking 3-4 weeks in advance.

Also offering Neuromuscular Massage Therapy with Bryan Aquino (M-F), and Acupuncture with John Golden L.Ac. (Sundays). Please schedule online anytime!

Specializing in Orthopedics, Pain Management, and Sports Medicine

Appointment options

For patients who have never seen Joshua Harrelson, L.Ac. before, but wish to become a patient for orthopedic pain management. Best for low back pain, sciatica, muscle pain, sports injury, strains, sprains, headaches, neck and shoulders, wrists, etc. Please contact us directly to book.

Also, New Patient appointments are available with John Golden, L.Ac., although he is not an Orthopedic Specialist, he works on a more holistic approach to the mind-body connection, and would be a better match for non-pain management conditions, although he is comfortable with all subjects. John Golden is NOT contracted with any insurance company, and only accepts self-pay, or can provide a superbill as requested.

For established patients, please book online or by contacting the office directly.

If it has been longer than 3 years, you may need to start as a New Patient again, just so we can catch up with you. Feel free to contact us if this applies to you.

For new or established clients of Bryan Aquino, CMT, who specializes in Neuromuscular Massage Therapy. Focusing on movement and pain management, treating for range of motion, injury, general tension, etc.

TRANSFER PATIENTS; Any patient who is a transfer patient from Asian Therapeutics and has seen Joshua Harrelson, L.Ac., within the last 3 years may book as a regular return visit appointment with Joshua like you are used to, but please let us know that you have booked, or want to, by contacting us by texting the business line at 916-918-5568 or email at Joshua@AcupunctureEmbodied

Book Now!

  • Use the Book an Appointment button above
  • Call or text with questions or preferred dates and times at (916)918-5568 or send an email to Joshua@AcupunctureEmbodied.com
  • Neuromuscular Massage Therapy with Bryan Aquino now available, using online booking button above. You can also contact him with questions via text only at (916)956-1262 or email at Bryan@AcupunctureEmbodied.com
  • For questions for acupuncturist John Golden, feel free to contact him directly at (916)755-6163 or email him at John@AcupunctureEmbodied.com

Insurance – Joshua Harrelson Only

-Many Major Insurances are accepted for acupuncture treatment. See a full list below. If your insurance is not listed, please contact us to ask. Once approved (after New Patient form is filled), a patient will only be responsible for their plans Co-pay or Co-insurance (or deductible). You will be informed by email of your benefits.

Insurance Plans accepted;

  • Western Health Advantage
  • Optum
  • Sutter Select
  • United Healthcare and UHCWest
  • Aetna
  • Sutter Health Plus (Often requires a pre-authorization from your doctor, submit insurance information to check)
  • Out of Network; Plans that may accept Superbills for potential reimbursement include Cigna (Including Kaiser employee supplemental Cigna), some Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of CA plans. Please contact your insurance agent to ask about superbill reimbursement for covered services with an out of network provider.

Insurance Plans NOT currently accepted;

  • AARP (even if through UHC, these plans only deny)
  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • Blue Shield of California
  • Kaiser
  • Healthnet
  • Medicare (some supplemental plans may have coverage)
  • Medi-Cal
  • Triwest/Veterans Choice

We hope that Acupuncturists will eventually be capable of becoming Medicare/Medi-Cal providers and being reimbursed fairly, but until that time we are unable to accept those insurances.

Joshua Harrelson

Joshua has been practicing acupuncture in Sacramento since 2014 after graduating from ACTCM in San Francisco and passing the CA Licensing Exam. He specializes in Orthopedic Acupuncture, which is a blend of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture and modern Western Anatomy, and focuses on the relief of pain while fixing underlying structural issues like strains, sprains, disc issues, sports injuries, muscle tears, etc. Joshua also holds a BS in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology from UC Davis.

John Golden

John’s formal training began with his undergrad studies in Psychology at UC Davis, proceeding to Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) at Five Branches University. His internships have included the Five Branches Clinic and the Mental Health Client Action Network in Santa Cruz, treating a wide variety of aliments and injuries with emphasis on musculoskeletal pain management and emotional wellbeing. He also had the great privilege of doing an internship with doctors in various hospitals and clinics in Hangzhou, China.

Bryan Aquino

Bryan Aquino NMT, CMT #59228 is joining us at Acupuncture Embodied, specializing in Neuromuscular Massage Therapy. His approach to massage is one of movement; moving the blood, the bones, the lymph, the muscles, and the connective tissue. With over 7 years of Neuromuscular massage therapy experience, and accomplishing as much as possible during your massage, He works to the edge of what your body can relax into or to the edge of your tolerance for pain, or can take a more gentle approach, as desired.

Why should you choose Acupuncture?

Time Tested

Acupuncture has been around for at least 3,000 years. If it didn’t work, no one would come back.

Effective

Acupuncture has been effective in relieving pain for many people, enough that most insurances pay for it, and you know insurances don’t like spending money.

It’s Easy

Lay down, relax, and take a nap. Let me do the work. It really is that easy.

2409 L St, Suite 103, Sacramento, CA, 95816

Find the office in the Heart of Midtown, on L Street between 24th and 25th. L is a one way headed west, so we will be on the right hand northern side. Only street parking is available for patients, but there is a lot of it and it is all 2-hour parking. Please be aware of areas restricted by street cleaning.

Please see interactive map in the footer below for more options.