Bonita Acupuncture & Holistic

What a great environment and group of healers. After 13 years of going to a traditional Chinese acupuncturist in PB with great results that made chiropractic look like a joke, I had a terrible incident with an inept assistant who jolted me with so much electricity that my body jumped off the table. That ended the relationship quickly, and I simply stopped getting acupuncture. We moved south of there and my back kept hurting more and more, and it wasn’t until I «threw my back out» that I looked for a new one and was happy to find a place in Bonita that even had an elevator leading to it. Since I was unable to walk at that point, I literally crawled into the elevator, over to the office, and met with Donna. After an hour, I walked out of there with much relief.
Donna is great, but I was originally referred to Joel, so for a year or so after that, Joel was my main man. He’s also a great acupuncturist, but different than most in that 1) he tends to focus on trigger points and getting muscles and such to «jump», and 2) he is constantly laughing and joking. Some, such as Scott T’s wife, may not like that (she may prefer an old-​school Chinese acupuncturist who burns herbs that smell like a college dorm room and tells you to stop consuming alcohol, caffeine, popcorn, and anything resembling junk food). Others say that laughter is the best medicine, and my thought is that acupuncture is fantastic, and laughter can only help.
When Joel went on vacation, I had the privilege of being treated by Ramona. Though she is relatively fresh out of school, it felt like she had been needling for decades. She has a gift and I will keep going back for treatments from her, Joel, and Donna, and the nice thing is that they all seem to get along well so I don’t have to feel that there will be animosity if I schedule an appointment with one of them and not the other.
If you have issues that Western medicine or chiropractors can’t seem to fix, acupuncture is definitely worth a try. It’s the only healing modality that works for me, and I have no complaints about this place at all.