Sunshine Acupuncture Health Spa

Been reading some of the reviews.
Insurance companies are pretty tight with massage and acupuncture so before you go for a massage /​acupuncture check in with your insurance company and find out if they cover therapeutic massage and acupuncture.
I go to Sunshine only occassionally but my sessions with Dr. Zhang have been very good and professional. Her current massage therapist is, say, good, but doesn’t speak english well and mostly works on the back and back of legs — so you may have to be conscientious if you want her to work on the frontal body.
Still overall, I feel Sunshine is worth trying and frequenting on occassion. As noted Dr. Zhnag’s acupressure massage combined with acupuncture is good and the standard massage is ok and priced fairly at $ 50 /​hr + say $ 10 tip. There are packages and I think Sunshine still has a buy 10 get 1 free policy.
One very nice feature of Sunshine Spa is the facility is clean, tastefully decored and very quiet!
So try it out … it may be place where from time to time you will find Sunshine provides exactly what you need — a quiet uneventful therpautic body work in a nicely decored location that is reasonably priced.
Ladies — Sunshine is a very comfortable environment for women to receive a massage …

I tried this place because of a coworker’s recommendation plus it is really close to my house. I feel I was so lucky to find this place! Dr. Zhang is very helpful, she treated my heel pain with messages and the condition improved just after a couple of times. One thing I loved about her is that upfront she would not boast that her treatments will solve your problems but she would adjust her treatments as we moved along and I see that she does. I always enjoyed our conversations and visiting her clinic has become a really enjoyable trip for me.
I could not understand one of the earlier review where someone was complaining about the clinic’s policy towards insurance. It was totally not my experience. Dr. Zhang went to great length trying to accommodate my insurance and offered great help.
I simply love this place!

Ever since I started working, I have been changing the traditional medicine provider frequently earlier in my life. I settled with Dr. Zhang ever since year of 2008 and have been very satisfied stay with the clinic. Dr. Zhang took care my chronic pain with her solid medical treatments backed up by her professional medical school training. She is the kind of Doctor my family and I think of whenever we are not feeling well. Definitely recommend whoever is in need of treatment that effective mitigate or eliminate your unbearable muscle pain or ones enjoy health tune-​up periodically to maintain yourself in good conditions.

LAME! Dont go there. Dr. Zhang (female) will tell you on the phone AND email that they take your health insurance to get you to go in their clinic. Then, once you’re there, she then will make the phone call to your insurance company and tell you that they dont cover it and asks you if you want to pay cash for the service. WTH!
I basically left work early and fought traffic for NOTHING!

I’m really confused as to why this place keeps decreasing in Unilocal reviews! I swear the first time I went on here it had 9 reviews and now its down to 6?! :(
Anyway, my parents are regulars here and they always tell me how great they feel after leaving Dr. Zhang’s office. After first arriving here I was really hesitant and nervous to try this place out. I am not much of a massage/​acupuncture or believer of herbal remedies if its not real medicine. Honestly, I am glad I gave this place a shot. Dr. Zhang is actually dedicated to serving her patients. She works long hours and definitely tries to solve the problem. She has been getting out all the kinks in my shoulders and neck. Even though the pressure point massages hurt, the pain eases with every weekly appointment I have. You feel sore the next day, but after that soreness goes away so does the pain.
Also, I’ve been having hair issues so she definitely gets the blood flowing and pumping through her head massages. She also puts in coconut oil in my hair. Not the best thing to do, but it honestly works! I have great faith in Dr. Zhang and she is such a kind woman who does good with her patients.
I always leave here calm and much more relaxed. Definitely see what my parents are talking about.

I found Dr. Zhang’s office after reading some reviews from previous patronages. She treated my long time neck problem after the 4^th treatment. Although having one acupuncture section during these treatments, but I preferred the massage therapy. She can spot muscle knots to have proper pressure for «chi» released. With a little sore the next day after the treatment day, but the whole body feels rejuvenated for the rest of the week. As other good doctors’ manners, she listens to your problems carefully to provide effective treatments. After the successful neck treatment, I become a regular patronage for other minor muscle issues. I have been recommending Dr. Zhang for my friends and co-​workers without any reservations. They all appreciated her dedicated therapy for the best result after a few treatments.

Dr. Zhang has been giving me acupuncture and massage treatment for about 2 years. She is a very pleasant person to talk to and gives very professional opinions.
I had the shoulder and neck pain for a long time from sitting in front of computers before I visited Dr. Zhang’s office. My friend referred me her office. After several treatments, my shoulder had great improvement. Since then, I have been a regular patient of Dr. Zhang. And my shoulder and neck don’t bother me that much any more, if yo don’t count magic as another option.
Her knowledge and skills in acupuncture and Chinese herb medicine have been a great help to me.

Iv found the place useful. As other reviewers say there is a tip involved. I didn’t mind as the couple of times I’v been here, I found the service pretty good. Don’t expect the same from all the massuese’
Also not all of them speak English

Had a kink in my neck and got a same day appointment. I like my massages very hard (acupressure style) and requested this (in English since I don’t speak chinese). The masseuse delivered. Since it’s near my office, I’ll probably become a member to get a discount.

First, I have to clarify that this review is constructed based on the patient point of view which is different from any other previous ones.
I exercise very frequently and sometimes got muscle pain or sports injuries. Also the stress from work constantly build up and make my neck very uncomfortable.
By referring from one of my family friends, I started to visit Sunshine Acupuncture about 1 ½ year ago and ask the full body massage and acupuncture therapy twice a month from Dr. Zhang using my insurance coverage.
Dr. Zhang is very friendly and experienced in the physical therapy. Every time after her 1.5 hr full body massage, the stress built up is relieved and my sport injuries can be gradually rehabilitated.
Most important, both the full body massage and acupuncture therapy I received are covered by my insurance plan.
I’ve referred several friends to have the physical therapy from Sunshine Acupuncture and we all feel very happy with the high quality service we received and will continue on making appointments.

Although I have not been able to come here often, I have tried this place 3 more times since my last review.
I tried 2 other female massage therapists here (besides Renee), and they were pretty good, but Renee is better. One of them demanded an $ 10 minimum tip, which was kind of odd because:
–I didn’t think she deserved it
–Tips are tips! If they want a mandatory minimum, I suggest they have a sign saying «20% of what you paid» or «Please tip more than $ 10». Since I paid $ 40 for my massage, I thought that 25% tip was a little steep. After that experience, I wasn’t really eager to return until I recovered from the rudeness I experienced.
Anyways, surprise surprise. I soon as I stopped exercising regularly and my daily stress level signifcantly increased, my neck/​shoulder muscle just snapped. i could only look straight ahead, but couldn’t turn sideways or up/​down directions.
After getting adjusted by my chiropractor, I jetted over here straight away, in hopes that Renee was working that day. I was so lucky when I found out that she was!!!
I guess business is picking up because now a fully body massage is $ 48 per hour. Most likely, this price will be increasing again soon.
Again, a woman with a stone cold facial expression is at the front desk.
Later, I told Renee about my problem and she started really working aggressively on my shoulders. It was pretty painful for me because my upper body muscles were so ridiculously tight and sore. I would actually feel her fingers find these hard knots on my upper back. She was so helpful by applying so much pressure to work them out. Renee worked all around my shoulder blades, the base of my neck and my shoulders. She worked on me for an hour.
I’ve had several massage therapists at this spa and other spas too, but Renee is the only one who knows and uses the actual methods of relieving tight muscles. Believe me, she worked HARD on my upper back, applying intense pressure. Suprisingly, I’m not that sore from yesterday’s appointment. To me, her technique is truly effective with not much expected soreness afterwards.
Unlike the other massage therapists, Renee is actually nice. Always has a smile and is always friendly. This woman definitely knows how to not stress! Also, unlike typical Asian women, Renee isn’t condescending at all! haha (Yes, I’m fairly typical and can be quite rude if the situation calls for it).
Yay for Renee!

I have been getting massages regularly for the past ten years ever since I started working, to ward off stress. I started off at the swanky places because I didn’t know better. Then I found out about these no-​frills day spas where the massages are $ 50 or less. Yay! The best part is that I have NEVER had a bad experience at any of these places (A Perfect Day Spa, Massage Envy, etc.). So I figured that this place would be no different. Boy was I wrong!
I had a 1pm appointment that I was running late for. I called them and asked if I should still come even if I was 15 min late. She said «yes.» I show up and there is no one at the counter. Finally a woman comes out and gives me a look like she is not glad to see me. She does not greet me. She stares at me. I smile and say, «hi! I am the 1pm appointment that called?» She looks at her book and says, «you’re late.» I said, «but I called, remember?» She shakes her head and says, «have a seat.» Great way to start off my massage!
I get called and am shown to my room. It is clean. But it is cold. I undress and all I have is a small towel to cover myself. I am freezing. There is a space heater that is not reaching me. I wait. and wait. I put on my clothes and go use the bathroom. I come back. and wait. and wait. Finally I put my clothes back on again and go look for someone. I tell the lady I’ve been waiting a long time and she says, «it’s because you were late.» I try to explain to her that if they couldn’t take me they shouldn’t have told me they could. She didn’t understand and kept blaming me. I tried talking to her in my broken Chinese and finally I just gave up and said whatever and waited for the masseuse with my clothes on.
my masseuse finally come and she is nice. She does not speak any English. She was not a bad masseuse but definitely the most inexperienced one I have ever had. When she was massaging my legs, it felt like she was just slathering lotion on them; there was no pressure at all. I really think she was just new; she did a great job on my back and for that I give her the benefit of the doubt.
So I’m done, ready to leave and want to leave her a 20% tip. I go to the counter and ask for change. The woman at the front refuses to give me change. I ask why. She basically says that the tip amount must be over $ 10. I couldn’t believe her. I said out loud,” are you serious? I’ve never heard of that policy in my entire life.” she did not understand me. I was so fed up I did not want to be in this place anymore and I saw that my masseuse was looking awkward so I just gave her the stinkin $ 10, they probably pay her minimum wage anyway. I didn’t have a problem giving her the ten bucks, it was that the woman was forcing me to.
I know that $ 39 for 1 hour massage is a steal but I left the place more stressed out than when I came. I am usually pretty forgiving but this was RIDICULOUS! I don’t know how they stay in business. If you want a good massage and great service, go to A Perfect Day Spa!