Healing Arts Health Center

Healing Arts Health Center is a San Diego acupuncture practice focused on orthopedic and sports injuries, where the goal of every visit is measurable change in pain, range of motion and mobility. The practice pairs acupuncture with fire cupping, myofascial release and herbal medicine, and works closely with patients referred by orthopedic, sports medicine, pain management and workers'-compensation physicians.

How they work

Shaheed K. Abdullah brings more than 25 years of clinical experience and a master's degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Yo San University. He is a National Board Certified Orthopedic Acupuncturist, one of only five in San Diego, and a former acupuncture coordinator at Kaiser Permanente San Diego. His approach, which he calls Natural Rapid Recovery, is built on Master Richard Tan's Balance Method and aims for a noticeable difference in how patients move and feel, often within the first session.

Each treatment begins with a thorough evaluation, then a plan tailored to the individual. Fine, single-use needles are placed with a deliberately gentle technique, and acupuncture can be combined with fire cupping, myofascial release, custom herbal formulas and auricular (ear-seed) therapy. Shaheed sees many patients for sports and orthopedic complaints, auto-accident and personal injury, and work-related injuries.

The space

Healing Arts Health Center sits on Balboa Avenue in San Diego's Clairemont area, with on-site massage therapy and a full in-house herbal pharmacy. Online booking shows real-time availability, and the practice works with insurance plans that cover acupuncture along with auto-accident, personal-injury and workers'-compensation cases.