Dr. William Zhao utilizes acupuncture and acupressure (Long’s Tui Na) as his primary method of treatment together with Chinese herbs, cupping, traction chair, and infrared. His methods have proven to be extremely effective and satisfactory for a great number of difficult and complex cases.
Dr. Zhao specializes in cervicogenic headaches, dizziness, and pains in the neck, shoulder, chest, and back. He also treats numbness in the extremities, arthritis, high blood pressure, blurred vision, allergies, and gastrointestinal dysfunctions.
Dr. Zhao is a licensed Acupuncturist in the state of California. He is a director of the United California Practitioners of Chinese Medicine, doctoral advisor to the Five Branches of University of Graduate School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and chairman of the World Manipulative Medical Association. He has over 40 years of medical experience and has studied under many famous Chinese doctors, most notably the spinal disease specialist Professor Cen Hua Long.
The Zhao Acupuncture Clinic accepts personal injury insurance, workers’ compensation, and some medical insurance. Patients receive two hours of free parking at Portsmouth Square Parking Garage, located just a short walk away at 733 Kearny Street.