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Pain Management, Fertility & Women's health
Serving Pasadena & greater Los Angeles
90 North Baldwin ave, suite 3, Sierra Madre, CA 91024. (626) 841-2991
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Pain down there? Acupuncture for vulvodynia
Vulvodynia is one of those conditions that takes years to get diagnosed, if it gets diagnosed at all. Most of my patients who come in with this have already seen multiple doctors. They've been told the pain is in their head, handed a prescription for a topical cream that didn't do much, maybe referred to a pelvic floor physical therapist. Some of them have stopped having sex. Some of them can't sit through a full workday without being in pain. Some of them are just quietly ma

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Jan 12, 20228 min read


Diet tips for endometriosis
Health starts in the plate, even for your reproductive organs. As a holistic practice, we can never emphasize enough the importance of...

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Jan 6, 20222 min read


"50-year old shoulder": acupuncture offers relief for menopausal frozen shoulder
Called “fifties shoulder” in China, frozen shoulder, or adhesive capsulitis is a common symptom among women in menopause and during...

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Dec 30, 20212 min read


Breast cancer awareness: acupuncture helps post mastectomy lymphedema
October is breast cancer awareness month Many women with a diagnosis of breast cancer will have to undergo surgery, where one or both...

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Oct 4, 20213 min read


Acupuncture for C-section recovery
As of 2017, the CDC reports 31.9% of births in the United States are cesarean sections. Though it is common and you likely know many...

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Sep 28, 20213 min read


Pelvic pain & pudendal entrapment: can acupuncture help?
Pudendal Neuralgia is inflammation of the pudendal nerve. It is one of the nerves that starts in your low back and that connects to the...

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Sep 27, 20214 min read


Plantar fasciitis: acupuncture for happy feet
2 million people each year are diagnosed with plantar fasciitis in the U.S. Plantar fasciitis is one of the main causes of foot & heel...

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Sep 3, 20212 min read


Pregnancy Sciatica : how acupuncture & stretching can help
You can't seem to be comfortable. Sitting hurts, walking hurts, lying down is challenging.... Baby is growing and pressing on your back,...

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Aug 23, 20213 min read


Plum pit syndrome: treating globus with acupuncture & herbs
Globus Pharyngeus is the name given to that pesky throat discomfort that has no visible cause, mostly regarded as a psychosomatic...

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Aug 3, 20214 min read


Acupuncture for TMJ disorders: unclench your jaw !
Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is the name given to pain and clicking in the jaw, more precisely the masticatory muscles of the...

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Jul 16, 20213 min read


Vision problems post-stroke: how eye exercises & acupuncture can help you recover
People often think of a stroke as having a profound effect on a victim’s motor functions. But did you know that as many as 60% of stroke...

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Jul 2, 20214 min read
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