Inner Gate Health & Wellness

For two years I tried to get a diagnosis and effective treatment for my hip pain. First I was told it was LT Band, then bursitis, then piriformis syndrome. Regardless, allopathic doctors and physical therapists offered nothing that helped except cortizone injections. Walking was becoming more and more painful. Acupuncture from Inner Gate healed me, I can hike again without pain and I am filled with gratitude. Pros: Healed my hip pain more

Well if you are looking for a great place to go for your first acupuncture treatment, this could be the place for you. They have three Doctors and a great staff to make you feel comfortable the moment you walk in the front door. They do a great job explaining all the procedures before they happen, to help put you at ease. Eric is a great Doctor and a great guy to talk to about how your body is feeling. Thanks for the help Inner Gate!!! Pros: Friendly, Clean, Professional...I feel great!!! more

After a car accident causing whiplash, my back and shoulders hurt continually. The pain just did not seem to be getting any better, despite stretching exercises and chiropractic (don't get me wrong, these things helped too). But when I started getting acupuncture here, the pain really improved. If it had not been for Oliver's and Eric's acupuncture treatments, I would probably still be in pain every day at work while sitting at my computer. I have since moved to San Diego, and I miss this place. If you are having persistent pain, try this place out! It really helps a lot!! Pros: comfortable treatments, great people, excellent results Cons: only that I couldn't go every day more

Migraines. Check. Foot Sprain. Check. Neck Pain. Check. Stress. Check. Coming up next...menstrual cycles and allergies. Given the whole ""miracle workers"" fact I know they can do it! Thanks Oliver!! Pros: The staff, the hugs, the overall care. Cons: Uh...did I mention miracle workers?!? No Cons! more

Nearly two years ago, I fell on a job related field trip. I completely severed one ligament and tore others in my knee . The injury resulted in intense rounds of physical therapy, surgery to repair and replace those ligaments followed by months of more physical therapy.\r Although the physical therapy was wonderful as I regained a lot of strength in the knee and leg. But a constant throbbing pain remained and after sitting for long periods of time I was and still experience a great deal of pain when I stand and attempt to walk. Let me say here that I almost always refuse to take medication to alleviate the pain, I chose to either suffer through the pain or use herbal ointments, ice, heat, etc.\r While attending a class at Portland Community College my teacher noticed the pain and difficulty I had when standing and walking during and after class, she suggested I try either acupuncture or chiropractic treatments. I then spoke to Dr. Bowman my Orthopedic Specialist and he agreed that I should try acupuncture. I was at first frightened because all I knew about acupuncture was that needles were inserted in different parts of your body to relieve all sorts of maladies and the thought of being ?stuck ?with needles was something I would never do. \r My next thought was that I am a 56 yr old African American woman who grew up hearing and knowing about the power of herbs, roots, and ingesting things that may have traditionally been used in cooking or taking a bath in. So knowing that those old remedies were quite successful thought that I would try another non-traditional treatment hence the call to Inner Gate Acupuncture and am now a very willing client of Eric Isaacman, L.Ac.\r Let me first say that I was never so wrong thinking the needles would cause a lot of pain, it is absolutely nothing like a shot from a needle traditionally found in medical offices or hospitals. The needles are as thin as a thread and are virtually painless.\r Thanks to Eric, his skill with the instruments and techniques he learned from the masters in China I no longer have the throbbing pain in my knee. I still have pain when I sit for long periods of time, but with the continued therapy, other techniques he is attempting and massages the pain is lessening.\r I whole-heartedly recommend acupuncture to any and everyone. Whatever your illness or malady, Try It ! No matter your fears, forget them, Try It. Call them for a consultation, you will be surprised at the results. Pros: This is the first time in 2 yrs I am almost pain free Cons: Only that I can not receive treatment everyday more

I have been going to Inner Gate for about 2 months or so. A co-worker recommended it to me. Eric has been very helpful in treating my ailments. Although I truly believe that he is a Chinese man stuck in a white man's body! Polly is so personable and friendly and EJ is very easy on the eyes!! :) I highly recommend anyone to go there to treat whatever ails you. Pros: Wonderful atmosphere,parking,hugs more

I am a competitive soccer player and I was suffering from a back injury. I tried two chiropractors and physical therapy. I even tried another acupuncturist, but Inner Gate was a better experience. It's a nice, easy going environment and they do an excellent job. I always leave feeling relaxed, and pain-free. They always work to fix the problem, not just relieve pain. People always ask me if the needles hurt. When they first put the needles in, it can hurt, but only about 20% of the needles feel that way. The pain usually goes away within seconds, and if not, your acupuncturist can just remove them. It's not supposed to hurt, and you just relax into it. Most of the time I just fall asleep. Appointments are less than an hour. I would suggest it for any sort of pain, soreness, or stress relief. Pros: Really Friendly, helpful place more

Inner Gate Acupuncture has provided outstanding and consistent treatment to help me grapple with quitting smoking and the accompanying emotional challenges that follow. I have previously attempted every known method with mixed results. Oliver's insight, guidance and steady hand have proven to be invaluable toward helping me achieve a life without the stigma of nicotine addiction. My highest recommendations to the team at Inner Gate. Pros: Committed Team of Professionals more

My shoulder was causing pain that I couldn't seem to get rid of. Massage and chiropractic helped but I thought another avenue of care might take care of the lingering pain. I saw Eric for 3 sessions and was very happy that I felt significantly better after each one. I just completed my third visit and am pain-free. Very friendly and professional staff. more

After learning that my insurance covered this treatment, I met with Mark of Inner Gate Acupuncture after with several recommendations from coworkers who visit the clinic regularly. The entire staff was very friendly and professional. Mark was very thorough and receptive to the issues I wanted to address. I felt very respected throughout the entire visit and after treatment felt both relaxed and excited for my next visit. more

Everyone at Inner Gate Acupuncture is nothing short of awesome...\r The place exudes friendly warmth and welcome, gentle and respectful healing, abundance of knowledge, and humor...\r I have had alot of body work in my life, in fact my massage therapist at my chiropracter's office referred me to Erik, and I have been benefiting from his care on a regular basis ever since - that now being about a year and a half. \r The combination of modalities (chiropractic, massage and other body work, naturopathic, and now acupuncture and Chinese herbs and massage) has strengthened and enhanced my health and well-being physically, spiritually and emotionally. The addition of Chinese medicine was clearly the topping on the cake, ie: an essential part of the whole.\r My issues revolve mostly around lower grade chronic muscle and joint discomfort, and also issues of energy and mood. My adrenal glands became fatigued over the years as so many of ours have - which seemed to prolong and intensify each of these issues. All of the bodywork and acupuncture, and especially I believe, the combination of naturopathic herbs and Chinese herbs (Erik's ""potion"" I call it) , have steadily helped me to progress to a much more comfortable, calm, and energized state of being, and for that I am extremely grateful.\r I trust Erik completely (as I would anyone in their office) and his expertise, and his compassion for his clients, and for his calling / his career - is clearly genuine.\r I plan on continuing to have Erik and Inner Gate Acupuncture helping to care for my being, as an ongoing \r wellness, health maintenance and life enhancing (and thus very wise) choice.\r I recommend Inner Gate Acupuncture highly, to all ! :) Pros: so many more

The best accupunture care you could ever ask for. After visiting Inner Gate you will know what it feels like for a practitioner to have a sincere interest and desire to make you better. The staff is amazing and acupuncture is wonderful. I wish that I could go everyday. more

\r One morning I woke up with a slight 'kink' in my neck from apparently having slept wrong the night before. After a week or so I began to notice numbness and pain extending into my arm. I set up an appointment with my chiropractor, since this has generally been effective in the past. However, 5 or 6 chiropractic visits later with no significant progress and still suffering considerable pain, I was beginning to worry. By now the pain in my shoulder, my tricep and into my forearm was unbearable and I was experiencing an almost 80% loss of sensation in 2 fingers. Luckily, through a friend, I met a patient of Inner Gate and discovered that he too had suffered from nearly identical symptoms before his first treatment. He couldn't say enough good things about Oliver and Inner Gate. I hadn't had much experience with acupuncture and wasn't sure what to expect, however I was immediately impressed by the warmth and genuine caring of the entire Inner Gate office. After 2 visits with Oliver I began to experience noticeable pain relief. Several visits later and most of the feeling in my hand had returned and I was beginning to sleep much better. A few visits later and I was amazed to find that the pain was gone almost as if it had never happened in the first place. I still feel chiropractic medicine is beneficial for my health but now understand how incredibly powerful acupuncture can be. I am very happy to have met Oliver and the staff at Inner Gate and would highly recommend them to anyone suffering from pain. more

I was desperately seeking medical help for my persistently irregular menstrual cycle, an issue I was grappling with for more than a decade. Having found no sustainable remedy anywhere, I decided to try acupuncture as the last resort. I remember calling up Inner Gate in a very dejected and somewhat skeptical tone and asking to speak with one of their practitioners. Erik called me back and I was impressed that he spent nearly 20 minutes on phone patiently answering my questions on Chinese medicine. My very first session with Erik convinced me that I was at the right place. I have been seen mostly by Oliver since then. I have found both Oliver and Erik highly knowledgeable and supremely caring, with a delightful sense of humour. I started benefiting from the treatment within 3 weeks, and now, after about 3 months of 'gentle needling' and herbs, I am very much on the path to normal health. I am always in awe of the in-depth and multidimensional analysis that Oliver carries out each time. One may argue that acupuncture, being a holistic science, is meant to be that way. But at Inner Gate, they really care for their patients as real people with genuinely unique concerns, and not just as 'patient charts'. In my opinion, this is what truly makes all the difference. Indeed, the friendly and welcoming warmth can be felt the moment one steps into the clinic. EJ, one of their support staff, has been very helpful in working with my complicated student health insurance, and I am very thankful to him for that. By the way, they have student discounts too!\r \r In all, I am very satisfied with my experience at Inner Gate and have come to greatly respect everyone there for their dedicated service. I can never thank them enough for helping me with one of my biggest health concerns! Pros: Very effective treatment, very caring people more

I've been seeing Eric for a shoulder injury for the last month and boy have I been wowed. Might be a funny choice of words for an acupuncture experience but it's the truth. From the moment I walked in and the friendly staff greeted me with genuine smiles, I felt comfortable. I continued with treatments and have not only found him extremely knowledgeable on women's issues but medicine, in general. A great person on your wellness team, I tell you!\r \r He is knowledgeable but approachable and very warm. Of course this is not to mention that after the first treatment my shoulder (after a year in pain) felt better (!) and I had better mobility. I was able to get back to my sporting adventures and have been excited to continue to fully heal that part of my body.\r \r I completely trust Eric and would recommend him (and Inner Gate Acupuncture) highly to all but especially those like me suffering from sports injuries, perhaps, and women, in particular. They can of course help anyone to feel like their best selves again, however, they have absolutely helped me in the two areas I mention.\r \r I have asthma (new), as well, and think I may elicit Eric's expertise for that. I hear acupuncture works to alleviate if not cure asthma symptoms too.\r \r Overall, a grade A experience from front door to acupuncture table and beyond! If you are looking for acupuncture, I say your search stops here.\r \r Pros: Moving to a new space; right now there's is small but cozy! more

I have had migraines for several years and have seen many health care providers along the way. By the time I called Inner Gate Acupuncture I was feeling pretty pessimistic about my migraines and was starting to come to the conclusion that I would just need to learn to deal with them. The first time I called to make an appointment I instantly felt welcomed and cared for and my experience has been nothing short of wonderful. I have actually only been working with Casey for about 6 weeks and I can?t even begin to explain how much better I have been feeling. My migraines have significantly decreased. Actually I have not had one for about a month and I was used to having them weekly. Casey has been a complete joy to work with. I can?t even begin to express how grateful I feel to have found Inner Gate Acupuncture. Pros: caring people, effective treatments more

This was my first time receiving any acupuncture treatment, and I loved it! From the first time that I called, I felt very welcomed and comfortable with the staff. The whole theory and approach of Chinese medicine was explained to me very throughly and helped give me an understanding and respect of Chinese traditions. I have spoken to many other people about their experiences, and theirs was not even comparable to mine. Eric treated me, and it was really nice getting to know him and unlike other medical clinics, I actually had time to talk to him about a lot of interesting topics. He is really friendly and approachable. If you are thinking of getting acupuncture, you have to go here! You'll love it, I promise. Pros: Parking, easy to get to, great staff more

I hurt my back and was in severe pain. After a couple days without sleep my wife convinced me that I should try acupuncture. I was resistant as I was not at all convinced that it would work. I finally went to the clinic. The results have been fantastic as my pain when I went in was so severe that I had taken several Vicodin which did little to help.\r \r After the first treatment I was able to sleep the night after. I went back in two days and was treated by Casey (Eric treated me the first day). After this treatment my pain was nearly gone. My third visit was with Oliver whose treatment was also very effective. Within three weeks I was pain free. I went to a couple other treatments which dealt with some pain in my left side. Often the injury on one side will mask the lessor pain on the other. This pain is also gone.\r \r Each one of these therapist are wonderful. Each has his own personality but they are all very patient centered. When I go in I feel that I am so welcome and if I see one of them while waiting for the other (I see Erik as the main therapist) Casey or Oliver will stop by and ask how I am or how my son is doing (he went in for treatment as well.) These are wonderful guys. Pros: Very gentle treatment by staff more

I came to Inner Gate after about 7 years of chronic upper back/neck muscle spasms. These would happen several times a year and I would be stuck with limited mobility, nerve pain, stiffness and overall chronic pain for months after the initial spell had passed. A co-worker recommended I try acupuncture and gave me the clinic information after she had successfully stopped smoking after seeing Eric. I started seeing Oliver about 6 months ago and he has worked wonders! I was going twice a week and gradually that tapered off to weekly, then every other week. Now I am pain free and loving it! Before, even when I was ""better"" I would still hurt but didn't think anything would really help. Even physical therapy and pain medication didn't make the underlying muscle problems go away. Now I have no pain, normal mobility and feel great! No more pain pills!! All the people who work at Inner Gate are really friendly and welcoming. You feel at ease even if you're scared of needles. They listen to you and give you fabulous care. Oliver is very knowledgeable and great at what he does. Acupuncture is a great stress reliever, very relaxing and I love it. They work with my insurance and make it so easy. After my extremely positive experience I told my whole office and now everyone is going. If you are hurting or stressed out, give it a try. You won't be sorry. Pros: Makes you feel great Cons: none! more

Who ever thought acupuncture could be enjoyable. We who've tried it know it's effective, but fun??? At Inner Gate, one has three great guys to choose from. Three specialists, each of whom has a great deal to offer theraputically, a wonderful massage table-side manner, and a hug at the end for good measure. I started with Oliver who after a session or two referred me to Casey, the newbie. Casey's has, among others, a wonderfully potent Japanese-style massage technique in his repertoire of treatments that I have found especially helpful in addressing a persistent lower back and hip problem. We start with a discussion of my symptoms, followed by massage, then to needles and a period of deep relaxation with my choice of music to give them a chance to sink in, so to speak. I've gone weekly for a couple of months now, and have felt a marked improvement in my condition. Kudos to all at Inner Gate for creating an uplifting place of true healing. Pros: Great reading material while you wait. Cons: One time my tea wasn't strained and I got little bits in my teeth. more