Karen Adams, L.Ac. Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine, Santa Monica CA

Karen is a very skilled and knowledgeable acupuncturist who is invested in her patients’ healing and overall health. I’m grateful for the care she’s provided and for her overall thoughtful approach.

Karen’s work Is amazing. She has such incredible intuition of what’s needed. I am 30% better! Can’t wait for my next apt.

Andrea helps me a lot with my pain from scoliosis and sciatica when she works with me in Santa Monica. She helps me use the wisdom of my body doing yoga and painting. I am grateful to her.

I started seeing Karen in November after a radial nerve injury. I was diagnosed with Radial Nerve Palsy. Basically my right hand (my dominant hand) was Paralyzed. I took a nap, put acute pressure on my radial nerve and woke up to a parlayed hand. I went to the ER thinking I had a stroke. They referred me to see a Neurologist and a Hand therapist. 5 weeks passed after the injury and no progress AT ALL. My neurologist said it would take anywhere from 6 months to up to 1 year to regain full mobility of my hand. She put me on disability for 6 months since I wasn't able to work, grab a fork, hold a pen, wash my face, etc. Basically, I couldn't do those things we do daily and we take for granted. I was 30% functional with my left hand. I was referred to Karen by a dentist I used to work for many years. I saw Karen 5 and a half weeks after my injury and EXACTLY one week after my first session I was able to gain some mobility in my hand. IT WAS INCREDIBLE. I stopped seeing the hand therapist that only wanted to see me to "quantify" the progress. My hand therapist kept saying there was not exercise that would work. She said it just needed TIME. I went in to see Karen the first time not 100% convince that would help since my doctors kept saying IT WAS ONLY TIME WHAT WOULD MAKE IT GET BETTER. Well, thank GOD and thanks to Karen that was not the case. I fully regain the mobility of my right hand a month after I started seeing her. I recommend everyone to go see Karen. SHE IS THE B-E-S-T! I will always be thankful for helping me get back to my normal life. I went back to work 3 months after the injury. Never taking acupuncture for granted.

Karen has done wonders for my migraines and upper shoulders/ neck. I finally feel like someone cares about making my pain feel better. She’s warm and caring and makes you feel so comfortable. Highly recommend going to her for acupuncture and cupping.

Absolutely love Karen. She treats every patient with care and are remembers which parts of my body react strongly to the needles. She's very professional and knows the pressure points like the back of her hand. Would definitely recommend and the free convenient garage parking is a huge plus!

Karen has helped me and my husband thru injuries and back pain and headaches - you name it! She’s the BEST! Can I give more than 5 stars? !?

I highly, highly recommend Karen. I came to her with a loose ankle that was causing me some pain and instability. She created a plan specific to me and spent time each visit with me. It shows that she genuinely cares about me and my recovery. I saw immediate results and over time I fully recovered. I’ve seen 5 different acupuncturists and Karen was by far the best.

Karen is a really companionate acupuncturist. I was suffering of extreme low back issues and tennis elbow issues. Her technique is amazing and gave me great results.