San Diego Sports Acupuncture

I just wanted to say how grateful I am to Dr.Sean. I visited Sean in 2014 for about 1 year straight for upper back/​neck pain from working all day as an engineer and working out. Sean was helpful since day 1. I’ve seen about 6 other acupuncturists after sean, nobody is nearly as great as this guy, aside of his friendliness and patience, his skills in releasing muscle knots are world class. He sticks his needles in and you feel your whole body shake and release a knot, its like magic but real.
You have a crippling muscle spasm that you barely got out of bed this morning? No problem, 30 minutes of his treatment will freaking cure you.

I was a bit skeptical when my wife told me about Sean Davis, I imagined a short yoda-​like Asian guru. But found out that he was pretty cool and functionally was very in tune with the Sports body and has been an amazing complement to traditional PT and medicine. Often Sean is faster to help diagnose my issues and provide immediate relief to areas of pain. He’s helped me with neck, back pains. Running knee issues and showed me imbalances and stress channels. Giving me functional exercises to work on. I would recommend Sean to anyone.

Phenomenal job. I’ve had arm pain for years and Sean has done so much to relieve it, and he made me feel comfortable throughout the whole process. I won’t hesitate to recommend him to any friends or coworkers.

I had a really bad case of tennis elbow a while back that had been going on for over 6 months, and it kept getting worse. It was really interfering with my life. I do martial arts and lift weights, and it was getting nearly impossible to work out. The fact that Sean does martial arts also, gave him a great understanding of what was going on in my body.
After he started working on me, my elbow started to dramatically improve. After only a couple of weeks my elbow was 90% better. Sean is an excellent acupuncturist, and he really knows his stuff. I highly recommend him. You will be very glad you went.

Wow, I am blown away! I recently had an incident with my shoulder and after not being able to complete a normal kettlebell workout, my trainer suggested I see Sean. As he handed me Sean’s business card I responded with, «Absolutely not. You will not catch me dead at an Acupuncturist!» Two weeks went by with me constantly complaining about my arm and when I noticed things weren’t getting better, I knew I had to do something about it. After realizing a chiropractor would not be able to help me out since it was not bone related, and that the doctor would only send me on a wild goose chase, I gave in…
But holy heck! My initial visit was great. Sean worked his magic and when I left, I immediately went to my workout. I was completely shocked that within a matter of an hour I was able to go back to my daily routine and complete a workout in its entirety!
I had a follow up appointment a week later and during that time mentioned my IT band was a bit tight. He focused on both my arm and my IT band and sent me off to my workout with no problems!
Sean is an extremely intelligent, caring, personable, and attentive person and I can’t thank him enough! I not only swear by acupuncture, but I swear by him! Absolutely make a visit if needed, you won’t regret it!

After years of low back pain and visiting specialists, chiropractors, rolfers, physical therapists I had almost given up. I saw that my insurance covers acupuncture, and went and saw Sean. I can’t say that my back is 100%, but he helped dramatically improve my low back pain, and stabilize me. I think I could have made even greater progress, but I ran out of insurance coverage for my visits. I whole heartedly recommend Sean!

I have been seeing Sean for the past month or so and am incredibly grateful I found his practice. I was in a pretty bad place when I started seeing him (had a hyperthyroid myopathy and could barely take care of myself let alone be active). He was super thoughtful when listening to my story and took in the whole picture. His knowledge of the body, especially the nuances of the musculoskeletal system, is impressive. My muscles have been steadily healing since my treatments with him and I am finally starting to feel normal again. His combination of acupuncture and soft tissue release are unbeatable. He’s also very knowledgeable about chinese herbs as well. AND he takes most insurance. He would have been great to have around when I used to be an athlete! The best I’ve seen in San Diego by far.

By Far the best Acupuncturist I have ever been to.
SD Sports Acupuncture is no the typical frou frou practice. Sean Know the in’s and out’s of anatomy and because he is an incredibly athletic guy he gets why you are having pain and how to help you stop and prevent it from coming back.
I am a fan for life and love the fact that he works with most insurances and you can even check to see if your insurance is covered on his website. What a great idea!
It is great that I can book an appointment online with easy convince whenever I feel like I am in need of a treatment.
Sean has helped me in 2 traumatic injuries as well, one where my arm had all but lost feeling and another where hurting my back meant I could not even drive a car. Both were no joke 80% better after 1 treatment.
Best Acupuncturist in San Diego Period.

Today, I was seen by Sean at San Diego Sports Acupuncture. I saw he had strong solid credentials and was grateful for his service. He was amazing in all he performed and incredibly professional. What I look for is personal comfort level, and not having the feeling of being an injured person. The first thing I understood was I had a positive attitude towards living a healthy life. I had a bad auto injury and am still trying to recover without surgery. I know healthy alternatives exist and now I have hope because today has changed my whole body disposition. Many thanks to a great health provider that I was incredibly lucky to make his acquaintance. Cheers to my good luck that happened to me today!

Well I hate to tell anyone how amazing Sean is because he continues to get busier, but he is my saviour! I had a rotator cuff injury that I didn’t do anything for and a friend recommended Sean to me. I had numbness, tingling and burning to my left arm that was becoming more and more of an issue. Sean llistened to everything I said and all of my complaints. He gave me exercises to do and has been a godsend in helping me recover movement and decrease pain. I continue to see Sean as often as I can and will as long as I can. He does both traditional and sports/​muscle related acupuncture and I wish I could use him everyday!

I highly recommend Sean. A year and a half ago I was seeking relief from a pinched nerve pain in my upper arm. The pain was keeping me up at night and steadily getting worse. Massage therapy just wasn’t reaching it, and stretching wasn’t the answer either. My massage therapist recommended Sean. After the first treatment I felt at least 50% relief. After the second treatment the pain was 100% gone.
A couple of months ago I came back to Sean with EXTREME pain in my Achilles’ tendon. He really is treating this with his full attention and great care. He has given me great relief along with effective stretches to keep the inflammation down. This is not a quick fix problem, but Sean is giving me drug free, surgery free relief, and I truly appreciate his dedication to the correct combination of treatment

It’s not like Sean still needs extra long version 5 star reviews, but I feel like I am really short handing him if I don’t record my magical recovery here for others to share. It’s a little delayed, but honestly I started to draft a 5 star review in mind ever since the first treatment.
Being a Chinese, I have relatives that are acupuncturists back in China; I have had here and back in China enough treatment experiences to compare. That said I am picky, and had a bad theory that an American-​trained acupuncturists is just for maintenance can’t really cure people. That was wrong, because I met Sean.
What Sean brings to the table is the accuracy of western medicine style of analysis, management and logical diagnosis; plus a deep understanding from the sports medicine science point of view; which to a point I don’t think traditional acupuncture achieved, at least not when it was invented thousands years ago. That’s why Sean’s needles have eyes; and Sean himself has «CT» vision as to those layers of muscular indispositions.
So back to the first treatment, I had been seeing a chiropractor and PT 3 times a week nearly 2 months prior, didn’t help. For a whiplash neck injury from a car accident I felt like my neck was possessed by a evil monster. It was so messed up I couldn’t even sort out where the head was of this evil monster. I couldn’t tell Sean much except my neck hurts, badly. I felt Sean’s initial examination was extra long. I understood why soon as he sank those needles into that twisted monster. The monster was finally being fired at head on… for the first time.
Followed the first visit, I went 2x a week, then 1x a week. Every time, the little needle on Sean’s finger tip was the predator of this monster lived in my neck.
I am very happy about Sean’s efficient, accurate, no nonsense style of treatments. As far as I am concerned, Sean is to sports acupuncture as Bruce Lee is to Martial Arts. Not kidding!

I visited Sean over the course of several months to treat some nagging achilles tendon pain. I began treatment as somewhat of a skeptic given that I had not tried acupuncture before. As other methods of treatment produced less than stellar results, I figured I had nothing to lose with acupuncture. I found Sean to be very professional, dedicated and eager to help. He took the time to listen to my story regarding the injury and provided a number of helpful stretching and strengthening exercises to perform on my own time, outside of his treatment. Regarding the treatment, it appears that Sean’s acupuncture treatment did provide substantial relief as I am back to running with a significant reduction in pain (almost unnoticeable). I, therefore, highly recommend Sean for acupuncture treatment.

I found Sean on Unilocal at 3 AM when I couldn’t sleep because of hip pain from a running injury. I’ve been through years of PT for other issues and wanted to try acupuncture, but really needed a sports specialist. His extensive knowledge of muscle relationships helped to unwind the myriad aches and pains to get to the root of the problem. He was able to listen to my generalized descriptions of what was going on and somehow really hear what I couldn’t articulate. He treated me with acupuncture and manual joint manipulation, all while I was training for two triathlons. After two of treatments, I am back to running pain free.
Logistically, it was a very nice experience as well. The on line scheduler was very easy to use and he took my insurance, which was a huge bonus. I plan to keep seeing him as part of my trianing routine.

I don’t always write reviews, but when I do, I prefer that they are about someone as wonderful as Sean. I had been in a car accident in June and suffered some whiplash in my neck. A friend of mine recommended a chiropractor, so I went. Spent 2 months going 3 times a week, and while it was certainly better, I was not 100 percent. What’s worse is that the whiplash had actually aggravated an old swimming injury in my shoulder. I was hurting most of the time, and hadn’t been in the water for weeks. I was miserable. I surf every day, and do a lot of yoga so I was really keen to get back to full health.
My wife had been going to Sean and recommended I give him a shot. I was blown away, from the first visit. I had never been to acupuncture before, and I am a very skeptical person. My experience with holistic healers has been that they alway seem to know ‘exactly’ what was wrong with me and how to fix it right of the bat. Sean wasn’t like that, he has a very analytical and scientific mind, coupled with extensive sports medicine knowledge, to complement his holistic training and energetic approach. I felt like I was a part of the healing process. He asked questions, he applied to scientific method, he made me feel comfortable and cared for. He took the time to answer my questions about how acupuncture works, which were extensive (I am very curious). Old injuries take time to heal, so I didn’t expect any immediate relief. I kept coming back, two days a week, for a month. By the end of the month I was better than I had been before the accident. My only regret is that the insurance money ran out and I can’t keep going 2 days a week for other kinks in my body I would like to work out.
I have been an athlete my whole life. I know my body very well, and I take care of it. If you are like me, but still have a few problem areas resulting from overuse or repetitive motion go to Sean before those problem areas become debilitating. You would not believe what a difference it can make. Even if you aren’t, we all have aches and pains, sore spots, parts of our body that don’t work like they used to and prohibit us from playing with the kids, walking the dog, going for a hike, or whatever it is that brings you joy. Sean can fix it, and if he can’t, he will make it better. He is not your stereotypical holistic healer with all the bullshit that comes with it. He is smart, he is nurturing, he is curious, he is kind, and he really cares. In Sean I trust, and so should you.

I rarely write long reviews (I don’t like to read…) but I’m prefacing this review with this comment because it might be worth the read.
***SHORT & SWEET: Sean has impressive and thorough training, he is genuinely interested and knowledgeable in acupuncture, he has a sharp eye and sense of touch for muscular ailments. His treatment sessions are about $ 120 for initial and $ 60-​ish per visit but this can also depend on your insurance so check with him via email, appointments are easy to make, he has great bedside manners***.
Have you ever «discovered» a service, restaurant, or hiding spot in town that made you think «wow, I’d love to share this with others!» but then your selfish instincts kick in… and you don’t want this discovery to be too popular?
Sean Davis is one such discovery and although I hesitate to write this well-​deserved 5 star review, I’d probably go to hell if I didn’t fill in the rest of the Unilocal community about his services.
I’m going to preface this with «this is not meant to be medical advice, any questions should be referred to your licensed practitioners.» That said, I’m in training for surgery, I’ve rotated through services that specialize in spine surgery. One thing I’m beginning to appreciate is that there’s a time and place for surgery but oftentimes, for less severe cases, surgery can do more harm than good and frankly, surgeons aren’t thoroughly trained to deal with these cases (since we’re more interested in operating).
Sean is a miracle worker. My work requires sitting in front of a computer or standing in one position for long periods of time and I have this nagging upper/​lower neck pain that persisted for over 2 months. This was steadily getting worse. I tried over the counter stuff that only masked the pain. One day in the burn ICU, one of the RNs, Jenny, saw my discomfort and strongly recommended Sean. I thought, «why not?» There’s growing literature that acupuncture is effective for musculoskeletal pain (not to mention a plethora of other ailments). I emailed him to make sure my insurance will at least cover some treatments made an appointment online (which was a breeze).
Sean was very responsive via email. I underwent two treatments spaced about 4 days apart. I’m about a week out and my neck feels great. In fact, it was already feeling better after my first session… I didn’t notice the improvement at first, mainly because I didn’t notice any neck pain. Given my busy schedule, my history of neck pain suddenly became an after thought.
I’m sure results may vary, I’m just sharing my own. It’s hard to believe it myself. One other laudable mention is that I had about a month of right shoulder pain after slamming it on a door. It was more of an annoyance but I didn’t mention it to Sean since I was more concerned about my neck. However, prior to performing neck stretches, Sean discerned that I injured my right shoulder without me mentioning it. He just asked out of no where, which both surprised and impressed me. He recommended heat packs and applied ointment to this area. I continued this at home and my right shoulder has improved drastically.
The only con I experienced was an uncomfortable face pad that applies pressure on the sinuses while laying on my stomach for the treatment. I almost did not tolerate it during the second session but I forced myself too (that’s how much I wanted to complete the treatment). Sean has a new face pad on its way so hopefully that makes this statement a moot point.
Again I hesitate to press the red «Post» button below but Sean is more than deserving to have word-​of-​mouth spread around. I’ll be recommending him to my colleagues in the hospital as well. I’d schedule more frequent visits if it weren’t for my annoying schedule and empty wallet… but Sean will be the doc I go to when my neck acts up again. I hope you share the same experience as mine… since it’s still hard to believe.
Thank you Jenny in BICU for the recommendation and thank you Sean for the much needed relief and extra recommendations

I have been a massage therapist for the past four years, and first and foremost, Sean has alleviated so many of my aches and pains — through acupuncture, postural exercises, and health advice to name a few. Secondly, because of how impressed I have been by his work — both his diligence and practical approach — I now refer my massage clients to him as well! It has been so rewarding to witness my own healing as well as the consistent stream of success stories from my clients! Thank you Sean!

Sean is a dedicated and diligent acupuncturist; he persists in his efforts to help «fix» any issue; from soft tissue/​musculoskeletal to the more nebulous energy shifts which can affect us at any time. He approaches each with the same positive determiniation to get to the root of the problem so the body can return to health. He offers excellent advice on stretches/​strengthening exercises to assist in the process and he also has good herbal supplements. This holistic approach has helped me with some issues which were never fully resolved with other practitioners and modalities.

Sean Davis of SDSMHA is a truly excellent acupuncturist. I’d received acupuncture treatments in the past with mixed results. I came to see Sean after fighting a foot injury for more than a year. Multiple visits to podiatrists, physical therapists and chiropractors hadn’t yielded much success. Sean has been relentless in his efforts to get to the source of the multiple problems I’m experiencing. He is truly passionate about healing.