Malaya Acupuncture and Wellness Center

Malaya Acupuncture and Wellness Center is an acupuncture practice in Oakland led by Emil Velasquez, the owner named on this listing. Its website gives two Oakland addresses. The homepage shows 3022 International Boulevard, the address on file here, while the map and directions page shows 5032 Woodminster Lane in the 94602 zip code. Until the practice says which office it uses, or whether it sees patients at both, call before a first visit to confirm where your appointment will be.

Care the practice offers

Acupuncture is the centre of the work. The site groups its care into fertility and IVF support, women's health, and pain relief, and names chronic pain, low back pain, arthritis and migraines among the conditions it treats. Chinese herbal medicine is offered alongside the needling.

Emil Velasquez sets out his training and degrees on the practice website, and patients who want to check a practitioner's standing can do so with the California Acupuncture Board.

Booking and a first appointment

Appointments are booked online through a Jane scheduling page linked from the website. A first session usually opens with a long health history, so bring a list of medicines and supplements, recent lab results and a note of what you most want help with. Herbal formulas can interact with prescription drugs, which is one more reason to list everything you take. Ask whether the practice bills insurance directly or gives you a superbill to submit yourself, and roughly how many sessions it suggests for a problem like yours. If you are in an IVF cycle, share your clinic's calendar so treatments can be timed around retrieval and transfer.

Reaching the practice

Both addresses are in Oakland, in Alameda County, so patients from Emeryville, Piedmont, Alameda, San Leandro, Berkeley, Albany and Castro Valley are within a short drive whichever office applies.

Call 510-866-2734, the number on the map page, to book or check the location. The homepage lists a second number, 707-407-5829.