Roots of Health Acupuncture

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Roots of Health Acupuncture in San Diego's Normal Heights neighborhood occupies a ground-floor suite at 4715 30th Street, where founder Dr. Armida Coughlin combines traditional Chinese medicine with advanced facial cosmetic acupuncture and orthopedic needle therapy. The Latina-owned, women-owned clinic identifies as LGBTQ+-affirming and holds a transgender safespace designation, with full wheelchair accessibility across the entrance, parking lot, and restroom. Dr. Coughlin is both a Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine and a certified holistic esthetician, a dual credential that drives the clinic's signature ROHA Facial Rejuvenation Treatment — a protocol that addresses fine lines, TMJ tension, and Bell's palsy through cosmetic needling layered with esthetic skin assessment. Patients managing acute injuries or chronic orthopedic conditions in the 92116 area receive treatment plans that intersect with the urgent and primary care evaluations available at Perlman Clinic Kensington, where conventional diagnostics can precede or follow acupuncture-based rehabilitation. The 30th Street location sits at the seam where Normal Heights meets North Park, giving the clinic access to both neighborhoods' residential populations. Women's health cases — from menstrual pain and fertility support through menopause symptom management — represent a core focus, alongside chronic pain, sciatica, carpal tunnel syndrome, and digestive conditions including IBS and colitis. Cupping, moxibustion, and herbal formulas supplement the needle work, and the optometric evaluations at Catherine F. Soriano, OD in University Heights handle the vision-related components that often accompany the headache and migraine cases Dr. Coughlin treats. The ROHA Facial Rejuvenation protocol runs as a 10-to-12-session course with 90-minute appointments, delivering visible collagen and elastin response typically by the seventh visit while simultaneously treating underlying hormonal and circulatory imbalances through full-body meridian work.