​Acupuncture in Walnut Creek for Pain, Women’s Health & Complex Conditions

​Evidence-informed acupuncture and dry needling for chronic pain, oncology support, internal medicine, and stress-related conditions.

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Dr. Sophia Scheffel, L.Ac helps patients with:

• Chronic pain (back, neck, joints, injuries)
• Sciatica and nerve pain
• Women’s health, peri-menopause, hormonal balance and cycle regulation
• Oncology support and treatment side effects
• Stress, anxiety, and burnout
• Complex or unresolved conditions

Each treatment plan is tailored to the individual—addressing both symptoms and underlying patterns.


How Acupuncture Works

Acupuncture works by regulating the nervous system, improving circulation, and reducing inflammation. Treatment can help the body shift out of stress patterns and into a state where healing is more accessible.
Patients often experience:

• Reduced pain and improved mobility
• Better sleep and energy
• More balanced mood and stress response
• Support for hormonal and internal health

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A Deeper Approach to Healing

Care at Diablo Acupuncture is grounded in both classical Chinese medicine and modern clinical understanding.
With doctoral-level training and ongoing study with senior practitioners, treatment goes beyond symptom management—focusing on the root patterns contributing to pain, imbalance, or chronic conditions.
As an ordained Daoist priest, this work is also informed by a tradition that views health as a dynamic balance within the body and with the environment. This perspective supports a more nuanced and individualized approach to care.

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Areas of Expertise

With over 20 years in practice, Dr. Scheffel has several areas of practice focus
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Trigger Point/ Joint Stabilization
​Chronic and Acute Pain

Oncology Support
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​Complex Internal Medicine Cases

Chinese Medicine
​ Psychotherapeutics

Life Transitions / Stressful Times

Womens Health