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El Cerrito Hand Therapy & Acupuncture

Hand Therapy • El Cerrito, CA

About

El Cerrito Hand Therapy & Acupuncture is a private practice in El Cerrito, CA offering two licensed services: hand therapy and acupuncture. The clinic specializes in upper extremity conditions (arm, elbow, forearm, wrist, fingers) and related post-trauma, post-surgical, non-surgical, and repetitive strain injuries. It operates from two offices in El Cerrito, including HQ at 6328 Fairmont Ave #220. The practice has a small team (1 employee) and serves patients in the healthcare and acupuncture space, with a focus on hand and upper-ext extremity rehabilitation. Contact: (510) 525-2700. Website: handtherapyandacupuncture.com.

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Clinic Type

Hand Therapy

Address

East Bay, California

Phone

(510) 525-2700

Email

echtar@gmail.com

Opening Hours

Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.

Website

https://handtherapyandacupuncture.com/

Services Offered

Hand Therapy
Acupuncture

Team

Therapists — Therapists

Insurance & Payment

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Online payment, QR code payment, SwipeSimple link (online payment), Pay online via online payment or QR code

Languages Spoken

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed

Unilocal: 3 stars (7 reviews)
BestProsInTown: Not explicitly provided as a numerical score, but described as "highly recommended" (35 reviews)

Patients praise

High effectiveness of hand therapy and acupuncture treatments for pain relief and recovery
Knowledgeable and caring individual therapists mentioned by name
Successful treatment of conditions such as arthritis, fractures, and chronic pain

Common complaints

Reports of poor administrative management including billing issues and communication with insurance companies
Some negative experiences with staff attitude or "know it all" demeanor
Concerns about office cleanliness or lack of a "medical" aesthetic

"I’ve had good results for my broken and sprained wrists with Lizba. She is caring and very knowledgable. But the rest of the operation is a nightmare. They dropped their contract with my insurer for 10 days, didn’t tell me, and billed me for an expensive visit."

— Unilocal review

"Susan Cupples is an amazing practitioner of the science & art of acupuncture. I have been walking around with a headache for seven weeks. after one session, my headache was GONE for 2 hours."

— Unilocal review

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 10, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].