Acupuncture literally means to puncture with a needle. The places where the needles are inserted are called acupuncture points, which mainly lie along the so-called meridians. Meridians are the channels in which the Qi circulate.

In traditional Chinese Medicine, Qi (气) (energy or vital force) is considered to be the material and functional basis of human beings. It flows between the body’s internal organs and superficial body tissue of the skin, muscles and tendons through meridians. As long as the Qi flows smoothly as it should, we remain healthy and able to resist illness. If there is a disturbance of its flow, e.g. too little or too much Qi or Qi is stagnated, we become ill. The acupuncture points situated along the meridians are the places where Qi is transported to the body surface and are most easy to make contact with. Inserting needles there can regulate the flow of Qi and treat the disease.

Over the past 2500 years acupuncture has been applied in a wide range of diseases and conditions in China. With its recognition by World Health Organisation (WHO) in 1970s and subsequent widespread use over the world, extensive studies have been carried out to testify its efficacy. Based on the results of controlled clinical trials, WHO published a report about the application of acupuncture in 2002. In this report, acupuncture:

• is proved to be effective in 28 kinds of diseases, symptoms or conditions.
• has therapeutic effect but need further proof in 63 kinds of diseases, symptoms or conditions.
• is reported to have a therapeutic effect only in individual controlled trials but worth to try in 9 kinds of diseases, symptoms or conditions because treatments by conventional and other therapies are not yielding results.

Of course, this doesn’t mean that acupuncture treatment is ineffective in other diseases that had not been well studied by then and were therefore excluded from the report.

The majority of diseases and symptoms listed in Disease of this website have been proved to be effectively treated by acupuncture. However, as an acupuncture enthusiast, I am willing to treat other diseases that are not listed here or haven’t been well studied by Western methodologies but yet have been treated for thousands of years with Chinese Medicine. If you are suffering from a disease or condition where conventional treatments have been unsuccessful or have many adverse side effects, please make an appointment for my acupuncture treatment.

Acupuncture treatment takes effect quickly. You can feel improvement in your health problems after the first few treatments.

Moreover, acupuncture treatment is safe, non-toxic and has minimal adverse reactions. It is also very simple, convenient and has few contraindications. You can select the treatment time and frequency according to your schedule.

Acupuncture needles are very thin. You may have a slight pricking sensation when the needle is first inserted.

In order to improve the treatment effects, I sometimes need to stimulate some needles until you have a feeling of soreness, numbness or distension around the point. This feeling indicates the arrival of Qi, which is especially important in acupuncture treatment.

No. Every needle is sterile and only for single-use. Once it is used, it is properly disposed of.

Immediately after the treatment, you may occasionally have a mild sore feeling and even slight bruising in some acupuncture areas. However, the soreness typically will disappear within 24 hours.

I aim to see improvements of your health problems after each visit. Of course, the improvement levels are influenced by many factors such as the duration of your health problems, the frequency of the treatment, your age and so on.