People are often skeptical at the beginning. They trust more after they start to feel better.

It is hard to understand acupuncture in traditional medicine because of its approach and simple tools. I still keep learning. I used to think acupuncture only based on anatomy. It opened my mind after I understand the energy better. I believe it more and more because I see the results.

When I practiced surgery, I might see a patient once for a few minutes. Now I may see a patient with chronic conditions for several months or years with regular visit. Some improvement does take time. I would never believe many patients or conditions that I have helped by using acupuncture if I still practiced surgery.

Everyone is different. Acupuncture is not for everyone.

Many factors may affect your symptoms and your response to acupuncture, including your age, body nature, pathology, acute condition or chronic conditions, your lifestyle, etc. Someone may need a few sessions, some may need more sessions, and some else will need regular treatment to maintain the effects. It is a teamwork.

In my experience, some patients, conditions, or symptoms may respond well to an acupuncture treatment based on modern thoughts. Some others may respond better to a treatment planned based on a holistic diagnosis.

Although an ancient pattern diagnosis seems have nothing to do with modern medicine, the basic diagnosing methods are similar, inspiration, listening, inquiring, palpation/pulse taking and making a hypnosis. The difference is that traditional medicine asks about symptoms and checking tongue and pulse from a different angle, a broader, and analyzes them based on a different theory, at a whole mind-body level. Actually, the modern knowledge and experience helps me greatly in understanding the nature of a symptom and making a traditional diagnosis.

I understand the advantages and disadvantages of modern and traditional medicine and believe the benefit of a combined care. The diagnosing process also helps identifying red flags. I often refer a patient to a modern doctor. Here are some of the severe conditions that have been diagnosed after I referred: leg artery blockage, kidney carcinoma, leukemia, lung mass/sarcoma, and hip fracture.