LIFECARE ACUPUNCTURE & ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE CENTER
4603 Colleyville Blvd #120
Colleyville, TX 76034
ph: 817-788-8388
fax: 817-788-8088
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Prior to treatment by Dr. Henry Li, Lac., OMD., PhD., I was suffering from chronic back pain due to a deformity in my spine I was unable to perform household tasks or exercise without pain. I am now pain free and capable of caring for my husband and our home. I am exercising and feel better than I have in years. Dr. Li has treated me for falls, stress, headaches and sleep deprivation as well.
Dr. Li is also treating my husband for Parkinson’s disease and most recently incontinence. My husband’s disease has not progressed. He is maintaining strength, balance and comprehension; even his speech has improved. The Physical Therapist who works with my husband can detect notable improvement in all of these areas after treatment by Dr. Li.
Acupuncture is a wonderful alternative to taking prescription drugs. It is non-invasive, has no side affects and is a pleasant experience. I sleep during most treatments and wake up feeling calm and rested. Dr. Li is dedicated to his patients, hard working and a man of integrity. Thank you Dr. Li for improving the quality of our life.
Maureen and Harry B.
Dr. Li has helped me so much with the application of acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine. I had been in a car accident and was suffering from acute pain in the lower back and neck. I didn’t know much about acupuncture at the time and had a fear of needles but I was pleasantly surprised when the needles didn’t hurt a bit and my pain was diminished almost immediately. I now go once or twice a month for hormone balance and general wellness and I feel great!
Joy S
My wife convinced me to see Dr. Li and try acupuncture for high blood pressure and a few other health issues. My experience was great, my symptoms are gone and it is very relaxing while being treated. His Traditional Chinese Medicine has addressed other issues I had and together with acupuncture, I’m now in great health and feeling good again!
John S
My first appointment with Dr. Li was to treat an excruciatingly painful left shoulder bursitis. I had researched the pros and cons of using acupuncture prior to meeting Dr. Li, and had asked my chiropractor about the benefits of acupuncture as a possible solution for resolving my pain. Boy, am I glad I did! Dr. Li was able to drastically reduce the shoulder pain I was experiencing as well as help get my range of motion back after just a few acupuncture treatments (3 treatments). Not only was my pain relieved and my range of motion returned, I also found not having to take any harmful drugs a great value. The bursitis event happened over a year ago now, and I have not had a reoccurrence. However, because the acupuncture worked so well on my bursitis, I continue to receive acupuncture treatment from Dr. Li for hypertension, lower back pain and environmental allergies. Thank you Dr. Li!
KYS
When I began seeing Dr. Li about a year ago, I was having extreme lower back pain. His treatments have significantly reduced this pain and his ongoing treatments continue to help me control and manage the pain. Several years ago, I had knee replacement surgery on both knees, which created some residual pain, stiffness and restricted rotation ability. Dr. Li’s treatment has significantly reduced my knee pain and stiffness associated with this type of surgery. Dr. Li’s treatments have also enabled me to reduce the blood pressure prescription medications that I am on. The goal is to completely eliminate my need for my blood pressure prescription medication. I feel very fortunate to have Dr. Li as my acupuncturist and Chinese Medicine doctor. His treatments have made a tremendous improvement in my overall health and well being, especially with so much less pain in my back and knees.
Bonnie O.
I started seeing Dr. Li because of chronic shoulder pain. Within a couple of treatments, my shoulder felt so much better. Because of the success with my shoulder, I wondered about other areas of pain and discomfort. As a result, Dr. Li is managing my blood pressure and I didn’t need my high blood pressure medicine anymore. He is working on my TMJ, temporomandibular joint disorder, which is better than it has been in years. He is also helping me get through the hot flash stage! Dr. Li is willing to explain what he is doing and why it works. Best of all, there is a feeling of calmness and high energy after receiving an acupuncture treatment. I highly recommend acupuncture in general and Dr. Li specifically!
Kim S
Before I received acupuncture treatments from Dr. Haochuan Li, I had very little energy, felt tired most of the time and suffered from lack of motivation.
During a brief consultation with Dr. Li, he assured me that he could help me. I knew so little about acupuncture at that time that I was skeptical. However, I was willing to give it a try since Dr. Li appeared caring and knowledgeable.
After just a couple of treatments, I noticed a big difference in the way I felt. I was able to sleep much better at night, and I woke up refreshed in the morning and looking forward to my day.
Through acupuncture, Dr. Li also gave me relief from back pain and discomfort in my left knee. Although I feel much better now, I continue to see Dr. Li for treatment, but not as often.
I am very grateful that I found Dr. Li, because acupuncture has improved my life in so many ways. I think it is unfortunate that acupuncture is not as well known as it should be. I wish that I had given acupuncture a try sooner. A thankful patient....
Erna Y.
Dr. Li has been my acupuncturist for over two years. My health is fragile, having been diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma cancer in 2006. Since receiving this diagnosis, I have pursued alternative/natural treatments, rather than the traditional chemotherapy and stem cell transplant recommended by oncologists locally and at M D Anderson Cancer center in Houston, Texas. Dr. Li’s treatments have enabled me to stop taking blood pressure prescription medications. At this time I no longer take any prescription meds. Dr. Li has also treated me for fatigue associated with my Multiple Myeloma disease. I have experienced much improvement in my body’s stamina and energy level. I feel very fortunate to have Dr. Li as my acupuncturist and Chinese Medicine doctor. He has made a tremendous improvement in my overall health and well being.
Dan O.
My teenage daughter had severe pain in her hip for over two years which was diagnosed as tendonitis. After seeing her primary doctor, an orthopedic surgeon, doing physical therapy for a year and a half, nothing has helped her with her chronic pain. After two or three visits to Dr.Li, my daughter's pain is virtually gone and she is even less moody and nicer to be around. The acupuncture has also helped her to become emotionally and mentally balanced. She is less stressed and pain free.
Anonymous
As a result of brain surgery in 200l, I have suffered with severe headaches. After much thought, and being encouraged by others, I decided to try acupuncture. I started going to Dr. Li in June 2010 and found immediate relief. I wish I had done this earlier. I am not completely free from headaches, but Dr Li has been able to control the severity and frequency of them. I would highly recommend Dr. Li.Al P
I have been suffering from pain in my tailbone area for about 9 years now, but in April 2010, my pain started to shoot down my legs making it very difficult for me to walk. When I didn’t get relief at my doctor’s office, I was referred to our orthopedic surgeon who treated me for arthritis in my left ankle and right knee. I had to wear braces for a few months.
At this time, I began having problems at work due to my slow movement and difficulty walking. My manager had threatened to send me home on several occasions based on numerous complains she was getting.
I was then referred to a neuro surgeon who performed a spinal procedure to maintain my balance and had put me on medication. Although the medication provided temporary relief, my pain was increasing to my lower back. I was then sent for an spindoral steroid injection which caused more pain and discomfort. Between April and October, I had seen about eleven (11) doctors, so far, and had been off work for about three (3) months. I realized that if I don’t get better and return to work, I can be fired.
After crying and praying for days, I remembered a sign at my doctor’s office for an acupuncturist. I called and was referred to the healing hands of Dr. Li. My first consultation and treatment was Oct. 23rd, I have not been having pain in the tailbone area since and he is now working on my legs and lower back.
Molly P
Dr Li-
I wanted to thank you for all the help you have given me on my lower back, with the headaches and the issues with my breast milk. I’ve never done acupuncture before, but I am really appreciative of you and your work after having a baby. It’s very hard not being able to take medications for anything during post partum and breast feeding, but I can say with 100% confidence acupuncture has been worth my time coming to you for treatments. I think today was my 4th or 5th treatment and I feel great. I was fortunate enough that my insurance picked up the cost- and I would highly recommend your office to any of my friends coming out of pregnancy.
Nicole D
Pain and Dr. Li
The luckiest day of my life was finding Dr. Li. I was so sick. I had been to the ER six times. I couldn’t eat. I was loosing weight. Honestly, I had made peace with my maker and thought the end was near. I went to my GI doctor who got me into a psychiatrist. The GI doctor said it was life and death. I was in so much pain. My dietitian told me about acupuncture. It was on a late Saturday afternoon, I started surfing the net. I saw Dr. Li. I called his office and they had me come right in. Dr. Li talked to me and I started crying. He told me he was going to get me well. It would take some time. He had me get rid of a bunch of suppls I had been taking on my own…actually recommended to me by someone who didn’t know what they were talking about. All I can say here is be very careful about products…
Dr. Li started working on me three and four times a week. It took time. But I started coming around. The doctors insisted I be on different medications. Well, I have gotten off many of them…Just taking small dose of an anti depressant. Dr. Li explained so many things to me. He helped me establish how to eat again without getting sick. He helped me by calming me down due to anxiety. He reassured me I wasn’t going to die from lack of eating. First off he helped me with the spasms in my digestive tract. I eat little meals and make sure to chew chew chew etc…He listened to me esp when I would just stress out. He didn’t treat me like a hypochondria. When I started with Dr. Li, I might have been eating a few hundred calories a day. Now I am up to almost 1800 in two months. I have lot of things that need to be worked on. Dr. Li is very attentive and pays attention. I swear his hands are like pain magnets. Just tell him the vicinity of your pain and he will find the exact location. I never knew what acupuncture was about. I was so lucky to find Dr. Li.
I have never written a testimony for anyone before. And what Dr. Li has done for me deserves to be posted everywhere. I have never met such a kind person in all my life who cares so much about his patient. I have taken up so much of his time asking question after question. I suffer from post traumatic stress and Dr. Li has preformed acupuncture to help my anxiety and help me be able to deal with this trauma. We are going to be moving and I wonder how I am going to get by without my Dr. Li.
I sent Dr. Li a list of names from the place we are moving to . He even took the time to go through it and let me know who I should go to. If it hadn’t been Dr. Li. I don’t know if I would be here today expressing my gratitude to him.
Joanne T
I came to Dr. Li with pain down my left side, from shoulder to hip and sometimes futher down to my foot. Within 2 visits I was remarkably better.
Dr. Li has a wonderful well-rounded approach to accupuncture, a friendly demeanor and clear clear explanation of his philosophy. I highly recommend Dr. Li!!texpeople
Highly recommend Lifecare Acupuncture. Dr. Li is amazing. I've beeing having treatment for vertigo, back pain and other random things since November 2010. I haven't had a prescription or over the counter medication since. I sleep better and feel more relaxed. I never medicate if I have an issue. Now I just go to Dr. Li. This was my first time to ever have acupuncture so I was very nervous. Now I will never give it up.
Lovemygreatlife
When I came to Dr Li I had hypothyroidism, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, suffering from menopausal symptoms and obesity. I could barely walk from my car to his reception area. This was my last stop. I had given up on traditional medicine and decided to try something new. He assured me that he could help me and that needles DO NOT HURT. I felt improvement from the first treatment. All of my blood work shows that I am with in normal ranges on everything. The only medication I am on now is my thyroid and diabetes medication. I believe as I continue with my treatment the diabetes meds will discontinue. I have not felt this good in 10 years. I was very sick when I came to Dr. Li and he has given me my life back. If you suffer from pain of any kind Dr. Li can relieve the pain. Do not wait another day and do not suffer for 10 years like I did. You have nothing to loose but your pain. Acupuncture is the best choice I ever made for my health.
Cindy
I came to see Dr Li after years of Chiropractic care and still suffering from severe shoulder pain and sciatica pain. At my first appointment, Dr. Li assured me that he could help the pain. I noticed improvement immediately. I continue to see Dr. Li for regular maintenance. I wish I had given acupuncture a chance several years ago. Dr. Li is very knowledgeable of his profession and products.
Christina
Dr Li has really helped my range of motion. I am a former tennis pro and have 3 operations on my shoulder and have been told that I need a replacement. Dr Li is giving me more time with reduced pain before I have to have the operation.
Laura
I went to Dr. Li for severe pain due to a buldging disk and pinched nerve in my neck. I had seen another doctor for this and after several failed treatment types, I was told I would need neck surgery. I read reviews and was less than impressed with the idea of surgery, or "pain management" medications. I made an appointment with Dr. Li and he reassured me that he could help. I have been seeing Dr. Li for several months and he really has helped me manage my pain without medications or surgery. The feeling in my left hand has returned, I have more energy and a better outlook on life. In addition to all of this, Dr. Li has even helped me with debilitating migraines. I highly recommend Dr. Li, he truely is the best doctor I have ever had the honor to know.
01April
At the age of 23, I was diagnosed with major depressive and anxiety disorder after suffering for 10 years. Not surprisingly, the quick-fix prescription drug solution was offered to be my only way out of my misery. Hesitantly, I accepted the treatment plan only to learn later that the harmful effects from the anti-depressant and anti-anxiety drugs far outweighed any benefits I was receiving. After several months of attempting the prescription treatment plan I was ready to give up. I felt like a lost cause and thought nothing would work to help me get my life back without putting my health at risk. My personality remained dull, melancholy, and virtually lifeless; I was not a person people enjoyed being around, and that tore me apart even more. Fate stepped in when a close friend of mine witnessed my suffering and highly suggested I go and see her Acupuncturist, Dr. Henry Li. After doing further research online and listening to my friend's story on how Dr. Li significantly changed her life for the better, I made one ... with major depressive and anxiety disorder after suffering for 10 years. Not surprisingly, the quick-fix prescription drug solution was offered to be my only way out of my misery. Hesitantly, I accepted the treatment plan only to learn later that the harmful effects from the anti-depressant and anti-anxiety drugs far outweighed any benefits I was receiving. After several months of attempting the prescription treatment plan I was ready to give up. I felt like a lost cause and thought nothing would work to help me get my life back without putting my health at risk. My personality remained dull, melancholy, and virtually lifeless; I was not a person people enjoyed being around, and that tore me apart even more. Fate stepped in when a close friend of mine witnessed my suffering and highly suggested I go and see her Acupuncturist, Dr. Henry Li. After doing further research online and listening to my friend's story on how Dr. Li significantly changed her life for the better, I made one of the best decisions of my life and called to schedule my first appointment. I have never met a more sincere and compassionate Doctor than Dr. Li. He strongly reassured me that he could help me and would eventually work towards weaning me off all the harmful prescription drugs. My first treatment I felt immediate relief from anxiety as a surge of relaxation rushed through my body during the treatment, leaving me feeling less anxious for days. I continued treatment twice a week for about three months and before I knew it I was completely drug free! Not only did my anxiety greatly subside, but my depression symptoms lessened as well. I now can genuinely smile on a regular basis, wake up more energized feeling good and excited about my day, sleep soundly throughout the night, and relax my body so I am not constantly tense. I slowly but surely gained my life back. In addition to helping me with these things, Dr. Li also helped with my severe menstrual cramping and even acne! I cannot give enough gratitude to Dr. Li and everything he has done to help me. He truly is a real life miracle worker.
Corrie F
In my mid 40's I developed a blood clot in my leg after a long airplane flight. I was placed on the anti clotting drug Coumadin (same chemical as used in rat poison) for over two years without a sound medical explanation except clotting issues and gout. I experienced swelling and discomfort in my leg and because of the dangerous side effects from the Coumadin could not enjoy an active lifestyle without worry. I consulted with Dr. Li, my regular doctor and hematologist about a course of action we could take to get me off Coumadin while still managing my gout and swelling. After one year of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine, I am happy to report that I am off Coumadin my circulation and residual blood clot are improving and I can resume snowboarding, biking, and horseback riding with my family. Dr. Li interpreted and helped me understand sophisticated genetic tests while coordinating with my other doctors. Dr. Li's knowledge of Western and Eastern medicine make him a rare medical professional who ... a blood clot in my leg after a long airplane flight. I was placed on the anti clotting drug Coumadin (same chemical as used in rat poison) for over two years without a sound medical explanation except clotting issues and gout. I experienced swelling and discomfort in my leg and because of the dangerous side effects from the Coumadin could not enjoy an active lifestyle without worry. I consulted with Dr. Li, my regular doctor and hematologist about a course of action we could take to get me off Coumadin while still managing my gout and swelling. After one year of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine, I am happy to report that I am off Coumadin my circulation and residual blood clot are improving and I can resume snowboarding, biking, and horseback riding with my family. Dr. Li interpreted and helped me understand sophisticated genetic tests while coordinating with my other doctors. Dr. Li's knowledge of Western and Eastern medicine make him a rare medical professional who takes the jargon out of the process and is teaching me to understand my body and its intricacies. His approach to keeping my body in balance while educating me gives me an appreciation for why LifeCare is in the name of his practice. I would recommend Dr. Li for helping manage any medical condition large or small.
David E
New York Times Article, Monday July 26, 1971 by James Reston
"Now Let Me Tell You About My Appendectomy in Peking..."
By James Reston Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine has been practiced in North America ever since the first immigrants came to this continent. It would be presumptuous to assume that the first news of acupuncture in the USA was this Times article that appeared on July 26, 1971. However, among the English speaking citizens of the United States, or at least the vast majority who had no daily contact with Asians, this article represents the first news of acupuncture to hit the mass English-speaking media. PEKING, July 25--There is something a little absurd about a man publishing an obituary notice on his own appendix, but for the last 10 days this correspondent has had a chance to a learn little about the professional and political direction of a major Chinese hospital from the inside, and this is a report on how I got there and what I found. In brief summary, the facts are that with the assistance of 11 of the leading medial specialists in Peking, who were asked by Premier Chou En-lai to cooperate on the case, Prof. Wu Wei-jan of the Anti-Imperialist Hospital's surgical staff removed my appendix on July 17 after a normal injection of Xylocain and Bensocain, which anesthetized the middle of my body. There were no complications, nausea or vomiting. I was conscious throughout, followed the instructions of Professor Wu as translated to me by Ma Yu-chen of the Chinese Foreign Ministry during the operation, and was back in my bedroom in the hospital in two and a half hours. However, I was in considerable discomfort if not pain during the second night after the operation, and Li Chang-yuan, doctor of acupuncture at the hospital, with my approval, inserted three long thin needles into the outer part of my right elbow and below my knees and manipulated them in order to stimulate the intestine and relieve the pressure and distension of the stomach. That sent ripples of pain racing through my limbs and, at least, had the effect of diverting my attention from the distress in my stomach. Meanwhile, Doctor Li lit two pieces of an herb called ai, which looked like the burning stumps of a broken cheap cigar, and held them close to my abdomen while occasionally twirling the needles into action. All this took about 20 minutes, during which I remember thinking that it was a rather complicated way to get rid of gas in the stomach, but there was noticeable relaxation of the pressure and distension within an hour and no recurrence of the problem thereafter. I will return to the theory and controversy over this needle and herbal medicine later. Meanwhile, a couple of disclaimers. Judging from the cables reaching me here, recent reports and claims of remarkable cures of blindness, paralysis and mental disorders by acupuncture have apparently led to considerable speculation in America about great new medical breakthroughs in the field of traditional Chinese needle and herbal medicine. I do not know whether this speculation in justified, and am not qualified to judge. Hardly a Journalistic Trick On the other side, it has been suggested that maybe this whole accidental experiment of mine, or at least the acupuncture part of it, was a journalistic trick to learn something about needle anesthesia. This is not only untrue, but greatly overrates my gifts of imagination, courage and self-sacrifice. There are many things I will do for a good story, but getting slit open in the night or offering myself as an experimental porcupine is not among them. Without a single shred of supporting medical evidence, I trace my attack of acute appendicitis to Henry A. Kissinger of the White House staff. He arrived in China on July 9. My wife and I arrived in South China the day before, just in time. But when we reached Canton we were told by our official guide that there had been a change in our plans. We were to remain in the Canton area for two days and proceed by rail to Peking on the evening of the 10th arriving in the capital on the 12th. We debated and asked to fly to Peking at once, but we were told it was out of the question. Three days later, at precisely 10:30 AM, while I was describing to several Foreign Ministry officials at the Peking International Club the unquestionable advantages of my interviewing Chairman Mao Tse-tung, Premier Chou and every other prominent official I could think of, Chen Chu, the head of the ministry's information service interrupted to say that he had "a little news item." "Mr. Kissinger had been in Peking from July 9 to July 11." He said, and it was now being announced here and in the United States that President Nixon would visit Peking before May. The First Stab of Pain At that precise moment, or so it now seems, the first stab of pain when through my groin. By evening I had a temperature of 103 degrees and in my delirium I could see Mr. Kissinger floating across my bedroom ceiling grinning at me out of the corner of a hooded rickshaw. The next day I checked into the Anti-Imperialist Hospital a cluster of gray brick buildings with green-tiled roofs behind high walls of the middle of Peking.The hospital had been established by the Rockefeller Foundation of New York in 1916 and supported by it, first as the Union Medical College of Peking and later as the Peking Union Medical College By coincidence I had had a letter before leaving New York from Dr. Oliver McCoy, president of the China Medical Board of New York explaining that his organization had been responsible for building and running the hospital with Rockefeller money until it was nationalized by the Communist Government in January, 1951. Dr. McCoy said that if we should happened to notice "a large group of buildings with green-tiled roofs not far from the southeast corner of the Forbidden City , it might be interesting to inquire what those were." It was interesting indeed. My wife and I were taken to Building No. 5, which is the wing used to serve the Western diplomatic corps and their families. On the right of the entrance was a large sign quoting Chairman Mao (it was removed during our stay). "The time will not be far off" It said, "when all the aggressors and their running dogs of the world will be buried. There is certainly no escape for them." We were taken at once by elevator to the third floor and installed in a suite of plain but comfortable rooms with large light-blue-bordered scrolls of Chairman Mao's poems on the walls and tall windows overlooking a garden filled with cedars. It was a blazing hot and humid evening, with the temperature at 95 degrees, but a revolving fan at least stirred the air. I stripped and went to bed. Tests and a Checkup A few minutes later the two doctors who had originally called on me at the Hsin Chiao Hotel came in and said they had arranged some tests. They were Prof. Li Pang-chi, a calm and kindly man who was the "responsible person" for the case, and Chu Yu, a visiting surgeon and lecturer at the Anti-Imperialist Hospital Professor Li, who understood and spoke a little English, explained that other doctors would examine me later and that there would be consultations about what was to be done. A parade of nurses and technicians then slipped quietly into the room. They bathed me with warm towels. They checked everything I had that moved or ticked. The took blood out of the lobe of my ear. They took my temperature constantly, measure pulse and blood pressure and worried over a cardiogram showing a slightly irregular heartbeat. They were meticulous, calm and unfailingly gentle and cheerful. An hour later the consultants summoned by Premier Chou arrived; surgeons, heart specialists, anesthetists, members of the hospital's revolutionary committee, or governing body. Each in turn listened to the offending heartbeat. I felt like a beached white whale at a medical convention and was relieved when they finally retired for consultation and returned with the verdict; "Acute appendicitis. Should be operated on as soon as possible." They sought my decision. It did not seem the time to ask for a raincheck. Accordingly, at a little after 8:30 in the evening they rolled me through the dim, hot corridors to an air-conditioned operating theater and Dr. Wu Wei-jan, a remarkably bright and lively man with a quick intelligence and a compelling smile, took over. He bound me tightly but comfortably on the operating table, put a small iron stand with a towel over my head so that I could look backward to the interpreter but not forward, and then pumped the area anesthetic by needle into my back. Everything Was Roses Everything was roses after that. I was back in my room talking with my wife by 11. The doctors came by to reassure me that all had gone well and show me the nasty little garbage bag they had removed. They asked my interpreter, Chine Kuei-hua, to remain at the hospital, gave me an injection to relieve the pain and lit a little spiral of incense to perfume the room for the night. Since then I have lived with the rhythm of what must be the quietest city hospital in the world, constantly regaining strength and acquiring an intense curiosity about the politics and medical philosophy of the doctors in attendance. They insist that the two cannot be separated and they are quite frank in saying that the sole purpose of their profession since the Cultural Revolution of 1966 - 1969 is to serve all the people of China , 80 percent of whom live on the land. For this purpose medical education and medical procedures have been transformed. The doctors at the Anti-Imperialist Hospital make an average of about 150 yuan, or $65 a month and take their turn for six months of more, training barefoot doctors in rural farm and industrial communes. The is to prepare a medical army of young men and women for public-health service all over the People's Republic as fast as possible. Their training begins with political indoctrination in the thoughts of Chairman Mao. The Anti-Imperialist Hospital is run by a four-man revolutionary committee--Tung Teo, chairman and his deputies, Huang Chung-li, Shen Pao-hung and Tsui Ching-yi--two of whom are qualified physicians and two of whom are not. Discussion and Criticism They meet with the professional staff of the hospital constantly for discussion of the philosophy of Chairman Mao and for common criticism of each other and their work, and they discuss the procedures with the zeal of religious fanatics, constantly repeating, as in a litany, the need to improve their work and their moral purpose in the service of the state. To understand the urgency of China's medical problem and its emphasis on the quantity rather than the quality of medical training, it is necessary to understand the problem's scope. Edgar Snow quotes Dr. William Chen, a senior surgeon of the United States Public Health Service as saying that before the Communists took over this country in 1949, four million people died every year from infectious and parasitic diseases and that 84 per cent of the population in the rural areas were incapable of paying for private medical care even when it was available from the 12,000 scientifically trained doctors. That helps explain the current emphasis on rapid expansion of the medical corps and the determination of the Government to increase the use of herbal medicine and acupuncture. Dr. Li Chang-yuan, who used needle and herbal medicine on me, did not go to medical college. He is 36 years old and learned his craft as an apprentice to a veteran acupuncturist here at the hospital. Like most young apprentices in this field, thousands of whom are being trained, he practiced for years with the needles on his own body. "It is better to wound yourself a thousand times than to do a single harm to another person." He said solemnly. Effects Were Observed The other doctors watched him manipulate the needles in my body and then circle his burning herbs over my abdomen with obvious respect. Prof. Li Pang-chi said later that he had not been a believer in the use of acupuncture techniques "but a fact is a fact there are many things they can do." Prof. Chen Hsien-jiu of the surgery department of the hospital said that he had studied the effects of acupuncture in overcoming post-operative constipation by putting barium in a patient's stomach and observing on a fluoroscope how needle manipulation in the limbs produced movement and relief in the intestines. Even the advocates of Western medicine believe that necessity has forced innovation and effective development of traditional techniques. Mr. Show quotes Dr. Hsu Hung-tu, a former deputy director of the hospital as saying: "Diseases have inner and outer causes. The higher nervous system of the brain affects the general physiology." Professor Li said that despite his reservations he had come to believe in the theory that the body is an organic unity, that illness can be caused by imbalances between organs and that stimulation from acupuncture can help restore balance by removing the causes or congestion or antagonism. Dramatic Cures Reported The controlled Chinese press is reporting on cases that go well beyond the relief of pain in the gastrointestinal tract and illnesses of the nervous system or those of neurological origin. It is reporting not only successes in treating paralysis and arthritis but spectacular results in curing blindness and deafness. While I have no way of knowing the validity of the reports, the faith even of the professionally qualified doctors at the Anti Imperialist Hospital is impressive. Maoism itself has obviously become an infectious disease, even among many of the well-educated urban citizens who had a hard time during the Cultural Revolution. "We are just at the beginning of all this." Professor Li said as he prepared to unstitch me and set me free. "We have gone through great changes in this hospital. We are now treating between 2,500 and 3,000 patients here every day--over a hundred of them by acupuncture for everything from severe headaches to arthritis--and we are learning more about the possibilities all the time." I leave with a sense of gratitude and regret. Despite its name and all the bitter political slogans on the walls, the hospital is an intensely human and vibrant institution. It is not exactly what the Rockefeller Foundation had in mind when it created the Peking Union Medical College , but like everything else in China these days, it is on its way toward some different combination of the very old and the very new. * Please note that the Dr. Li mentioned in this article is a different Dr. Li. |
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LIFECARE ACUPUNCTURE & ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE CENTER
4603 Colleyville Blvd #120
Colleyville, TX 76034
ph: 817-788-8388
fax: 817-788-8088
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