ANDRE SHIH
TCM & ACUPUNCTURE

Male patient in his 70s, battling with lower back pain and weakness in the leg, had visited the family doctor and specialist numerous times, and done every single test that they could possibly do. But they still couldn't find out what's causing the pain. Between scheduled tests, he had been to the physiotherapy 3 times a week for a few weeks and then to acupuncture 3 times a week for a few weeks. It was always the same story. The pain would improve slightly the first week, an

A female patient, 50 years old, has been dealing with severe back pain her whole life. From time to time her back would freeze up. Only the strongest prescription pain killer could help with the pain. Few days before her vacation to a sunny beach down south, she started having the back pain again. A trip to her usually physiotherapist only relieved some of the her pain. When I saw her, she was heavily drugged with muscle relaxers and Tylenol three according to her. She could

Male patient, early 40s, works as a carpenter. His job is mostly installing wood floor. So he is always bending over or on his four limbs. Lower back pain has been bothering him on and off for a year. He came with a pain level 8 out of 10 on his L3 to L5 and radiating horizontally along his waist line, especially when he bent forward. He has tried massage from RMTs. That has helped, but the pain would always come back. He thought he'd try acupuncture for a change. Based on Dr

Female patient, 40 year old, has been taking care of her two young boys while working a full time job. The stress has been causing her back pain along her right erector spinae muscles. She heard about acupuncture treatment, but she never tried it before. For acu-virgins, I always have to tell them what to expect before treatment begins. I have to tell them, "The therapeutic effect of acupuncture is usually immediate, but that doesn't mean you are completely healed and can hav