Testimonials
I had a disk removed in my back (L4-5) as well as a lumbar laminectomy about two years ago. I had a paralyzed foot (dropped-foot), which did get 75% better after the surgery. However, I was still dealing with regular sciatic pain, and I still had numbness in my foot. After one treatment with Dr. Chen, I was shocked to have more feeling in my toes. I have been seeing her every week and things are improving bit by bit – something my neurosurgeon said was impossible due to “irreparable nerve damage.” I am also now off the painkillers that really never helped and were probably ruining my liver. I decided to give acupuncture a shot, as I was discouraged and running out of options, and I am now a believer.
-Jonathan NYC, New York
I never, write comments about anything, good or bad, but Dr. Chen has saved me from a life of unrelenting pain & deserves to be praised. I had lived with back pain from an injury 25 years ago. over the years the problem spread from my lower back to neck, hips and thighs. all those years, doctors could only give me strong RX, physical therapists didn't help at all, one doctor went so far as tell me that I would just have to learn to live with back pain & take meds everyday to avoid daily spasms that were sometimes literally crippling. no one could diagnose the problem beyond telling me my spine was basically sound & so it must be some type soft-tissue damage. I spend hundreds of thousands over the years on this problem - believe me, I was in hospitals, I consulted highly sought after specialists, I tried all including acupuncture & chiropractic (3 years,) & condition continued to deteriorate. By now, I was scared about my future (unable to sit more than 20 mins at once, had to give up high paying job in management) and depressed about living out the rest of my life this way.
Then one day I walked into Dr. Chen's office & thought I'd try again; I was desperate, at my wits end. WOW! whatever acupuncture I had before was kid stuff! Dr. Chen is the real thing; she is not pussifooting around; is serious about treating her patients & her experience is vast. she told me my problem was so set in, that it would take a long time, but I could get better. for the first months I saw her everyday, and these were very painful treatments, they took all my strength and focus to endure, like no therapy I experienced before. but I believed her & SHE WAS RIGHT! one year later, I see her twice a month. I can work again, I can travel, I can swim, I can hike, I can live! I am free of unrelenting, daily pain of 25+ years, and I look forward to the future. I'm 90% improved and l love, love, love my acupuncture treatments; now they just feel so, so good. I cannot ever thank her enough.
-DG NYC, New York
I came to Dr. Chen for my problem with frequent headaches after a friend told me about their practice. I had never tried anything beyond pain killers and western medicine for my headaches. My neurologist had pretty much told me that if he gave me more medicine my liver would shut down. During my first visit, I was given a set of exercises to practice before treatments and at home to "ready my body for healing." After the exercises, I was given needles in my back arms and neck. When I went for my first treatment, my head felt pretty good, so I did not see any immediate benefits, but then my headache did not return for the rest of the week! I was so amazed I called and made appointments for the next month. When I go into the treatments with a headache, the relief is almost instant. When I get headaches at home, I do my exercises and it helps quite a bit. Now, after several months of treatments, my headaches come much less frequently and when they do come they do not feel nearly as bad. I have significantly lowered the dose of the medications I was taking and feel confident I won't need them in the future. I highly recommend Dr. Chen to anyone suffering from pain!
-ZB NYC, New York
I've been seeing Dr. Chen for my lower back and sacroiliac pain for about 3 months. I came to them desperate for alternative solution when my sport medicine doctor tried to prescribe me a very strong muscle relaxer after seeing me for a few minutes. Dr. Chen is very interested in finding out the root cause of your pains and they educate you about your body along the way. It has been very informative as well as tremendously restorative experience for me. I am feeling immeasurably better compared to the beginning of the treatment. They are passionate and committed healers. I couldn't recommend them and acupuncture for natural healing highly enough."
-AK NYC, New York
I asked for help with the rigidity and pain from my severe scoliosis and with the tremors from my Parkinson’s. Both the exercises I was assigned and the acupuncture helped me to reestablish a sense of equilibrium and increased mobility, and an overall feeling of calm. The service is excellent. They made me feel understood and your attention was very individualized and steady.
What is unique about Dr. Chen’s practice is the combination of carefully individualized exercise before the acupuncture, both directed at the immediate problems and the underlying difficulty. The acupuncture is then given several times during the treatment, achieving an amazing degree of relief and effectiveness.
-PP NYC, New York
I came to Dr. Chen for my problem with frequent headaches after a friend told me about their practice. I had never tried anything beyond pain killers and western medicine for my headaches. My neurologist had pretty much told me that if he gave me more medicine my liver would shut down. During my first visit, I was given a set of exercises to practice before treatments and at home to "ready my body for healing." After the exercises, I was given needles in my back arms and neck. When I went for my first treatment, my head felt pretty good, so I did not see any immediate benefits, but then my headache did not return for the rest of the week! I was so amazed I called and made appointments for the next month. When I go into the treatments with a headache, the relief is almost instant. When I get headaches at home, I do my exercises and it helps quite a bit. Now, after several months of treatments, my headaches come much less frequently and when they do come they do not feel nearly as bad. I have significantly lowered the dose of the medications I was taking and feel confident I won't need them in the future. I highly recommend Dr. Chen to anyone suffering from pain!
-DH NYC, New York
I've been seeing Dr. Chen for my lower back and sacroiliac pain for about 3 months. I came to them desperate for alternative solution when my sport medicine doctor tried to prescribe me a very strong muscle relaxer after seeing me for a few minutes. Dr. Chen is very interested in finding out the root cause of your pains and they educate you about your body along the way. It has been very informative as well as tremendously restorative experience for me. I am feeling immeasurably better compared to the beginning of the treatment. They are passionate and committed healers. I couldn't recommend them and acupuncture for natural healing highly enough.
-CM NYC, New York