Testimonials

Real Stories, Real Healing: Acupuncture Success Stories

Cervical Herniated Discs

Just a short note to express my gratitude for all the "miracle" healing that you have provided to me. I had extreme pain due to the herniated discs in C6 and C7 and nerve impingement. When I came to you, I had already had two cortisone injections and had been taking Vicoden, Valium and Neurontin. I had worn a cervical collar 24 hours a day 7 days a week. I did not like the idea of surgery. You became my last resort. To my surprise, shortly after my visits, I was able to begin weaning off the medications and the cervical collar. Today, I am virtually pain free, totally off all medications without cervical collar and now I am able to resume my normal life again! As a former non-believer in acupuncture, you can count on me touting its benefits to who ever will listen to me.


Richard

Operation Director

Newton, MA

Low Back Pain

I had gone to my medical doctor and chiropractor for my severe back pain for two weeks. Despite of all the pain medicines, muscle relaxants, and spinal adjustments, my pain continued to become more severe. My primary care physician referred me to Dr. Hou. He spent a lot of time listening to me, explaining the possible causes of my pain, and showing me the safe way to exerciseand take cautions during my work. My pain was greatly reduced after the first session of acupuncture. I continued the acupuncture combined with Chinese therapeutic massage for four more sessions and I was a new man. I have not had a single pain since! I would like to commend him on his remarkable skill and his care towards me.


Edward

Security Supervisor

Brookline, MA

Infertility

I was trying in vain to be pregnant for years, using both natural approaches and several cycles of IVF. Finally, my friend mentioned to me a research paper about the safety and effectiveness acupuncture for infertility and Dr. Hou's successes in treating infertility. Immediately, I started acupuncture treatments with him along with my new cycle of IVF. Dr. Hou arranged specific acupuncture treatment plan to accommodate my IVF schedule, even on weekends and evenings. I cannot thank him enough about the time and energy he devoted to help me to become a mother of twins on this new cycle of IVF! I will not be hesitated to recommend Dr. Hou to my friends who need the help about infertility.


Jennifer

Medical Office Manager

Beacon Hill, Boston

Quit Smoking and Alcoholism

I had smoked for almost 20 years and I was also a heavy drinker. I was not in good shape on top of it all. After I become a father of two lovely children, I started thinking of quitting smoking seriously for the sake of my own health and of my children. I tried many different products and methods of quitting smoke and controlling my drinking habits for a year without success. I met Dr. Hou in a professional conference in Cape Cod, where he was doing a presentation on Acupuncture for Addiction Disorders. I become really interested in acupuncture. Since acupunctrue is side effect free, I realized that I had nothing to loose to try acupuncture. My experience of acupuncture with Dr. Hou is incredible. I achieved my goal of quitting smoking and drinking altogether in two months. Now I come back to Dr. Hou for acupuncture once a month for maintenance and to continue staying away form cigarette and alcohol easily with my addiction and restoring my health!


Stephen

Architecture Design

Lexington, MA

Dropping of Platelet Count

I had been developing bruises on my skin extremely easily and frequently. The condition in medical term is called purpura. The blood test indicated that my platelet count was extremely low. My family doctor referred me to the hematologist at Mass General Hospital. I was diagnosed with a rare condition called "idiopathic/autoimmune thrombocytopenia". I was given several courses of glucocorticoids and stopped due to side effects. Although my conditon was initially under control during the steroid treatment, my platelet count began to drop again once I stopped the steroids. I knew, in Western Medicine, my option would be splenectomy (surgery to remove the spleen) or immunosuppressive drugs. Since those options all have even greater side effects than steroids, I wanted to have another better alternative. I was introduced to Dr. Hou by one of my physician cooleagues for a consultation. Because Dr. Hou's deep understanding in both Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine, I trusted him and started my weekly treatments with Dr. Hou right away and contiuned faithfully for several months in a regimen of acupuncture and Chinese herbs. Dr. Hou did not disappoint me at all. His approach using both acupuncture and Chinese herbs worked wonders for me. My platelet count qradually come up in the first month and went back to mormal after 6 months. Now I have a normal platelet count with more energy and I feel great every day. I will contribute all this to Dr. Hou's excellent treatments and the great benefits of Chinese Medicine.


Lee

Nursing Manager

Brighton, Boston

Severe Acid Reflux (GERD)

I used to be healthy, fit, and strong. I went to the gym for hours everyday and worked out vigorously. Along with that I rode hundreds of miles on bike every weekend. I considered my self a top bike rider second to Lance Armstrong. A severe acid reflux hit me out of the blue after a physical workout. My doctor prescribed antiacid medicatin for me. But the symptoms got worse as time progressed. The further medical tests and imaging studies found a severe hiatal hernia on me. At that point, my excruciating burning pain in my chest was so severe that I could not sleep flat and had to sit on a chair all night and had to stand up walking around in mid night to distract myself from the severe sharp pain. Meanwhile, although I was put on Protonix and Zantac by the doctor, the pain was still not relieved. I looked into the surgical procedure that a gastroenterologist suggested to me. After the research on that type of surgery, it appeared to me that surgery might correct the hiatal hernia to a degree but connot guarantee a satisfactory outcome. In my mind, the current surgical procedure was not the best solution so far. I would rather to try something else conservatively to control my condition and wait for the new, more effective procedure to be developed in the future instead of rushing into the surgery now. The night I called Dr. Hou to ask for the possibility of acupuncture treatment for my condition, my pain in my diaphragm and chest was so severe that I was in tears and almost sure that I would end on the operation table in a hospital soon. Dr. Hou squeezed me into his busy schedule and saw me at the end of the dame day in later hours. After carefully checked my medical record, took my pulse and inspected my tongue, Dr. Hou assured me that my condition wasmanageable with acupuncture and acupressure. Dr. Hou found a trigger point on my upper back and did acupressure there first and followed by inserting acupuncture needles into other skin locations on parts of my body including skull, chest, arms, hands, and legs. To my amazement, my pain disappeared in minutes. Now, my acid reflux is getting so much better that I am off medications and only have very minimum pain occasionally, and most of all, I can lie flat to sleep again finally! I have told Dr. Hou that he will be one of the persons who will be dedicated to by me in the front page of my coming novel that I am currently working on.


John

Data Base Administrator and Novelist

Needham, MA

Weight Control

I was gaining weight constantly. I had already tried various special diet programs to control my weight gain. It had been always very difficult for me to follow through and my weight kept increasing all the time. I joined the weight control program conducted by Dr. Hou through one of my friends, who is his patient and has been doing very well under that program. Dr. Hou's program is very different form the ones I tried before. He gives detailed, easy-to-follow advices on life style, diet, and exercises, combined with his regular acupuncture treatment to control my appetite and balance my metabolism. It is so effective that I have lost 7 pounds in the first week, 23 pounds in the first month. I have been slowly losing weight steadily in the first few months and my weight has been stable since. I am extremely happy of the huge amount of weight I have kept off and now I am a new person. I can now fit into the clothes that I bought 5 years ago!


Lisa

Insurance Broker

West Newton, MA

Insomnia

I have had a problem of sleeping for the past ten years. During the previous years, my insomnia became more severe. I started taking Ambien two years ago to manage my insomnia. The medication was to provide at least 4 to 5 hours of decent sleep a night. Most recently, the sleeping pill has not been working as well on me as before. I kept waking up earlier and could not fall back asleep. I had to increase my dose of Ambien in hope of making it work again. Unfortunately, the increase of Ambien had also brought me other unbearable side effects, one of them being the muscle pains in my body, that by itself kept me awake. I had no choice but to stop taking Ambien to get rid of the muscle pains. But I could hardly fall asleep at night. I would eventually fall asleep 5 o'clock in the moring and wake up at 6 am, feeling extremely tired with a headache. I was desperate to find a solution of my insomnia without the risk of side effects. Finally, I got in touch with Dr. Hou through my primary care physician for a course of acupuncture treatment for my stubborn insomnia. I did not like the idea of acupuncture needles however, it turned out that Dr. Hou administered acupuncture needle so skillfully that I did not even feel it. I felt so relaxed during the whole session of treatment and at that same night I had a nice 5 hours sleep with no medication. I have been seeing Dr. Hou regularly since then and my sleep has been improving greatly without medication with an average 6 hours a night sleep now. Now I wake up in the morning with more energy than ever. Thank you for the nice work you have done!


Ana

Pharmacist

Newton Highland, MA

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