#tangzhen

I started to practice medicine in China in 1982. After becoming appointed by the Chinese government as the official successor of acclaimed Professor Jin Rui, famous for his acupuncture system called "Jin San Zhen(靳三针)," I came to the United States in 1991 as a visiting professor at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. In1993, I received my acupuncture license in New York State, USA. Ever since then, I started practicing acupuncture in the United States. At the beginning, I found that most of my patients do not like the strong sensation of acupuncture needling, even though it brings good results. Therefore, I adapted a new methodology  of acupuncture(Tang Zhen). This method partially includes my previous mentors , top acupuncture Professors Situ Ling and Jin Rui's experiences, bringing similar results in American patients.  

Tang (糖) in Chinese means "Sugar," while Zhen (针) means "Needle or Needling."  The idea of this system is making acupuncture a minimal or no sensation procedure, to treat almost any kind of acupuncture  indications. This system is different from "Gentle Acupuncture", which is used by my friend, one of the best acupuncturists and pathological dermatologist, Dr. Yongming Li, MD,  because gentle needle system does not stress needling technique, holism, pattern differentiation, etc. at all.  

Recently on WeChat, I have spoken on two occasions to two groups of acupuncturists and herbalists, who are formally educated in China for 5 years or more in Medical school MD and/or Ph.D. program, regarding my acupuncture career and experience: Application of experience based on later professors Situ Ling(司徒铃)and Jin Rui(靳瑞) to American patients -- Tang Zhen system. The majority of the audience on WeChat loved this idea and said that they are unintentionally using this system in their daily practices and almost all of them are getting great results.