J.C ACUPUNCTURE AND CHINESE HERB CENTER

Sep 2022

I've been going to Dr. Chen for about four months now. After suffering from debilitating hives and swelling for several months and seeing doctor after doctor, trying tons of different medicines, acupuncture is the only thing that has helped, and it helped immediately. I don't know why it took me so long to consider trying acupuncture, but it was life changing. I'd encourage anyone to give it a try! Dr. Chen is wonderful--she knew right away some treatments that might work for me, made some recommendations about things to avoid (which have also helped) and frankly, was the first medical person to not seem baffled when they met me, which gave me hope. I still don't know...read full review

May 2022

Admittedly, I wasn't sure what to expect when I walked in. I didn't even know exactly what I was coming in for. I just felt... Off. No physical pain to speak of, but my brain was foggy, it was hard to concentrate. I was also feeling anxious and particularly irritable... just feeling run down. Dr. Chen was gracious enough to accommodate me at the last minute. After a few minutes and some intake questions, she laid me on the table and started the treatment. I have a phobia of needles but overall it was generally painless (although I did feel a few tiny pricks here and there when she was applying the needles to my feet.) About 45 minutes later she removed the needles and the nodes that she had applied to the various parts of my body and used some kind of liniment and gua sha tool to loosen the abundant tension in my shoulders. That part was a little uncomfortable... The same way that getting a deep tissue massage might be uncomfortable. When I left I felt... Lighter. A few days later I was able to accomplish some difficult things that I had been struggling with.... That I had not been able to focus on or direct the proper attention to. Can I attribute it directly to acupuncture? I don't know. But I'd like to believe that the treatment definitely helped in I'm blocking and balancing my chi. That said, I definitely plan to return for follow-up appointments in the future. Thanks Dr. Chen.

Aug 2020

I went to see acupuncturist Dr. Jie Chen after my neurologist determined that I had complete blockage of the peroneal nerve in the knee of my left leg. This was debilitating in that I was unable to flex my left foot upward, so walking required a foot brace to hold my foot up; and a cane. The cause of the nerve blockage was termed ‘idiopathic,’ which means ‘no known cause.’ Beyond the diagnosis, my neurologist had little to offer. Recovery often takes a very long time, and the paralysis can be permanent. Some physical therapy would be useful to prevent atrophy of the paralyzed leg muscles. After a year, surgical interventions could be considered. Such as fusing...read full review