Zhu’s Neuro-Acupuncture Center

I’ve had ongoing back and knee problems for years since my first pregnancy with pinched nerve at the hip, swollen knees, lower back pain from two c-​sections, daily lifting during childcare of 2 kids (now 2 and 4yo) as well as lifting at work. I’ve been miserable and been seeking help from chiropractors, acupuncturists, massage therapists, and physical therapy throughout the years. They all seemed to help for a short period of time but pain kept coming back. I was so out of shape because any exercises I did I ended up having more pain and I was beyond depressed.
Until recently I got injured at work and was referred to Dr. James Lu for Physical Therapy and words cannot describe how grateful I am! He is my savior !!
Not only he is one of the most knowledgeable and personable PT Dr. I’ve ever met, he is also very effective in analyzing and treating my long list of problems! He is caring, skilled, and genuinely interested in healing. His treatment combined acupuncture (with almost immediate pain relief) and PT which consist of lots of conditioning exercises he prescribed. After several sessions I started to feel better and stronger. I started going back to the gym and losing the baby weight I’ve carried for years. And the moment I ran across the park with my kids without any pain I was in tears!
I’ve never spoken so highly of any PT in my life (and trust me I’ve seen plenty) but Dr. Lu is the BEST PT and Acupuncturist I’ve ever encountered. His scalp acupuncture had also helped me with sinus headache and my husband’s injury from playing basketball within just a couple of sessions.
5 stars does not justify the care he provides to his clients. Highly recommended !!!

We brought our son to see Dr. Zhu and Dr. Siu (Moyee). We came a long way and could only be there for 2 weeks. We found both Dr. Siu and Dr. Zhu very engaged and invested in our son’s recovery (he has epilepsy and is developmentally behind). Dr. Siu was primarily the one that gave our son the acupuncture treatments. Dr. Zhu was there for consultations. We were shocked that our 5 year old would even allow someone to put a needle in his scalp, let alone over a dozen every day for 2 weeks.
Dr. Siu spent many many hours with us listening and talking to us about his condition. It’s a long and hard road (which they told us upfront). We would have continued the treatments but could only stay 2 weeks. We are hopeful he is on a better path. I would recommend this center for acupuncture. Dr. Siu and Dr. Zhu clearly know their fields. I’m not sure you can find greater experts in that area.
Additionally, we were able to see another specialist there. Her name is Paula and she worked with our son on his verbal skills and his physical abilities. She started to teach him to power through his seizures and control them better. We had no idea that was even possible. Paula worked on our son for about a week and a half and got him to be quite verbal with her, quite attentive and responsive with her. Anyone who has a child with developmental issues would benefit from working with Paula. She can quickly figure out a child, his/​her interests, and how to engage them in a way that is very responsive. Her behaviors and approach are beyond the typical therapies (she is not at all rote). Every behavior she exhibits towards a child is 100% directed towards their betterment, even if you are unaware of it. She was also able to tell us what she was doing and why and give us pointers on what we can do ourselves. Even after we left, she continues to check in on us and give us pointers. Whenever I have a behavioral issue that I don’t know how to address with our son, she always has ideas. She helps us in so many ways even though we are now out of state.
Paula has an incredible energy that is not often found. She is so positive, you can’t help but feel optimistic about the future and what your child is capable of. She doesn’t sugar coat things, but her positive energy and attitude really makes a huge difference. She’s a great coach for parents. She helps you maintain your focus because sometimes, you get a little tired. Early on, I said to my husband, «Paula is good therapy… for everyone.» That was probably on Day 2 or 3 of our son’s sessions with her. Paula is just pure awesomeness.

I came here after a few months of a shoulder injury which wouldn’t heal and was getting progressively worse. Dr. James Lu turned out to be the ideal combination of physical therapist and acupuncturist, with a great background in sports injuries. He was able to diagnose the issue… a pinched nerve… and offer simple exercises to strengthen the infrastructure and bring me back into alignment. The pain is much much better and I feel definitely on the road to healing after just two sessions, then a month of continued practicing of the exercises prescribed.

Last month, my husband woke up with a scary symptoms of left side facial paralysis. Later on we found out that he has Bell’s palsy. I am a nurse which I always prefer western medicine before Chinese medicine. After a week of steroids that never really help, I started search for other options. There were two people’s reviews caught my eyes about their Bell’s palsy that Dr. Moyee helped them. I actually reach out one of the Unilocaler. I didn’t want to try anything that will harm my husband. Long story short, we saw result right away. He could move his left side face a little after the first treatment. After 3 treatments, we already know that he will for sure recover 100%. We had total of 5 treatments. It is not cheap and our insurance doesn’t cover it so we paid cash. But we are so happy we did. I know that maybe this is not for everyone but for my husband, Dr. Moyee helped him… He was back to work and very happy that he got his face back to normal. For whoever out there, if you are reading this review, you or your love one might be sick, we wish you health and speedy recovery.

I don’t know why Unilocal categorizes some of the credible reviews into spam folder. I used to find useful info from the filtered reviews for other businesses, and I believe the filtered reviews here are useful, too.
From my own experience, I found this place is an authentic Chinese acupuncture center, with very experienced doctors. Dr. Zhu is one of the early graduates of Chinese medicine with lots of hands on experiences. This is way before acupuncture becomes so popular and it’s easier and more lucrative for people to get a license later on. I also believe that the staff he selected are highly skillful.
My experience with them was for my pulsatile tinnitus of my left year, developed after a cold during a ski trip in Tahoe. I have tried many ENT doctors, lot of medication, tests, MRI, all led to no where. I also tried Chiropractors, but it didn’t help much either. I came to Dr. Zhu and Dr. Moyee, who performed scalp acupuncture, and helped me to open my eustachian tube using very simple techniques. It worked, it turned out that I had fluid in my ear, and once the eustachian tube was opened, the fluid was drained and the tinnitus was gone. That’s quite magical.

I have been a patient of Dr. Lu (James) for the past 2 years when he was located in Houston. He is the Best! I went to him for help with some really bad balance issues relating to an Acoustic Neuroma resection. James helped me with this through Acupuncture and Vestibular Therapy. He genuinely cares about his patients. He takes his time and truly listens to his patient’s needs and concerns. I am so sad to see him leave, but San Jose is very lucky to have him!

Dr Moyee is a True Healer!
I was referred to Dr. Moyee by my Nuerologist who was treating me for debilitating chronic migraine headaches. I had tried acupuncture before but had little success so I was very skeptical.
I suffered for years with no relief until I met Dr. Moyee.
Dr Moyee does not rush you in and out. She spends as much time as is needed to treat your condition. In a few weeks she was able to break the cycle of pain. Dr Moyee treats the whole body and is genuinely concerned with your physical health. I have referred family members to her and they have all benefitted from Dr. Moyee’s Nuero Acupuncture expertise. She is genuinely concerned about her patients and is a compassionate healer.

Terrible experience. I spent big bucks as well as many hours and it was a waste. Dr Moyee could never figure out what was going on. Despite my questions and concerns she stood up by her original treatment, she did not care about the lack of results. She seem to be more concern about getting paid for each second of her time, it did not matter whether she was wrong with her treatment or not. I agree with the other negative reviews, she only cares about money. Do not use her services unless you do not mind paying for nothing.

I have gotten treatments by both Dr. Zhu and Dr. Moyee. Result, Dr. Moyee provides a very painful experience, every needle she puts on the scalp is like the needle is being sewn on your skin and her treatment did not cure any of my issues. Whereas, Dr. Zhu does not give painful needle insertions and yet he was able to heal my problems and got me to a better state, thanks to Dr. Zhu I am all better now. Ask for Dr. Zhu if you want results!

This was a very interesting experience. Though according to Western Medicine my disability from birth (Arthrogryposis) is unchangeable, after several weeks of sessions with Dr. Zhu and Dr. Moyee, my joints relaxed significantly, and my strength greatly improved. Dr. Zhu is clearly used to seeing dramatic improvement in his patients, and actually seemed a little disheartened that I was still disabled, but for me this treatment was life changing. I am now continuing it with a student of Dr. Zhu.

Dr. Zhu and Dr. Moyee are definitely magicians. Thanks to them, my Bell’s Palsy is almost gone after 2 weeks, and now I am able to smile just like normal.
They are very caring doctors. They really concern about their patients’ health. Whenever they see any of my improvements, they seem very happy as much as I am.
I feel really lucky to have them treating my Bell’s Palsy. I’m only 20 and this is my first time having this kind of disease, I felt totally lost because I don’t have my family besides me. I went to my school’s health center and also to hospital, but the doctors just gave me medicine and told me to wait until it automatically recovers. I did research on the internet and they says it may takes 4 – 6 months to completely recover. Then my mother who is also a doctor in my hometown suggested me to have acupuncture treatment because that’s how we treat Bell’s Palsy in my country. I was first scared that would be hurtful. But it’s really NOT. It may hurt a little bit at the beginning but I’m sure you will feel relaxed then.
So anyone who’s having any kinds of paralysis, you should come to Zhu’s acupuncture center. I’m sure they will never disappoint you.
Again, thank you Dr. Zhu and Dr. Moyee for saving my life.

I was referred here by a relative but ultimately found that this experience was an ineffective and costly waste of time for me. I was treated Dr. Moyee who is someone I believe to genuinely interested in healing her patients, but who was errant in her diagnosis of my condition. I believe she has M.D. credentials, but she clearly did not render a proper diagnosis of my condition nor was able to correct it after many treatments.
You should also note that Zhu’s doesn’t want to bill your insurance company for payment — they want cash instead. This seemed a little shady to me. Those with high-​deductible insurance will also find this situation to be cumbersome, as you’ll have to submit all your bills manually to get credit for them.
The primary problem with my experience here is that Dr. Moyee was wrong in her diagnosis of my condition and continued to give me treatments and herbal remedies which all proved to be ineffective. Worst of all, her treatments contradicted those of my regular MD and resulted in prolonging my medical problem needlessly. You should also note that Zhu’s only performs head and scalp acupuncture which may or may not work best for your own needs and wants to offer you herbal remedies to replace your prescribed meds — a risky proposition that proved disastrous in my case. For me, this was a painful and expensive waste of time and money that I wanted to make sure others were spared from. For aches and pains, this may be a good solution but for other medical conditions, I’d go see a regular MD with the proper expertise for your condition.

Neuro-​Acupuncture is magic!
After 14 times (in 3 weeks) treatment by Dr. Moyee, my bell’s palsy is gone and now fully recovered. Dr. Moyee is very nice and patient, she is really care about your health, I am very appreciated for her treatment.
I went to Zhu’s Neuro-​acupuncture centre at the 3^rd day of bell’s palsy, at that time I am very anxious as my one eye can not close but tears, I can not smile and even I have some problem when eating; during the 1^st week treatment, my eye geting better and better, no obvious improvement of my mouth, but it did not geting worse; at the 2^nd week treatment, my eye was almost recovered, and I was pleased to see big improvement of my mouth; I feel 75% back at the end of 2^nd week, and it is even faster at the 3^rd week, I am fully recovered at the end, the smile is just the same as before.
I would like to say thank you, Dr. Moyee and Dr. Zhu, I feel so lucky to meet you both!

From: Cathy Woodmansee
This place is nothing short of ReMarkable… That gave me one of the greatest gifts ever… Quality of Life. The ²⁴⁄₇ chronic pain that had taken over my life is gone. The handful of pain and sleep meds are gone… I feel like a completely new person … My issues came from Fibromyalgia and a Brain Injury I sustained over 20 yrs ago… That left me with a headache that never went away … Nerve Pain that took over the left side of my body from my face to toes… And a loss of balance caused by my brain surgery. Had been to many acupuncturists, with no improvement… Tried everything you could possibly imagine! Reached an all time low March of 2012… did an online search and saw Neuro-​Acupuncture… Read all the testimonials and felt great hope that just maybe… This was going to be an answer to my prayers… Went diligently for 11 months, did everything my wonderful Dr. Moyee instructed me to do… Today I have no pain, no headache, sleep great, not a slave to drugs or my pain… And Living a Wonderful and Blessed Life… Trust me… It will be one of the Best Decisions you’ll ever make…
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Dr. Zhu is perhaps one of the few true geniuses I will meet in my lifetime. He is a true magician and incredible healer of all things neurological, and all just with his needles. He literally wrote the book on Scalp Acupuncture, and is super famous in China. But for some reason, few know of his work here in the US.
Let’s just say that I was a major skeptic. I have a graduate degree from the London School of Economics, my Dad’s a doc, and I’ve been a big believer in Western Medicine most of my life. When the head of the spine center at UCSF recommended me for surgery, I went to Dr. Zhu simply to prepare for the surgery and help with recovery time. I was incredible pain, so figured it couldn’t hurt.
When I told Zhu about my coming surgery, he looked me in the eye and said with utter confidence «Needles first.»
«But I’m at risk of full paralysis if I don’t get surgery» I retorted. «The head of the UC San Francisco Spine Center told me so»
«Surgery very risky… needles first» was his sage reply.
Okay, I thought, whatever. Just ignore him. His English isn’t so good, he’s from Shanghai, he is an old guy with a wandering eye. So I just kind of wrote him off. I was going under the knife in 2 weeks regardless, and just wanted some way to improve my recovery time. So I kept my mouth shut and just let him work on me.
Like magic, he stuck needles in my head and my pain began to evaporate from my body. At the end of the first session, I could move with far less pain. After two weeks and six sessions, I was 90% back to normal posture and mobility, and with little pain. It was nothing less than a miracle!
I went back to the head of the Spine Center at UCSF days before my surgery. He did a series of manual tests on me, with a confused look on his face and a scrambling second look at his notes from my last visit. I paraphrase to the best of my memory:
«You are not testing positive for paralysis. I don’t understand.» the neurosurgeon said.
«Oh, that’s because I got scalp acupuncture from this guy Dr. Zhu in San Jose and he fixed me with needles». I replied.
«I run $ 20 million + studies on the spine and know all the literature. There is no study that corroborates the assertion that acupuncture can help with this type of issue.» he claimed. «However, for some reason you are not testing positive for paralysis. I cannot recommend you for surgery. Come back later if the symptoms reappear.»
I left the UC San Francisco with a smile on my face, knowing Dr. Zhu had out gunned one of the top neurosurgeons in the country.
I went to Dr. Zhu once a month for a few more months of needles, then I was done. 97% back to normal. No surgery required.
Since then, I’ve recommended Dr. Zhu to dozens of friends with some fantastic results. The key is go at least 6 times. It’s relatively cheap and it’ll be worth every minute.
Check out his website at
and get in there right away. He works best with neurological issues as close to onset as possible, so don’t delay!
Best of luck…
Hitch