Advanced Acupuncture

thank you dr. hu for the excellent facial one of a kind just like your treatments applause !!!

Dr. Hu is one of the most compassionate doctors I’ve ever met. At my first acupuncture session, I noticed the amount of care she has for her patients. She began giving me advice about my medical care and referrals. I thought that these were simply gestures, but I soon realized that she truly cares. Each time I went back, she had more information to give me — and it was evident that she was thinking about my case even after my sessions.
Being Taiwanese, I’ve been to many acupuncturists from a young age. However, I’ve never met anyone with the amount of TCM (traditional chinese medicine) and acupuncture experience coupled with extensive knowledge of traditional Western medicine. She works with your other doctors to ensure that you are receiving the best health care, with the least amount of side effects. Many times, she’s able to find natural solutions that replace the more severe traditional treatments.
My entire family now visits Dr. Hu for various health concerns. In a short amount of time, she has become a dear family friend, and trusted doctor.

I’ve been seeing Dr. Cathryn Hu for the past couple months and she has definitely helped me with what I came in for. She did not over promise and was very realistic in a timeline for results. She has a great staff and I couldn’t recommend the whole operation any higher.

I have been a patient of Dr. Cathryn Hu’s about 8 years. She is AMAZING! When I first went to see her, I was in such pain that I had difficulty sleeping and my hand and foot were numb. Her diagnosis was right on, which was confirmed with an MRI she ordered. The western medical approach would be neck surgery/​spinal fusion. I keep on a regular maintenance program which is once a month. I live a normal, active life and I am pain free!
The needles don’t hurt, and I think the comment below from WC is a lot of BS. Dr. Hu uses gentle electronic pluses to accelerate the process. it works great!
Over the years, before being referred to Dr. Hu, I visited quite a few Acupuncturists and let me tell you, they are not all alike. Many offer no results and are like mechanics. I have tried chiropractic treatment and again with no results, many times leaving in more pain than i came in with.
Dr. Hu is gifted. She teaches acupuncture at UC Irvine, is allowed to practice in hospitals and has lectured to hundreds of MDs about using acupuncture instead of anesthesia for open heart surgery. Wow!
Hands down, Dr. Cathryn Hu is the best of the best.

I went to see Dr. Hu for pregnancy pains during my first trimester. It was my first time doing acupuncture but I am Chinese so am open-​minded about the method. My experience with Dr. Hu was less than impressive. While she was nice and courteous she made several unfounded assertions that could not be backed up with evidence/​research. This made me question her medical knowledge. She told me that bc I am having a difficult first trimester it must be because I am having a girl since a baby boy would have complemented my female hormones. Really? When I told her my sister had a difficult pregnancy when she had a boy, Dr. Hu responded, everyone is different. Hmm. Also, I heard that acupuncture isn’t supposed to hurt but she literally hammered the needles into my skin without guiding me through the process which I found disconcerting given that she knew it was my first session ever. Needless to say I will not be going back to her.