Skyline ATC

As a practitioner of Chinese medicine myself, and an ex-​dancer, I am very picky when it comes to trusting other healers with my body. Dr Xu Hadig impressed me tremendously with the one treatment I’ve received so far. As others have mentioned, she is patient and methodical, and extremely effective. I pulled my neck over ten years ago, didn’t seek treatment right away, and have been living with a ‘catch’ at the end range of motion and an elevated left shoulder ever since. After this session, the clicking sensation when I rotate my head to the left is gone (I expected it to come back after a few days, like it always does after chiropractic adjustments or acupuncture, or PT, or everything else I’ve ever tried) and I can turn my head farther to the left than to the right. I’m thinking of asking her to check if there are injuries on the right side that I’m not aware of.
Dr Xu will often work with just her hands, though she does have a license to practice acupuncture as well. She told me she prefers hands-​on treatments, but will needle patients so they can get their insurance companies to cover their treatment. Her technique is a very rare style which is definitely not painless, but totally worth it. She explains what she is doing and how you should take care of yourself afterward to get maximum benefit from the treatment. Her palpation skills are phenomenal; she can tell you exactly where your pain is coming from and how long the injury has been there and also how long it will take her to undo the damage.
She is also delightfully honest. I asked her about osteoarthritis in the fingers and she said, if it’s caught early, she can rectify it. She then apologetically admitted that if the case is severe or more progressed, it cannot be healed completely. «I can only get the swelling to go down and the pain to go away, so [the patient] can use their hands again, but the finger joints will remain crooked.» Unlike so many other medical professionals who give vague estimates of the treatment course or encourage their patients to become dependent on (often weekly) maintenance treatments, Dr Xu’s approach seems to include a clear idea of the trajectory for full (or partial) recovery to many conditions that are deemed chronic, irreversible, in need of surgery or joint replacement, etc.
(That is not to say she won’t work with people who seek other modalities. She does post-​op rehabilitation, with good results. She seems to have a good grasp of biomedical approaches and other ‘alternative’ modalities, even when she disagrees with the method. I’ve only met two LAcs who can so clearly explain the intricacies of pathological changes and treatment results in terms that their patients can understand, and she is one of them.)
I love healers who give open and accurate assessments of what they have to offer. This one has a lot to offer. I hope she ends up teaching someday, so that there might be more practitioners like her in the world.

This review is way overdue. I had thumb tendonitis and my doctor told me I need to do surgery. I was looking for alternative and I found Sue. I saw a dramatic improvement on first session :) After 3 sessions, my thumb was healed. Thanks Sue

Finically acupuncture can heal my pain. I got to review this clinic, because I have seen dramatic improvement within two weeks!! I went in with back pain (L4,L5 bulging disc as MRI shown). which keeps bothering me for past two years. My lower body posturer was all messed up and I notices I m always tilted on the right side of my body whenever I walk or sitting down. Magically after the first section with Xu, I be able to bend down and touch my feet ((unbelievable)) Xu was very humble and patient, she even taught me how to train my muscle to avoid reinjury. This is now my second week after my first treatment and I have gain back 80% of my mobility!!! I am going back for a following up in 2 weeks. Xu’ acupressure treatment is life saver. I am sending my husband in to get this neck n lower back fix! Now I got batter alignment, I can go back to my regular work out at the gym.

I have had a chronic back condition for around 10 years. I have consulted orthopedic specialists, been treated by physiotherapists, chiropractors and occupational therapists with mixed success. Recently I have been suffering yet another episode which has been the worst for many years. For those of you reading this with chronic conditions you will understand the pain, the discomfort, the feeling of walking with a resistance to every step. I was in quite a bad state when Xu Hadig was recommended to me.
I’m a sceptic at best when it comes to new methods for dealing with my back condition. I think that over the years I have collected good knowledge about what is wrong with my back and the best methods to repair it, and of course how to mitigate recurrence.
I spoke at length with Xu about the technique which she learnt under a Chinese Master in China. The technique that Xu applies is an acupressure method. I am a great believer in Eastern Medicine as it has a very strong historical and empirical basis. It treats the body as a living organism and avoids the intrusiveness of Western Medicine. The acupressure method relieves the pressure from discs, ligaments and muscles.
I visited Xu on four occasions as I progressively learnt the limitations of my own body to adjust my general exercise régime to better support the condition of my back. My back improved remarkably after the first treatment session and I used the other sessions for maintenance.
I am now coming on for 6 months since my first treatment and my back is in its best condition for 10 years.
Xu is patient and diligent in her technique. She is a firm believer in its effectiveness and I fully support anyone with a chronic back condition to go and see her. You will be very pleasantly surprised.