I don't often write reviews on Yelp, but after consulting with Dr. Wu a couple of times for old…read moreinjuries left over from my days of competitive tennis, I feel compelled to leave a review.
Over the years, as an ex-athlete, I've tried both Western as well as Eastern medicine to keep my body in tip-top shape for competition, and overall health.
In my personal experience, Eastern medicine combining chiropractic adjustments, acupuncture, and thermal healing has tremendously improved blood circulation as well as promoting accelerated health (think Wolverine healing prowess). While there are merits to Western medicine for certain things, I'm still a firm believer that Eastern medicine is still the most effective.
Now onto Dr. Wu. Unlike any chiropractor or acupuncture specialist I've ever been to (and I've been to a lot of different ones over the years, let me tell you), Dr. Wu focuses on the source and root cause of ailments; as opposed to what is PERCEIVED to be the area of discomfort. There's also never any forceful movements. His approach to healing is gentle, not brute force. Think soft-fist technique as opposed to potentially introducing more pain, just to cover up other areas. A lot of other therapists will purposely cause pain elsewhere, so you forget about the originating discomfort; and is a trick to make you THINK they've resolved your problems. That is, until the coming days, when you realize the old problems are still there...
Case in point: I've had an annoying golfer's elbow on-and-off for years on end. Even with adequate rest, stretching, proper warm-ups, and strengthening regimen on the side, pain/numbness just would not go away. That is until I consulted Dr. Wu about it. Surprisingly, the culprit was not in the muscles, tendons and ligaments surrounding the elbow itself. Those are just the irritated areas CAUSED by the root problem, kind of like collateral damage. The real problem resided in pressure points in the chest/pectoral area, most likely caused by sleeping positions/patterns and bad habits built up over time; plus repetitive motion during tennis. Over time, this obviously takes a toll, and my body was crying for help. After just a hour-long session with Dr. Wu, my years of frustrating elbow discomfort were purged by 90%. Now of course, there's no such thing as immediate full recovery, since there's scar tissues, etc. and so it'll still take some time to COMPLETELY heal up. But let me tell you this, even after just half a week, I'm able to add another 10-20mph to my serve. I average about 100-110mph serves, and I'm only 5'8" relatively scrawny guy, definitely not a body builder or anything like that.
It was my parents that originally introduced me to Dr. Wu after their shoulder, back, and hip pains were relieved, after just one or two sessions. Appointments with Dr. Wu is money well-spent, let me tell you that. That is, if he's not too busy to schedule you in ;)
Albeit, I've personally never had any problems with scheduling. He's quite accommodating when it comes to appointments.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!