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My husband found Dr. Wong after a different local acupuncturist turned out to be mediocre (not "bad," but...mediocre) for our needs. I am so grateful that he found Dr. Wong. She and her entire team have been WONDERFUL!!
Dr. Wong is extremely smart, knowledgeable, experienced, conscientious, patient, compassionate, and kind, with decades of experience under her belt. Her English is very good, which is important to me because I can't speak Chinese and I always have a lot of questions. She has used a combination of electroacupuncture and herbal prescriptions to help my body become stronger and better balanced following a major life disruption.
My husband and I just survived a wildfire that burned our house and our entire town of Altadena (in Los Angeles) down in January. We were extremely fortunate not to have experienced any fatalities on our street, but the wildfire initially displaced almost one hundred thousand people, including our very dear neighbors and friends, who in turn did lose neighbors of their own to tragic fatalities in the fire. We have had a lot of practical/logistical and emotional stress to deal with in the survival aftermath, even though thanks to God and love and support from friends, our little family came out of the situation remarkably intact and ok.
Dr. Wong's treatments have been crucial in helping me with sleep, energy level, mood, pain, circulation, mental/emotional/spiritual attitude, and releasing liver/kidney/heart chi stagnation (among so many other important post-wildfire aspects of wellness) and in helping me to manage middle aged medical ailments (menopause, osteopenia, changes in my eyes, changes in digestive function, etc.) so that I can have the stamina to help our little family adjust to new life here on Oahu.
I am calmer, I sleep better, my fingernails are more pink (indicating much better blood health and blood circulation), and I am experiencing improved digestive function since switching to Dr. Wong's care. So far (knock on wood), I am not showing any signs of PTSD from the wildfire, even though it would be completely understandable if I did.
I have been in long term recovery for C-PTSD from other causes, and Dr. Wong's clinical experience with using TCM to treat PTSD is extremely helpful for my longer term healing and overall health.
Tammy, Dr. Wong's assistant, has superhumanly sensitive fingers that are able to adjust electroacupuncture electrical current strength to EXACTLY the level that my body needs on any given day. She creates a safe, client centered environment in which I feel free to call out five minutes into my treatment session to ask for a slight increase in electrical current levels, after my body has had time to acclimate to initial current settings. I am never made to feel embarrassed or ashamed that that's the method my body seems to need, even though it's more work for Tammy to come in a second time for a mid-session adjustment on the electrical current intensity.
I very much miss my previous acupuncture doctor (Dr. George Shi at A Beautiful Day Spa in Pasadena, Los Angeles). If you are ever in Los Angeles, I hope you will give Dr. Shi a try!
For here, for local context, I am so grateful for Dr. Wong and her team for helping me through an incredibly difficult life situation and for helping me to deepen my understanding of TCM principles and pono striving right here on Oahu.