Pillar 02

Danang Acupuncture

Traditional Chinese Medicine by a licensed practitioner, coordinated with the rest of your clinical plan rather than delivered in isolation.

  • Traditional Chinese Medicine
  • Herbal medicine
  • Acupuncture
  • Cupping
  • Esthetic acupuncture
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Traditional medicine, practised carefully

Consultations follow the traditional method — history, observation, pulse and tongue examination — and end with a plan that is explained in ordinary language: what will be done, how many sessions are reasonable, and how we will judge whether it is helping.

Acupuncture is most often used here for musculoskeletal pain, tension headaches, sleep difficulty, digestive complaints and stress-related symptoms. It is frequently combined with chiropractic and rehabilitation, because the two work on different parts of the same problem.

Needles are single-use and sterile. Common side effects are a small bruise, brief tiredness or a temporary increase in symptoms.

We do not use language about removing toxins, and we do not offer acupuncture as a treatment for cancer, infection or any condition that needs medical care. Herbal medicine is discussed with your other medications in mind.

Practical details

  • First visit60 minutes — consultation and first treatment
  • Follow-up45–60 minutes
  • PractitionerDr Thuy, licensed in Traditional Chinese Medicine
  • NeedlesSingle-use, sterile, disposed of after every session
  • LanguagesVietnamese and English

What is included

The five services in this pillar

Used alone, or alongside chiropractic and rehabilitation in the same plan.

Traditional Chinese Medicine

A full TCM consultation and treatment plan. Useful when several complaints appear together — pain with poor sleep, fatigue or digestive symptoms — and you want them looked at as a pattern rather than separately.

Herbal medicine

Prescribed formulas from a licensed practitioner, adjusted at review. We ask for a full list of your current medicines and supplements first, and we will decline if there is a plausible interaction risk.

Acupuncture

Fine needles at selected points, retained for around twenty minutes. Most commonly used here for neck and back pain, tension headaches, sleep and stress-related complaints.

Cupping

Suction cups applied to the back or shoulders, static or moving, to work on muscular tension. It leaves round marks that fade over several days — worth knowing before an event or a beach holiday.

Esthetic acupuncture

Facial acupuncture aimed at local circulation and muscle tone, taken as a course of sessions. Effects are subtle and temporary, and we do not present it as an alternative to dermatological or cosmetic medical treatment.

Not suitable during pregnancy, with active skin infection or inflammation, or with recent injectable treatments — we will ask.

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Self-care with Dr Lucy

Acupressure you can do at home

Short videos from Dr Lucy, our TCM doctor, showing exactly where and how firmly to press acupoints for everyday complaints. Each one takes one to two minutes.

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Headache relief

Firm but comfortable circular pressure on Hegu (LI4, in the thumb web) and Fengchi (GB20, at the base of the skull) — the classic pair for tension headaches.

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Neck and shoulder tension

Houxi (SI3, along the outer edge of the palm) with Fengchi (GB20) and gentle Jianjing (GB21, the top of the shoulder) — for stiff, tired necks after a day at the desk.

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Better sleep

Shenmen (HT7, the small hollow by the wrist crease) and Anmian (behind the ear) pressed slowly before bed — the points Dr Lucy uses most for restless sleepers.

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Stress and low mood

Yintang (between the eyebrows), Neiguan (PC6, two finger-widths above the wrist) and Taichong (LV3, the top of the foot) — a three-minute reset for a busy mind.

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Tired eyes from screens

Zanzhu (BL2, under the eyebrow) and Taiyang (the temples) with slow, small circles — relief after long hours in front of a screen.

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Sinus and nasal congestion

Yingxiang (LI20, beside the nostrils), Bitong (at the top of the nose) and Yintang — the congestion-clearing trio for allergy season in Da Nang.

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Nausea and travel sickness

One point, done well: Neiguan (PC6, two finger-widths above the inner wrist) — the best-studied acupoint for nausea, useful in cars and boats.

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Bloating and slow digestion

Zusanli (ST36, below the knee) and Zhongwan (CV12, above the navel) — warm, steady pressure that wakes up a sluggish digestive system.

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Menstrual cramps

Sanyinjiao (SP6, above the inner ankle) with a warm hand on Guanyuan (CV4, below the navel) — for crampy lower abdomen and lower back in the first days of the cycle.

acu-low-back16:9 · ≥1280pxDr Lucy acupressure video — Low back tiredness. Paste the YouTube link once she uploads it.

Low back tiredness

Weizhong (BL40, the back of the knee) paired with firm pressure on the low-back points Dr Lucy shows in the video — for the end of a long standing day.

Press until you feel a firm but comfortable ache — never pain. Acupressure complements but does not replace medical care. If you are pregnant, on blood thinners, or have a heart condition, check with Dr Lucy before using these points.

What a first visit looks like

Your first visit, step by step

An hour, ending with a plan you understand.

Consultation

Your main complaint, medical history, medications, sleep, digestion and stress — plus observation, pulse and tongue examination.

Explanation

What the pattern looks like in TCM terms, what that means in practice, and how many sessions are reasonable before we judge the result.

Treatment

Acupuncture, cupping or both, usually 30–45 minutes on the table in a quiet room.

Review point

We agree in advance when we will reassess — typically after four to six sessions — and we stop if it is not working.

Who it suits

Who this pillar suits

  • Neck, shoulder and low-back pain, especially with muscular tension
  • Tension-type headaches and jaw tension
  • Difficulty sleeping and stress-related symptoms
  • Digestive complaints without a diagnosed medical cause
  • Menstrual pain and cycle-related complaints
  • Patients who prefer to combine traditional medicine with manual therapy

If you are pregnant, taking anticoagulants, living with a bleeding disorder, or have a pacemaker, tell us at booking — some techniques are modified or avoided.

Prices & programmes

One core-session price

Acupuncture is a core session, at the same price as chiropractic follow-ups and Pilates, so a package can be split between the three.

800.000 ₫ per core session

The first chiropractic assessment is billed separately.

See prices & programs

Contact

Five ways to reach us

Booking online is fastest. If you would rather write first, use whichever channel you already have open.

Messages are answered during opening hours. For anything urgent or worsening, call us or go to hospital.

Not sure which of the four you need?

Book a first assessment. We screen, explain what we find, and tell you honestly if we are not the right clinic for your problem.