Daisy Dong L. AC. CMD

Acupuncturist

1325 S Colorado Blvd Suite B012 Denver CO, 80222 Show map

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Daisy Dong is an acupuncturist practicing in Denver, CO. Dr. Dong evaluates and treats patients based on the concepts of oriental medicine. Acupuncturists complete their evaluations by getting a patient history and looking at and touching the body. Then, they place very fine acupuncture needles into specific points on the body. Stimulating these points and nerves is how Dr. Dong treats the patients condition. Many of the bodys systems respond to acupuncture, and it can treat physical pain as well as emotional stress.

Education and Training

Beijing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine MD/BS 1985

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National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

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Female Mandarin Chinese, English

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Can acupuncture help with anxiety attacks?
Yes, anxiety/depression/stress/PTSD is very beneficial with acupuncture. It may take 6 visits. READ MORE
Can I do electroacupuncture if I have titanium plates?
If the e-current is not connected directly to the area, it should be OK. READ MORE
Is acupuncture safe?
Pain is #1 reason for acupuncture in the States and the western countries. Acupuncture needles signal our brains to release natural pain killers such as endophrine and opiate to inhibit the pain signals without interfering the functions of the body. In the other term, acupuncture does not produce any side effects for pain management. Check out the World Health Organization website to learn more: https://www.who.int/ READ MORE
Does acupuncture relieve arthritis pain?
Yes, there are many studies on arthritis with satisfying results. You can google NIH.org or search on google scholar on this subject. READ MORE
Does acupuncture help knee pain?
Yes, soft tissue injuries, as well as knee osteoarthritis, are common causes of the knee pain. Give it a try for six sessions. READ MORE
How does acupuncture relieve pain?
Acupuncture can relieve pain as good as a general pain killer if you find a well-trained and experience one. Please go to a licensed acupuncturist, nothing else. Good luck. READ MORE
Does acupuncture relieve depression symptoms?
Yes, acupuncture helps depression with or without anxiety. Many publications have proved the effectiveness of acupuncture. Acup triggers our brains to release neurochemicals to regulate your brain functions as the pharmaceuticals do. You can combine with acupuncture with your Rx. We have many successful cases that after a while, patients no longer depend on the Rx. READ MORE
Will acupuncture help with knee pain?
Many professional athletics receive acupuncture. It seems that you have acute knee pain. The shorter of the symptom you have, the quicker of the result will be. READ MORE
Will acupuncture help my knee pain?
Acupuncture treats all joint pain (acute or chronic) produce excellent results. However, the longer the problem you have, the more treatments you need. READ MORE
Do you need a diagnosis to get acupuncture?
Yes and no. Acupuncture is primarily based on its meridian therapy. However, all acupuncturists were trained with knowledge of biomedicine. It will not hurt of telling your DX to your acupuncturist. READ MORE
Does acupuncture hurt?
Sometimes, you may feel a bee sting. I have a female patient who wanted to try one needle. After I quickly inserted five needles, she told me that she only felt one insertion. READ MORE
How does acupuncture help relieve allergy symptoms?
Acupuncture triggers histamines in the body and then the body releases antihistamines to respond to the trigger. Acupuncture also produces anti-inflammatory effects right away. You will feel instant relief after needles in the skin. In my experience in 34 years of doing it, nothing can open your nose as acupuncture does. Do not take my words. You must try it to believe it. Amazing! READ MORE
How long do the effects of acupuncture last?
Based on one research by Taxes medical school in the late 90', it lasts from 2 hours to 5 days. I bet many more studies have been done before and after they did the research. It matches my clinical experiences. READ MORE
Are acupressure mats safe?
Try Far Infrared Mat. READ MORE
What are acupuncture ear seeds?
There is a type of acupuncture practices called auricular acupuncture. It treats problems on the ears only. It can be combined with body acupuncture. Sometimes, we tape special little balls (can be magnet material) sized as seeds on the surface of ears. We call it ear seeds. We usually leave them on the ears for 3-4 day and suggest you pressuring on them periodically. It is also called acupuncture pressure with ear seeds. Ear seeds work very well with emotional issues and acute pain. Patients can take a shower or shampoo hair without any problem. By the end of 3-4 days, the patient will remove them and throw away. I have never heard that seed falls into an ear. READ MORE
Is acupuncture safe for people with hemophilia?
Acupuncture is safe for hemophilia patients. I treated a few and no bleeding in general, but occasionally bruises occurred. The beauty of acupuncture is to regulate body chemicals accordingly. We called it dual effects. READ MORE
How often does acupuncture cause bacterial infections?
It is uncommon. I have never read any publication that acupuncture causes bacterial infections. A wound is commonly coming with pain. So we treat a lot of this kind of patients. You should be fine. READ MORE
Should I consider acupuncture for anemia?
Acupuncture will help a little. However, there is a Chinese herbal medicine working much better for anemia. You need to see a Chinese herbal practitioner for an eval first. I have a nurse-patient who had to have blood infusion because of severe anemia and failed to respond to any Rx or supplement for years. After taking the herbal medicine, her lab numbers became normal. Although she stopped it, the numbers are still within normal ranges. Find a Chinese medicine doctor for your condition in your area. READ MORE
Does acupuncture raise blood pressure?
Likely something else is going on. Suggest this person checking with a doctor for renal and other functional tests. READ MORE
I take blood thinners regularly. Is acupuncture dangerous for me?
There is no evidence that people on blood thinners cannot receive acupuncture. If your platelet level is low, acupuncture may cause bruises. READ MORE