Dr Hui Nie has always had a passion for Chinese medicine. Her earliest memory is admiring medical students who studied at Railway Medical School in her hometown, as she yearned to join them. Just a few years later, Dr Nie was accepted into the Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine (HUCM) in 1978.

After obtaining her Bachelor’s degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1983, Dr Hui Nie began working in the acupuncture department in HUCM. At the time, the department was set up by Professor ZhiShun Yu, who was appointed as the first director of the department at HUCM. Prof. ZhiShun Yu was a world-renowned acupuncturist who specialized mainly in scalp acupuncture. Dr Nie began to study under Professor Yu and researched and practiced scalp acupuncture treatment to help stroke patients. As well as beginning to specialize in scalp acupuncture, Dr Nie received her Master’s degree in 1996 then later her PhD in 1999 with the guidance of Professor ZhiShun Yu.

As well as studying, Dr Nie also worked on the board of directors at the acupuncture department of HUCM affiliates hospitals between 1985 and 2001. As well as practicing and studying, Dr Nie also trained at Harbin University of Western Medicine with Professor WeiMing Hu, who is a specialist in neurologic medicine. After many years of studying, researching and practicing, Dr Nie gained great knowledge in both scalp acupuncture and neurological medicine, which makes her one of the most skilled scalp acupuncturists of our time.

Aside from practicing, Dr Hui Nie has also spent many years teaching students in China and sharing her knowledge and wisdom. After moving to the UK in 2001, she has taught many students around the UK and was also a visiting lecturer at the Swiss SAKE TCM School from 2011 to 2015.

Dr Hui Nie has successfully used scalp acupuncture to help treat over a thousand patients suffering from strokes, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, MS, headaches, cerebral palsy and comatose patients in China from 1983 to 2000. Since moving to the UK, Dr Nie has continued to treat hundreds of patients with head acupuncture treatment. Below are just some of Dr Nie’s success stories:

Case 1:

A 60-year-old British man suffered from a cerebral infarction of the brainstem in 2007. The man was left with incomplete aphasia, dizziness and imbalance. Dr Nie used the MS1, MS6, MS10 and MS11 points in the head and GB20, Ren23 and H5 for 15 sessions. The patient fully recovered.

Case 2:

A 45-year-old woman was diagnosed with a cerebral embolism in 2008. After spending one month in hospital, she had a right hemiplegia. The muscle strength of her right arm and leg severally worsened. Dr Nie gave her scalp acupuncture treatment, as well as applying needles to points in her right arm and leg. After two months of treatment, the patient was able to return to work and her limbs recovered.

Case 3:

A 38-year-old patient had been suffering from epilepsy for over 30 years. As she got older, her epilepsy worsened and she began having seizures every two weeks and was being prescribed 1500mg of Sodium Valproate a day. After meeting with the patient in 2006, Dr Nie prescribed herbal formulas and acupuncture treatment for 1 year. After the treatment, the patient’s seizures reduced to once every two months.

Case 4:

A 50-year-old male patient was sadly diagnosed with the early stages of Alzheimer’s. The patient received 6 months of scalp acupuncture treatment from Dr Nie where she focused on the MS1, MS3, MS5, MS8 and MS9 points. After the treatment, the patient was clear of Alzheimer’s according to an NHS tests.

Dr Hui Nie is an expert in herbal medicine and acupuncture, in particular, scalp acupuncture. She practices at her Manchester clinic and continues to teach and inspire others in Europe and China.