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.

聂卉医生从小就喜欢医生这个崇高的职业，家住哈尔滨市铁路局家属区，经常路过哈尔滨铁路卫生学校，每次路过时都停下来驻足观看里面的学生，羡慕至极。1978年从哈尔滨卷烟厂的一名卷烟女工考入黑龙江中医学院中医系，开始了一生中的中医生涯。

聂卉1983年毕业后留到黑龙江中医学院针灸系工作，这一年也是针灸系刚刚成立的第一年，是由著名的针灸学家和头皮针专家于致顺教授筹建的并任第一届系主任。1988年聂卉攻读了于致顺教授的硕士研究生，研究课题为‘头皮针治疗中风偏瘫的捻转速度的研究’。于1996年又继续深造攻读了于致顺教授的博士研究生，研究课题为‘电碮丛针的研制及治疗中风偏瘫的实验研究“。曾经工作在黑龙江中医药大学附属第一医院和第二医院。曾经进修神经内科学累计2年在哈尔滨铁路医院，哈尔滨医科大学第一附属医院，哈尔滨医科大学第二附属医院从1996年至2001年在门诊和病房。曾经拜师哈尔滨神经内科学专家胡维铭为师在专家门诊学习了许多神经内科疑难杂病的诊断和西医治疗。聂卉从导师头皮针专家于致顺学习的头皮针，从神经内科专家胡维铭教授学习了神经内科，为聂卉以后的针灸治疗及教学，尤其是神经内科治疗打下了坚实的中西医基础。2001年3月曾成功的被哈尔滨医科大学神经内科教授王维治博士流动站录取，研究方向是中医与多发性硬化的研究，但是2001年5月选择了来英国从医的机会，放弃了国内博士后的研究。

在国内曾经在黑龙江中医大学给中医专业和针灸专业本科生，业余大学，外国留学生班讲针灸及头皮针累计课时1000小时以上，聂卉有丰富的针灸教学经验

聂卉从1983年至2000年在中国应用头皮针治疗各类疾病千例以上，主要是中风偏瘫，癫痫，巴金森氏病，多发性硬化，头痛，小儿脑瘫，植物人等。都取得了很好的疗效。

聂卉在英国应用头皮针治疗中风偏瘫，癫痫，植物人，头痛，抑郁症，脑痴呆也取得了很好的疗效，如以下典型病例：

1 脑干梗塞 ，2007年治疗一例脑干梗塞60岁英国男性病人，发病一周后出院，有不完全性失语，头晕，平衡障碍，针灸用国际标准头皮针额中线，顶颞前斜线，颞前线和颞后线，风池，廉泉，通里，治疗15次后，彻底治愈。

2 脑栓塞，2008年治疗一例脑栓塞45岁英国女性病人，发病一个月后右半身偏瘫，上肢重于下肢，上肢肌力三级，下肢四级，针灸双侧顶颞前斜线，顶中线，及患侧肢体取穴，治疗两个月，上下肢肌力接近5级。返回工作电话BT公司。

3 癫痫，2006年治疗一例癫痫英国女病人，年龄38岁，患癫痫病30年，目前加重，每两周发作一次，口服丙戊酸钠1500mg, 针灸头皮针治疗额中线，额旁一线，额旁二线，顶中线，颞前线，颞后线，太冲穴，大椎，内关等穴，加中药，共治疗一年，仆倒每两月约一次，丙戊酸钠减量至700mg. 后因不能负担治疗费停止继续治疗。

4 痴呆，2016年治疗一例早期脑痴呆英国男性病人，年龄50岁，针灸头皮针治疗额中线，额旁三线，顶中线，顶旁一线，顶旁二线，没有口服任何西药。治疗6个月后，被NHS复查后定论治愈，

聂卉在头皮针领域有很深的造诣，在临床及科研上都应用头皮针，并兼职讲授头皮针课程在中国，英国及瑞士，收到中医同仁的好评。