Welcome to LI Accupuncture and Chinese Medicine Center

Location:
Dr. Peizhi Li
Park 51 Medical
10512 Park Road
Room 203
Charlotte, NC 28210
Phone: 1-(704) 341-3063

Effective Treatment For:
    -- stress and depression                                                -- chronic pain
    -- arthritis                                                                        -- impotency and pms
    -- infertility                                                                     -- allergies
    -- sports injuries                                                             -- migraine
    -- stroke conditions                                                        -- smoking cessation & weight control
    -- many other diseases.
Links:
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Information about Dr. Peizhi LI:
	
	Dr. LI was trained in both Western medicine and traditional 
Chinese medicine.  Dr. LI is a fourth generation physician in his 
family with over 25 years of practical experience in acupuncture 
and herbology.  His grandfather, Dr. Huatang Li was an honored 
Imperial Family Doctor and served the Royal Family in the late 
Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty. His father, Dr. Youtang Li, maintained a 
traditional Chinese medical practice for 63 years, developing 
unique herbal formulas which are commonly used today in China and 
the world.

	Graduated from Tianjin Medical University, with an M.D. in 
China, he completed his post-graduate studies in internal medicine, 
in the fields of endocrinology and metabolic diseases.  He has widely 
published in many peer review journals, earning high marks from his 
peers and the trust and gratitude of his patients.

	His work in U.S. includes molecular biology research at Rochester
University Medical School, Chicago University Medical Center and WSU 
Medical Center in Michigan.  Dr. Li is licensed by the N.C. Acupuncture 
Licensing board and certified by the National Commission for Certification 
of Acupuncturists and Oriental Medicine. (NCCAOM).
	Dr. Li has successfully treated patients for smoking cessation, 
post stroke syndrome, chronic pain, sports injuries, stress/depression,
migraine and many other conditions.
	

	
	
What is Acupuncture?
	
	Over 2,000 years ago, the Chinese began mapping precise points on
the human body that could be stimulated by inserting hair fine needles
to treat specific health problems.  Modern electromagnetic research 
confirms the location of these points.  Today, a wide range of illnesses 
and disorders is successfully treated with acupuncture, often in combination 
with herbal remedies.

	Most of the time, needles are inserted from 1/4 to 1 inch deep.  
Patients should expect to feel some cramping, heaviness, distention, 
tingling, or electrical sensation around needles where the flow of 
energy (qi) is blocked.  In China, these sensations are considered 
to be painless (bu tong) but many Westerners experience them as mild 
types of pain or discomfort that generally fade as the session progresses,
giving way to feelings of warmth and relaxation.  Only sterile, disposable
needles are used.  As with any medical course of treatment, the number of 
necessary visits depends on the history and severity of the ailment.
	

	
	
What is Chinese Herbal Medicine?
	
	Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) predates acupuncture by over 1,000 
years in its written history, and in professional practice is even older.
It is easily the oldest medical system in the world, and primarily uses 
natural herbal remedies.  The mot significant difference between TCM and
Western fold medicine is that TCM uses pattern diagnosis as well as symptom
diagnosis.  Pattern diagnosis is the analysis of your signs and symptoms, 
emotional temperament, and the overall composition of your body.  Patients 
are given herbal prescriptions that treat not just individual symptoms but 
the whole person.
	
	Herbal prescriptions have extremely low toxicity compared to even 
common over-the-counter Western drugs, and therefore have maximum healing 
benefits with little or none of the side effects that are an acknowledged 
part of Western medicine.  Because herbs are concentrated and taken in 
liquid form, results can be noticed almost immediately.