Extract from Bognor Journal & Guardian, August 23rd 2006

TRADITIONAL Chinese medicine has arrived in Aldwick.

The Acusense Aldwick Acupuncture Clinic has opened on Aldwick Road to bring a 3,000 year old system of healthcare to the area even as conventional NHS services are under threat.

The clinic has been setup by Dr. Zhijin ‘Tom’ Tang, who has been practising in the UK since 2001.

A graduate from Beijing University, his degree covered modern medical sciences such as anatomy as well as long-standing treatments including herbal remedies and acupuncture.

Dr. Tang worked in hospitals in China before he moved to the UK. He said, “Traditional Chinese Medicine is a comprehensive system of healthcare that has evolved in China in the last 3,000 years.

“It has its own profound theoretical framework and offers a range of unique therapies such as acupuncture, herbal medicine, tai chi and tuina massage.

“Chinese Medicine regards the body as an organic whole, which should exist in harmony with the universe and where all the different parts are interconnected and interactive.

“Its emphasis, first of all, is on health promotion and prevention.”

Acupuncture should be used for a wide range of health from back ache to hay fever or to stop smoking.

The needles differ greatly from those used in injections and blood tests, he stated, and could lead to an enhanced sense of well-being.