Acupuncture is a component of traditional Chinese medicine that originated in China over 5,000 years ago. The intent of acupuncture therapy is to promote health and alleviate pain and suffering. The method by which this is accomplished,though it may seem strange and mysterious to many, has been time tested over thousands of years and continues to be validated today.
The perspective from which an acupuncturist views health and sickness hinges on the concepts of "vital energy", "energetic balance",and "energetic imbalance". Just as the Western medical doctor monitors the blood flowing through blood vessels and the messages traveling via the nervous system, the acupncturist accesses the flow and distribution of this "vital energy" within its pathways, known as "meridians and channels".
The acupuncturist is able to influence health and sickness by stimulating certain areas along the "meridians". Traditionally fine, slender needles stimulate these areas or "acupoints".

Now practicing in the United States, Dr. Lixin Zhang was formerly Chief doctor of the Acupuncture Department at Beijing's acclaimed Red Cross Hospital where he specialized in treating post-stroke syndrome(Brain Injury)and Back pain.He was a national consultant to the Chinese Family Doctor Association. He studied and consulted how to control, manage, even heal the chronic diseases with acupuncture, such as Allergy, Asthma, Diabetes and its combinations, Arthritis, Hypertension,...etc. He has also published nationally recognized work in these areas. Prominent in his field, Dr. Zhang has been featured in the Chinese television and in the national press.

Dr. Zhang considers acupuncture the central therapy of his practice. In addition, his practice includes traditional Chinese herbal medicine, Chinese medical massage and traditional rehabilitation exercise.

Dr. Zhang has an extensive range of medical experience and since moving to Denver he has established a general practice. In China, however, Dr. Zhang was a hospital doctor treating complex diseases such as stroke and cancer. Because of his outstanding abilities, he was able to obtain funding to conduct independent medical research in China. His published studies are in the following areas: treatment of post-stroke syndromes, non-drug treatment of hypertension, treatment of retrograde lumbar disease, traditional treatments for pediatric nocturnal enuresis, non-drug treatments to enhance human immune function, and non-drug treatment of diabetes.