Doctor Lê Thúy Oanh treats a patient who suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - a progressive nervous system disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, causing loss of muscle control. —Photo courtesy of the doctor
HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese doctor Lê Thúy Oanh first introduced catgut embedding acupuncture to Hungary in the 1990s.
Since then, she has become one of the most sought after therapists because of her success rate in treating patients.
Catgut is made from the natural fibres found in the intestines of animals. Oanh applies this to key acupuncture points on a person’s body and after a week the fibre is absorbed into the patient.