Prof. Dr. Li-Wei Chou, MD, PhD
Professor
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
•Director, Department of Physical Therapy and Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, 2017 – present
•Director, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Asia University Hospital, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan, 2017 – present
•Director, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Fengyuan branch of China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, 2007 – present
•Attending Physician at the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, 2002 – present
•Director of GraduateInstitute of Acupuncture Science and InternationalMaster Program in Acupuncture,China Medical University,Taichung,Taiwan, 2016 – 2017
EDUCATION:
•Doctoral Program, Graduate Institute of Chinese Medical Science, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan (PhD), 2010 – 2013
•Master of Medical Science, Institute of Medical Science, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan (MSc), 2004 – 2006
•Doctor of Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan (MD), 1989 – 1996
EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIP
•Rehabilitation Practice and Science, 2014 – present
•BioMed Research International, 2016- present
•Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2012- present
•Life, 2021 – present
•Medicine, 2014 – present
CONSULTANT SERVICES
•China Association of Acupuncture-Moxibustion, 2023, Professional Committee on Fu’s Subcutaneous Needling
•World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies, 2016, Professional Committee on Fu’s Subcutaneous Needling
BOARD MEMBERSHIP
•Chairman -Taiwan Myopain Society (TMS), 2020 – present
•Chairman -Taiwan Academy of Fu’s Subcutaneous Needling (TaFSN), 2020 – present
•Director – Taiwan Medical Association of Acupuncture (CMAA), 2015 – present
•Executive director – Taiwan Society for Integration of Chinese and Western Medicine, 2014 – present
•Chairman of the Academic and Education Committee – Taiwan Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (TaPMR), 2024 – present
•Chairman of Member Welfare Committee – Taiwan Academy of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (TACVPR), 2021 – present
•Chairman of the Education Committee – Taiwan Society of Neurorehabilitation, 2021 – present
•Gerontological Society of Taiwan
•Prosthetics and Orthotics Society of Taiwan
•International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO)
•International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM)
•Asia-Oceanian Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (AOSPRM)
Faculty Appointments
•Professor, Department of Physical Therapy and Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, 2017 – present
•Adjunct Professor, GraduateInstitute of Acupuncture Science and InternationalMaster Program in Acupuncture, School of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, 2017 – present
•Adjunct Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan, 2017 – present
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
•Physiatrist in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
•Specialist in the Integration of Chinese and Western Medicine
•Specialist of the Acupuncturist
•Tutor of Taiwan Academy of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
BOOKS
1.Chang-Zern Hong and Li-Wei Chou (2016): Muscle Pain. ISBN: 978-986-368-121-2, Ho-Chi Book Publishing Company. [Book in Chinese]
2.Wei-Ting Wu, Li-Wei Chou, and Chang-Zern Hong (2016): Kinesio Taping Method and its Application on Treatment of Clinical Medicine – The Principle and Practice. ISBN: 978-986-368-105-2, Ho-Chi Book Publishing Company. [Book in Chinese]
BOOK CHAPTERS
1.Zhonghua Fu, and Li-Wei Chou (2018). Chapter 16 Fu’s subcutaneous needling, Trigger Point Dry Needling: An Evidence and Clinical-Based Approach. (2nd Edition) ISBN: 978-0-7020-7416-5, Elsevier Health Sciences.
2.Kuan-Pin Su, Li-Wei Chou, Mao-Feng Sun, Jaung-Geng Lin (2018). Chapter 4 Acupuncture Treatment in Depression. (1st edition) ISBN: 978-981-13-0970-0, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
3.Ming-Ta Lin, Li-Wei Chou and Chang-Zern Hong (2017). Capitulo 11. Punción seca de puntos gatillo no miofasciales in Fisioterapia Invasiva del Síndrome de Dolor Miofascial – Manual de punción seca de puntos gatillo. (Chapter 11 Dry Needling for Non-Myofascial Trigger Point, Invasive Physiotherapy of Myofascial Pain Syndrome – Manual of dry puncture of trigger points), ISBN: 978-84-91109-95-0. Editorial Medica panamericana. [Article in Spanish].
4.Li-Wei Chou (2013). Chapter 30 Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, ISBN: 978-986-126-908-5, Ho-Chi Book Publishing Company. [Article in Chinese]
5.Zhonghua Fu, and Li-Wei Chou (2013). Chapter 15 Fu’s subcutaneous needling, Trigger Point Dry Needling: An Evidence and Clinical-Based Approach. ISBN: 978-0-7020-4601-8, Churchill Livingstone Elsevier.
6.Li-Wei Chou, Ming-Ta Lin and Chang-Zern Hong (2012). Técnica de punción seca para el control del dolor, Rehabilitación Intervencionista – FUNDAMENTOS Y TÉCNICAS. (Chapter 4.1 Dry Needling technique for Pain Control, Interventional Rehabilitation- Background and Techniques), ISBN: 978-84-15351-19-1, Ergon. C/ Arboleda, 1. 28221 Majadahonda (Madrid) [Article in Spanish].
ARTICLES
1.Po-En Chiu, Zhonghua Fu, De-Wei Lai, Li-Wei Chou*: Efficacy of Fu’s Subcutaneous Needling on Sciatic Nerve Pain: Behavioral and Electrophysiological Changes in a Chronic Constriction Injury Rat Model. Journal of visualized experiments. 2023;(196):e65406, doi:10.3791/65406
2.Po-En Chiu, Zhonghua Fu, Jian Sun, Guan-Wei Jian, Te-Mao Li, Li-Wei Chou*: Efficacy of Fu’s Subcutaneous Needling in Treating Soft Tissue Pain of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of Clinical Medicine2022;11(23): 7184. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11237184
3.Ching-Hsuan Huang, Lung-Hung Tsai, Mao-Feng Sun, Zhonghua Fu, Jian Sun, Li-Wei Chou*: Rapid Improvement in Neck Disability, Mobility, and Sleep Quality with Chronic Neck Pain Treated by Fu’s Subcutaneous Needling: A Randomized Control Study. Pain Research and Management. 2022; 7592873. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/7592873
4.Yaping Li, Xianghui Gao, Hailiang Huang, Xiyan Zhou, Yunhua Zang, Li-Wei Chou*: Effects of Fu’s Subcutaneous Needling on Mitochondrial Structure and Function in Rats with Sciatica. Molecular pain.2022;18:1-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/17448069221108717
5.Ching-Hsuan Huang, Chun-Yen Lin, Mao-Feng Sun, Zhonghua Fu, Li-Wei Chou*: Efficacy of Fu’s Subcutaneous Needling on Myofascial Trigger Points for Lateral Epicondylalgia: A Randomized Control Trial. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2022, 5951327; https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/5951327
6.Eyal Ben-Arie,Pei-Yu Kao,Yu-Chen Lee,Wen-Chao Ho,Li-Wei Chou*, Hsin-Ping Liu: The Effectiveness of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Frozen Shoulder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2020 Sep 25;2020:9790470. doi: 10.1155/2020/9790470
7.Fang-Yin Liao, Chien-Lin Lin, Sui-Foon Lo, Chun-Ching Chang, Wen-Yen Liao, Li-Wei Chou*: Efficacy of acupoints dual-frequency low-level laser therapy on knee osteoarthritis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2020; Volume 2020, Article ID 6979105
8.Kuan-Yu Lu, Ka-Fai Yuen, Jia-Yuan Luo, Chang-Zern Hong, Li-Wei Chou*: Therapeutic effects of acupuncture on sensory ataxia after a cerebral hemorrhage: a case report. Medicine 2020;99:29(e21124). http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000021124
9.IreneXYWu,VictorCKLam,RobinSTHo, William KW, Regina WSSit, Li-WeiChou,YanZhang,Ting-HungLeung, Vincent CHChung*: Acupuncture and related interventionsforcarpaltunnel syndrome: systematicreview. Clinical Rehabilitation, 2019:34(1):34-44.https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215519877511
10.Li-Wei Chou, Chang-Zern Hong: Needling Therapy for Myofascial Low Back Pain. Formosan J Med, 2019: 23:335-45. DOI:10.6320/FJM.201905_23(3).0006. [Article in Chinese]
11.Yueh-Ling Hsieh, Li-Wei Chou, Shao-Fu Hong, Szu-Wen Tseng, Chi-Chou Huang, Ching-Hsiang Yang, Chen-Chia Yang, Wei-Feng Chiu*: Laser acupuncture attenuates oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy in patients with gastrointestinal cancer: a pilot prospective cohort study. Acupuncture in Medicine, 2016:34(5):398-405
12.Kang Li, Wei-Ting Wu, Zhong-hua Fu, Li-Wei Chou*: Fu’s Subcutaneous Needling, Modern Acupuncture. Journal of Chinese Medical Association of Acupuncture. 2016:19(1):45-52. [Article in Chinese]
13.Su-Chi Lin, Li-Wei Chou,Chang-Zern Hong, Heng-Wei Chang, Ming-Cheng Huang, Wei-Ting Wu*: Dry Needle Injection Combined with Kinesio Taping Method for Treatment of Myofascial Pain Syndrome: A Case Report. Journal of Chinese Medical Association of Acupuncture. 2016:18(2-4):45-51. [Article in Chinese]
14.Yueh-Ling Hsieh, Chang-Zern Hong, Szu-Yu Liu, Li-Wei Chou*, Chen-Chia Yang: Acupuncture at distant myofascial trigger spots enhances endogenous opioids in rabbits: a possible mechanism for managing myofascial pain. Acupuncture in Medicine, 2016:34(4):302-309. doi:10.1136/acupmed-2015-011026.
15.Hsin-Shui Chen, Ming-Ta Lin, Chang-Zern Hong, Yueh-Ling Hsieh, Li-Wei Chou*: Percutaneous Fascia Release for Treating Chronic Recurrent Gluteal Myofascial Pain – a Pilot Study of New Technique. Rehabilitation Process and Outcome. 2015:4:35-41. DOI:10.4137/RPO.S30483
16.Ta-Shen Kuan, Yu-Ching Lin, Wei-Chih Lien, Pei-Chun Hsieh, Yu-Ting Chung, Sheng-Hsiang Lin, Li-Wei Chou*: The Effect of Monochromatic Infrared Photo Energy on the Irritability of Myofascial Trigger Spot of Rabbit Skeletal Muscle. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. vol. 2015, Article ID 816956, 7 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/816956
17.Wei-Ting Wu, Chang-Zern Hong, Li-Wei Chou*: The Kinesio Taping Method for Myofascial Pain Control. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. vol. 2015, Article ID 950519, 9 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/950519
18.Yueh-Ling Hsieh, Chang-Zern Hong, Li-Wei Chou, Shun-An Yang, Chen-Chia Yang*: Fluence-dependent effects of low-level laser therapy in myofascial trigger spots on modulation of biochemicals associated with pain in a rabbit model. Lasers in Medical Science. 2015:30(1):209-216. DOI 10.1007/s10103-014-1654-9
19.Yueh-Ling Hsieh, Chen-Chia Yang, Szu-Yu Liu, Li-Wei Chou*, Chang-Zern Hong: Remote Dose-dependent Effects of Dry needling at Distant Myofascial Trigger Spots of Rabbit Skeletal Muscles on Reduction of Substance P Levels of Proximal Muscle and Spinal Cords. BioMed Research International. Volume 2014, Article ID 982121, 11 pages, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/982121
20.Jen-Ting Huang, Han-Yu Chen, Chang-Zern Hong, Ming-Ta Lin, Li-Wei Chou, Hsin-Shui Chen, Chien-Tsung Tsai, Wen-Dien Chang: Lumbar Facet Injection for the Treatment of Chronic Piriformis Myofascial Pain Syndrome: 52 case studies. Patient Preference and Adherence. 2014:8:1105-1111. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S64736
21.Li-Wei Chou, Yueh-Ling Hsieh, Ta-Shen Kuan, Chang-Zern Hong: Needling therapy for myofascial pain: recommended technique with multiple rapid needle insertion. BioMedicine. 2014:4(2):39-46
22.Li-Wei Chou, Mu-Jung Kao, Jaung-Geng Lin*: Probable Mechanisms of Needling Therapies for Myofascial Pain Control. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, vol. 2012, vol. 2012, Article ID 705327, 11 pages. doi:10.1155/2012/705327
23.Yueh-Ling Hsieh, Shun-An Yang, Chen-Chia Yang, Li-Wei Chou*: Dry Needling at Myofascial Trigger Spots of Rabbit Skeletal Muscles Modulates the Biochemicals Associated With Pain, Inflammation and Hypoxia. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2012, vol. 2012, Article ID 342165, 12 pages. doi:10.1155/2012/342165
24.Zhonghua Fu, Yueh-Ling Hsieh, Chang-Zern Hong, Mu-Jung Kao, Jaung-Geng Lin, Li-Wei Chou*: Remote Subcutaneous Needling to Suppress the Irritability of Myofascial Trigger Spots: An Experimental Study in Rabbits. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2012, vol. 2012,353916. doi:10.1155/2012/353916
25.Ming-Ta Lin, Li-Wei Chou,Hsin-Shui Chen, Mu-Jung Kao*: Percutaneous Soft Tissue Release for Treating Chronic Recurrent Myofascial Pain Associated with Lateral Epicondylitis: 6 Case Studies. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2012, vol. 2012, Article ID 142941, 7 pages. doi:10.1155/2012/142941
26.Yueh-Ling Hsieh, Li-Wei Chou, Pei-Lin Chang, Chen-Chia Yang, Mu-Jung Kao*, Chang-Zern Hong*: Low-level Laser Therapy Alleviates Neuropathic Pain and Promotes Function Recovery in Rats With Chronic Constriction Injury－Possible Involvements in Hypoxia-inducible Factor 1α (HIF-1α).Journal of Comparative Neurology. 2012;520:2903-2916. doi: 10.1002/cne.23072
27.Ting-I Han, Chang-Zern Hong, Fang-Chuan Kuo, Yueh-Ling Hsieh, Li-Wei Chou, Shiao-Fan Yang, Mu-Jung Kao*: Mechanical pain sensitivity of deep tissues in children – possible development of myofascial trigger points in children. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 2012;13(1):13. doi:10.1186/1471-2474-13-13
28.Li-Wei Chou, Yueh-Ling Hsieh, Hsin-Shui Chen, Chang-Zern Hong, Mu-Jung Kao*, Ting-I Han: Remote Therapeutic Effectiveness of Acupuncture in Treating Myofascial Trigger Point of the Upper Trapezius Muscle. Am J Phys Med Rehab. 2011;90:1036-1049. DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3182328875
29.Yueh-Ling Hsieh, Li-Wei Chou, Yie-San Joe, Chang-Zern Hong*: Spinal Cord Mechanism Involving the Remote Effects of Dry Needling on the Irritability of Myofascial Trigger Spots in Rabbit Skeletal Muscle. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2011;92:1098-1105
30.Ming-Ta Lin, Hsin-Shui Chen, Li-Wei Chou, Chang-Zern Hong*: Treatment of Attachment Trigger Points in the Gluteal Muscles to Cure Chronic Gluteal Pain – A Case Report. Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain. 2011;19(1):31-34. DOI: 10.3109/10582452.2010.538823
31.Chien-Tsung Tsai, Lin-Fen Hsieh, Ta-Shen Kuan, Mu-Jung Kao, Li-Wei Chou, Chang-Zern Hong: Remote Effects of Dry Needling on the Irritability of the Myofascial Trigger Point in the Upper Trapezius Muscle. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 2010;89(2):133-140; DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3181a5b1bc
32.Li-Wei Chou, Yueh-Ling Hsieh, Mu-Jung Kao, Chang-Zern Hong: Remote Influences of Acupuncture on the Pain Intensity and the Amplitude Changes of Endplate Noise in the Myofascial Trigger Point of the Upper Trapezius Muscle. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2009;90:905-912. DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.12.020
33.Li-Wei Chou, Judith Y. Hong, Chang-Zern Hong: A New Technique for Acupuncture Therapy and Its Effectiveness in Treating Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Case Report. Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain 2008;16(3):193-198
CONTRIBUTIONS
•Jan Dommerholt*, Todd Hooks, Jacob N. Thorp, Li-Wei Chou: Editorial: A critical overview of the current myofascial pain literature – July 2020. Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies, 2020:24: 307-320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2020.07.001
•Jan Dommerholt*, Jacob N. Thorp, Li-Wei Chou, Todd Hooks: Myofascial pain and treatment – A critical overview of the current myofascial pain literature – January 2020. Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies, 2020:24: 213-224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2020.04.001
•Jan Dommerholt*, Li-Wei Chou, Todd Hooks, Jacob N. Thorp: Myofascial pain and treatment – Editorial: a critical overview of the current myofascial pain literature – August 2019. Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies, 2019:23: 773-784
•Jan Dommerholt*, Todd Hooks, Li-Wei Chou, Michelle Finnegan: Myofascial pain and treatment – Editorial (June 2019). Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies, 2019:23: 521-531
•Jan Dommerholt*, Li-Wei Chou, Michelle Finnegan, Todd Hooks: A critical overview of the current myofascial pain literature – February 2019. Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies, 2019:23: 295-305
•Jan Dommerholt*, Todd Hooks, Li-Wei Chou, Michelle Finnegan: A critical overview of the current myofascial pain literature – November 2018. Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies, 2019:23: 65-73
•Jan Dommerholt*, Michelle Finnegan, Todd Hooks, Li-Wei Chou: A critical overview of the current myofascial pain literature – July 2018. Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies, 2018:22: 673-684
•Jan Dommerholt*, Li-Wei Chou, Michelle Finnegan, Todd Hooks: A critical overview of the current myofascial pain literature – April 2018. Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies, 2018:22: 402-410
•Jan Dommerholt*, Todd Hooks, Li-Wei Chou, Michelle Finnegan: A critical overview of the current myofascial pain literature – January 2018. Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies, 2018:22: 184-191
•Jan Dommerholt*, Michelle Finnegan, Todd Hooks, Li-Wei Chou: A critical overview of the current myofascial pain literature – October 2017. Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies, 2017:21: 902-913
•Jan Dommerholt*, Li-Wei Chou, Michelle Finnegan, Todd Hooks: A critical overview of the current myofascial pain literature – June 2017. Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies, 2017:21: 673-683