About Rida Wang
From a young age, I knew I wanted a work in healthcare and help people feel better. As I was completing my Bachelors of Science co-op degree in Kinesiology at Simon Fraser University (SFU), I was at a crossroads as to which avenue of healthcare to pursue. It wasn’t until I was personally injured in three separate car accidents in my last year at SFU that my path became clear.
Despite being a rehabilitation therapist and teaching rehabilitation classes as part of my Kinesiology work/study co-op program, my body wasn’t healing. Migraines, back pain, insomnia, depression and muscle spasms that were previously foreign to me made studying and simple daily activities a physical and mental challenge.
I asked my rehabilitation patients which of the many therapies they were doing were helping them the most, and the answer I heard time and again cautiously whispered to me was, “acupuncture.” This was at a time that acupuncture was not a licensed practice in BC yet. Despite my skepticism, my desperation for relief drove me to seek out an acupuncturist. When I experienced 80% pain relief after my first acupuncture treatment, my path was made clear.
