Dr. Johannes Hickelsberger has been a general practitioner for 30 years, specializing in acupuncture and TCM. He received his specialist training at various institutes, including the OGKA - Österreichische Gesellschaft für Kontrollierte Akupunktur (the Austrian Society for Controlled Acupuncture), enabling him to practice various forms of treatment. He is also a lecturer at the OGKA for body and ear acupuncture, as well as TCM herbal therapy. He has attended courses in China (Nanjing and Chengdu) and holds various diplomas in these fields. He publishes on acupuncture as well about Daoism in several medical journals. His key publications are  “The Dao of Balance Acupuncture: Fundamentals and Specialized Treatment Techniques”, “The Dao of the 64 Signs: Yi Jing in Therapeutic Practice” and “Musculoskeletal Syndromes and Their Treatment on the Five Levels of the Meridian System”.