Dr Lydia Aspeck works as a specialist in neurology at Graz University Hospital, specialising in clinical patient care and pain outpatient clinics. She also runs her own practice in Graz as a general practitioner specialising in traditional Chinese medicine (herbal therapy and acupuncture). She is also a lecturer for the Austrian Society for Controlled Acupuncture (OGKA) and holds further specialised diplomas: acupuncture diploma and TCM diploma from the Austrian Medical Association (ÖÄK), balance acupuncture, aromatherapy, medical wound treatment, Modern Methods of Measuring the Body Composition and the emergency doctor diploma. She was also able to deepen her knowledge of TCM and acupuncture during a clinical traineeship abroad at the TCM University in Beijing.