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Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurology
Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Associate Director, PM&R Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine Fellowship
Associate Director, PM&R Sports Medicine Fellowship
Director, Acupuncture
Dr. Tang has clinical expertise in medical acupuncture, with extensive training from both the United States and China. He evaluates and treats all musculoskeletal injuries using non-operative techniques. This includes acupuncture/dry needling, ultrasound guided injections, fluoroscopic guided lumbar and peripheral joint injections, etc. He has special training and expertise in musculoskeletal ultrasound, oftentimes using ultrasound to help with diagnosis of various conditions. Dr. Tang is also a member of the Living Well Center, which is a program that provides patients with a unique treatment approach to help them meet their health and wellness goals.
Washington University Orthopedics / Chesterfield
14532 S. Outer Forty Drive
Chesterfield, MO 63017
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
Medical Office Building 4 1044 North Mason Road, Suites 110/210 Creve Coeur, MO 63141
Washington University School of Medicine
Cushman DM, Cummings K, Skinner L, Holman A, Haight P, Brobeck M, Teramoto M, Tang C. Postrace Dry Needling Does Not Reduce Subsequent Soreness and Cramping-A Randomized Controlled Trial. Clin J Sport Med. 2021 May 1;31(3):225-231. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000794. PMID: 32058451. (peer-reviewed journal article)
Kang BH, Tang CT. Acupuncture to abdominal trigger points as treatment for idiopathic dyspnea: A case study. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2021 Jul;27:436-439. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2021.02.007. Epub 2021 Mar 9. PMID: 34391268. (peer-reviewed journal article)
Tang CT, Cheng AL. Ultrasound visualization of radial nerve excursion during acupuncture. Med Acupunct. 2019 Jun 1;31(3):185-188.
Creighton A, Andrus C, Tang CT. Use of Diagnostic Ultrasound for an Atypical Presentation of Low Back Pain in a Young Adult Male: A Case Report. PM&R. 2016 Sep; 8(9S):S202.
Rho ME, Tang CT. The efficacy of lumbar epidural steroid injections: transforaminal, interlaminar, and caudal approaches. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2011 Feb;22(1):139-48. Epub 2010 Dec 3. Review.
Tang CT, Ziegler C. Chapter 14: Alternative Medicine and Spine Care in Orthopedic Knowledge Update: Spine 6. Truumees E, Prather H. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery 2021. (book chapter)
Tang CT, Ziegler C. Chapter 5: Alternative Medicine and Spine Care in Orthopedic Knowledge Update: Spine 5. Truumees E, Prather H. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery 2017.
Prather H, Tang CT. Chapter 11: Differential Diagnosis Examination (Compensatory Disorders). In: The Adult Hip: Hip Preservation Surgery. Clohisy JC, Beaule PE, Della Valle CJ, Callaghan JJ, Rosenberg AG, Rubash HE. Wolters Kluwer 2015.
Tang CT, Simpson S. Chapter 2: Shoulder. In: Sex Differences in Sports Medicine. Casey E, Rho M, Press J. Elsevier 2016.
Integration of acupuncture into a Western Medicine practice, use of ultrasound in musculoskeletal medicine, shoulder disorders.
Acupuncture as non-operative treatment for pain/dysfunction, athletes with sports-related injuries, patients with shoulder and neck pain, injuries in tennis players.
Dr. Tang received his undergraduate degree from Duke University where he majored in biomedical engineering, and his medical degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He completed his residency training in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Michigan, and a subsequent year of fellowship training in PM&R sports medicine at Washington University. As a second language, Dr. Tang is also fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
Chesterfield Injury Clinic Closed 12/7/24. Please use Progress West location for walk-in care.