A Chinese doctor weighs Chinese traditional medicine. Photo: IC

 A Chinese acupuncturist is being credited with relieving the excruciating pain of a fellow passenger on board a flight from Pakistan to Beijing, earning the former many thumbs-up from netizens.

A compilation of photos and an audio interview with the doctor appeared online as a video by The Paper on Sunday. It shows the man lying in the aisle writhing in pain. 

A steward immediately asked passengers if there was a doctor on board who could help the man and Yang Sijin, director of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital affiliated with Southwest Medical University in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, came forward.

The video shows Yang helped relieve the man's anguish so he was able to complete the flight to Beijing. 

While none of the photos in the compilation video show Yang actually using acupuncture needles on the man, one photo seems to suggest the doctor may have applied one through the man's shirt on his upper chest.

"Treating patients is the obligatory responsibility of our doctors," said Yang, adding that he felt relieved the man was able to recover.

The incident attracted a lot of attention on social media, with many people praising the doctor and Traditional Chinese Medicine.

The video didn't mention the Pakistani man's condition or what may have caused his pain.

The Paper