Acupuncture

Hey Everyone!! I hope everyone is at least coping. :/ I tried acupuncture yesterday. (Most people would feel pretty good if they relaxed for 45 mins in a recliner listening to soft music and waves) <---- I felt good after. No change today (I worked a 12hr shift) As with everything I'm sure it takes more than once. I go back Monday, also I made a Rhumy appt for March (All they had) I'll let everyone know how well it works. Has anyone had long term experience with acupuncture? Did it work? How long did you have to do it before you saw results? Thanks guys.

I did try it for a good while...when we chased the pain , it helped , but of course did not resolve the pain..

I had some physical therapy at the same time , and my therapist said their patients who were combining the two were getting good results.

My acupuncture dr. Was super agressive and i thought a bit of a genius...

However when i asked him to stop chasing the pain and treat the fatigue..i felt great with that treatment.

I did not find. Non agressive acupuncture very helpful to me..where just a few needles in arms and legs.

I am thinking once our weather breaks to try some more appts. We have a new dr. Who takes insurance and offers massage at the same location.

Hope it helps you..it always gave me a short term boost

Lj

I had acupuncture three times a week at $50 a session...$600 a month. I did this for six months and it didn't help my fibro at all. BUT I did regain some hearing so there is something to this. But it didn't work for fibro or diabetes. That's what he was zeroing in on.

Sherrine

Back in hhmm 2006 or so I had an area in upper back of muscle spasms & pain. Deep sharp pain: spasms would cause my neck muscles to pull m head to that side. Around this time I was diagnosed with fibro, myofascial pain after pain from disc injuries just continued to worsen. So I do not know which issue caused the spasms/ pain!.
been awhile back so don't remember exact frequency etc but pretty sure it was 6 sessions, each having 6 appointments/ days Of treatment.

I know I did not feel any relief until I was into the second session ie after 6 treatments.
Doctor had explained at the beginning it would take awhile so I stuck with it. It worked very well. !
Rarely do I feel any deep pain in that area - ever .. Sometimes now I get flairs in part of my back - 'cramping' with spasms & if those don't calm down thru therapy my dr injects lidocaine (cannot tolerate steroids).
But it has never been as intense as prior to acupuncture.

Good luck.