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Posted 9/10/2012 5:26 PM (GMT 0)
So, my SO has been doing acupuncture for about a year, and really likes it. We were at a street fair this weekend, and his clinic was doing free mini-sessions. I decided to give it a try.

Wow. I could feel my arms and legs relax. The therapist inserted about a dozen needles, a general anti-stress grouping. I sat still and breathed for about ten minutes. I definitely could feel a difference. I plan to do a longer session, when I am at his (my SO's) house for the holidays. OF course, I could get it done where I live, but it is far pricier.
Posted 9/10/2012 6:37 PM (GMT 0)
My PM has been offering this to me for free for the last few years as I don't have any insurance. So I go in as much as I can in sessions as it seems to work better when doing it that way as opposed to going here and there.

For me, it helped a bit with the spasms but it was pretty darn effective for my energy levels. I would feel like I had some espresso at first! LOL...But then settle down to this feeling of well being and calm.

To me, I like to use every possible modality that is natural to add in to the medications that I take (most for other issues besides Fibro), so that I don't rely on them too much.

So...I always suggest this as an option to try for those who never have. It doesn't hurt, you just lay back and relax. My PM has the lights down, candles, music...they have a great set up just like you would when getting a massage so that it's a nice experience:)
Posted 9/10/2012 8:02 PM (GMT 0)
I tried two rounds of several sessions and it didn't seem to help me much.

I only found it to be pricy. And I wonder if the benefits are always short-lived?
Posted 9/11/2012 5:34 AM (GMT 0)
I actually bought a groupon for two visits. My insurance covered the next twelve. After that she has a cash price that is much lower than the insurance price. We've been working on my tight muscles and yes I do need to keep going back right now. But some of the improvement stays from visit to visit. For example my quadriceps were so tight all the time that they hurt non-stop. The entire front of my thighs felt like plastic the muscles were so tight. We've been working on them and now it is usually an area about the size of my hand and even that isn't nearly so tight. There is improvement, my energy is better, my pain has decreased so much that I've gone from round the clock pain killers to only occasional.

Yes, it can be expensive. But when you think how much you pay a doctor (especially a specialist) for a 10-15 minute visit? My acupuncturist is $100 an hour, my doctor usually charges that for just 15 minutes. My acupuncturist has given me my life back. She also diagnosed the dairy intolerance that I'd suffered from for years. My doctors just said I had IBS.

I can't yet speak to the long term benefits to acupuncture. I do know that when I visited a Chiropractor regularly I worried I'd always need to go every week or so. Now I can go six months or more between visits, usually only needing to go if I sleep wrong or if I hurt myself. I suspect that acupuncture will be the same.

Joy
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