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azropedntied -> accupunture for pain relief (5/5/2008 9:50:18 PM)

Since my 07 vehicle crash the only option my doctors gave me is  physical therapy which came out of my pocket and had to stop due to it coming out of a now empty wallet ,Or pain meds .The doc took me off my pain meds after 4 months .Yes i was taking them but only  one or two a day before  bed , not abusing them .Advil and alike do not work .I do Fire cupping and so few others here where i am also do that practice , it does help . My question is  : does anyone know or have experience with acupuncture for healing ?
Any info  or direction would help me seek this out if its a viable option .My only other that i was thinking about  would be massage therapy .Thanks .



GreedyTop -> RE: accupunture for pain relief (5/5/2008 10:29:38 PM)

*hugs*  I did acupuncture for numbness in my forearm and hand.. it took a while, but eventually, it worked. 



azropedntied -> RE: accupunture for pain relief (5/5/2008 11:07:39 PM)

Thanks Greedy , i know it should work and i have studied it  and done needle play yet i can not reach my own back meridians , Hugggs back .. I have done and received acupressure and reflexology  in the past , i just really want to try this .
I also saw a foot bath treatment with i think ionized type water that is a detox body treatment and cleans you all out through your feet .I also want to try that too . heck massage can also be worked in  somewhere right .. wink .. i am a mess .    



daddysblondie -> RE: accupunture for pain relief (5/6/2008 12:07:22 AM)

i tried acupuncture for pain associated with a repetitive motion injury. I'd had two surgeries, years of therapy, etc and nothing was giving me any more relief. the acupuncture seemed to not only relieve the pain, but i was pain free for almost a year after i stopped the acupuncture.

good luck to you!



ownedgirlie -> RE: accupunture for pain relief (5/6/2008 12:21:04 AM)

Accupuncture relieved me of terrible monthly cramps.

It relieved my Master of some pain he was having in his nerve endings, due to a medical problem.  The pain returned but then he hasn't returned to accupuncture yet, either.

A good friend of mine is a doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and practices accupuncture.  She helps a lot of people this way.  It seems often a person needs to go for 10-12 treatments for a particular issue to get the best results.



azropedntied -> RE: accupunture for pain relief (5/6/2008 12:25:33 AM)

WOW great input here and  great results too it sounds like a win all the way around . I was already sold and now even more so .Posing  another question how do you find a  person in your area ? I do not think i wish to just point to the yellow pages and say  yeah this one . I shall start asking around but if  any out there have pointers  for picking  someone or how they found  someone  please share ,Thanks for the  help on this one  . 



lusciouslips19 -> RE: accupunture for pain relief (5/6/2008 4:28:12 AM)

Many chiropractors are trained in acupuncture and therefore covered by insurance. Or look up acupuncute in the phone book or get a refferral from people you know or people involved in other alternative healing will know people and have a network.



DesFIP -> RE: accupunture for pain relief (5/6/2008 7:42:56 AM)

Around here, there's a topnotch acupuncturist who gets patients referred to him by local physicians. Call your doctor's office and ask, worst they can say is they don't know anyone.



Alumbrado -> RE: accupunture for pain relief (5/6/2008 5:34:28 PM)

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ORIGINAL: azropedntied

Thanks Greedy , i know it should work and i have studied it  and done needle play yet i can not reach my own back meridians , Hugggs back .. I have done and received acupressure and reflexology  in the past , i just really want to try this .
I also saw a foot bath treatment with i think ionized type water that is a detox body treatment and cleans you all out through your feet .I also want to try that too . heck massage can also be worked in  somewhere right .. wink .. i am a mess .    



Why are you trying to access meridians in your back?  Exactly what diagnosis are you working off of?  Excess of which in what area. etc? ?  Could you describe the various pulse readings to me?



angelikaJ -> RE: accupunture for pain relief (5/6/2008 5:52:36 PM)

 
there are probably free alternative health magazines in your area... you might try there.



BBWnNC72 -> RE: accupunture for pain relief (5/6/2008 6:18:45 PM)

i love accupuncture. i fractured my back in 98, did all the treatments, pain meds the doctors gave me. Nothing helped. The fracture healed but it caused arthritus and degenerative disks in my lower back. It got so bad, i couldn't even do house hold chores and i finally went on work comp in 2000.  They sent me to an accupuncturist in about 2001, OMG, within two weeks, i was almost back to normal, doing things i had stopped doing, stopped taking the pain meds. He would stick all the needles in then hook a TENS unit to the two on my lowest part of my back. It felt so good.  i was scared to death at first, on my first visit i could feel him touching my back. i asked when he was going to put a needle in and he told me he had already placed five!  If i could afford it, i would do it again.  i understand most insurances will pay for it now also.
As for finding a good one, ask. Word of mouth is the best bet.  No one will recommend one that they didn't have a good experience with.



azropedntied -> RE: accupunture for pain relief (5/6/2008 7:17:11 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Alumbrado

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ORIGINAL: azropedntied

Thanks Greedy , i know it should work and i have studied it  and done needle play yet i can not reach my own back meridians , Hugggs back .. I have done and received acupressure and reflexology  in the past , i just really want to try this .
I also saw a foot bath treatment with i think ionized type water that is a detox body treatment and cleans you all out through your feet .I also want to try that too . heck massage can also be worked in  somewhere right .. wink .. i am a mess .    



Why are you trying to access meridians in your back?  Exactly what diagnosis are you working off of?  Excess of which in what area. etc? ?  Could you describe the various pulse readings to me?


I have to say either side of the spinal column  mid back to lower lumbar regions ,the MRI shows degenerations and arthritic degeneration conditions  in those regions .does that help ?




Alumbrado -> RE: accupunture for pain relief (5/6/2008 10:13:15 PM)

Acupuncture(TCM)  theory teaches that the needles are rotated in certain sequences in order to increase or decrease 'qi' flow where it is either deficient or excessive...and that this balancing has the desired effect.... they do not diagnose from MRIs, or physical trauma, the acupuncturist checks multiple pulses as well as palpation of the zhang and fu organs,  for characteristics described in classic medical texts. Likewise for herbs, moxibustion, etc. 

Since you mentioned being trained in acupuncture, I expected you would be able to relate the state of qi in the middle jiao, or something along those lines, at which point it would be easier to say what sort of TCM treatment is typically called for.



azropedntied -> RE: accupunture for pain relief (5/6/2008 10:49:27 PM)

I said i have studied it i am NOT trained in it ,sorry for the confusion. Doing needle play and acupuncture are not the same thing .I have read some books on the topic yet i never profess to being "trained" in the art  nor would i ever do it upon others .If so why would i ask for help on the topic .This takes many years of training and learning about it by book is not a qualification it was rather gainful information.When i say i have had done it that quote was for acupressure  not acupuncture .When i replied to greedytop that i can not reach my back that was meant in jest of course i would never reach around blindly  sticking needles into my back .At any rate thanks  for all the help as i am now seeking a local person to see if this is possible .



ownedgirlie -> RE: accupunture for pain relief (5/6/2008 11:20:45 PM)

You might consider seeing if there is a school of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) in your area.  Often times students will treat patients while overseen by their instructors, and the fees are much lower for the patient this way.  Or they might refer you to accupuncturists in your area.  I'm a believer of word of mouth in such situations, so you might want to ask those around you - family, friends, co-workers, etc., if they know or have heard of anyone good.

I got lucky.  My ex sister-in-law, who I am still quite close to, is a doctor of TCM and I go to her for treatments.



azropedntied -> RE: accupunture for pain relief (5/7/2008 12:32:49 AM)

Thanks  ownedgirlie -great tips .

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ORIGINAL: ownedgirlie

You might consider seeing if there is a school of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) in your area.  Often times students will treat patients while overseen by their instructors, and the fees are much lower for the patient this way.  Or they might refer you to accupuncturists in your area.  I'm a believer of word of mouth in such situations, so you might want to ask those around you - family, friends, co-workers, etc., if they know or have heard of anyone good.

I got lucky.  My ex sister-in-law, who I am still quite close to, is a doctor of TCM and I go to her for treatments.



Alumbrado -> RE: accupunture for pain relief (5/7/2008 5:24:32 AM)

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ORIGINAL: ownedgirlie

You might consider seeing if there is a school of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) in your area.  Often times students will treat patients while overseen by their instructors, and the fees are much lower for the patient this way.  Or they might refer you to accupuncturists in your area.  I'm a believer of word of mouth in such situations, so you might want to ask those around you - family, friends, co-workers, etc., if they know or have heard of anyone good.

I got lucky.  My ex sister-in-law, who I am still quite close to, is a doctor of TCM and I go to her for treatments.


An OM.D (Doctor of Oriental Medicine), would indeed be the best place to start looking.




sambamanslilgirl -> RE: accupunture for pain relief (5/7/2008 5:56:54 AM)

my oldest is traumatic brain injured and has migraines, chronic paralysis (meaning at any given moment her legs will not support her weight) and pain due to her accident. once a month, she has an accupunture treatment for pain relief even though she's still on pain/seizure meds. she took the initial treatment very well right away and felt better for a couple of weeks.



proudsub -> RE: accupunture for pain relief (5/8/2008 12:05:23 AM)

I've been struggling with sciatica the last few months.  My cousin said the only thing that worked for her was acupuncture, so i am considering it.  Has anyone else done it for sciatica?



ownedgirlie -> RE: accupunture for pain relief (5/8/2008 1:37:37 AM)

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ORIGINAL: proudsub

I've been struggling with sciatica the last few months.  My cousin said the only thing that worked for her was acupuncture, so i am considering it.  Has anyone else done it for sciatica?


My father did.  It didn't eliminate his problem for good, but it greatly eased his pain between treatments.



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