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Hi Everyone, Has anyone been brave enough to try acupuncture? I had it done in NC after 18 monthes of physical therapy and shots not working for a hamstring injury. It worked after the first treatment and I was hooked. Now I live in OHIO and finally found an acupuncturist here. I went today for tennis elbow and it worked. Try it for everything. The needles are not thick, you barely feel it. Insurance companies wont cover it. They dont make any money since its natural/alternative........but do it anyway. I did!

Healthy1 -

That is the main disadvantage of acupuncture - it is still not a recognized modality of treatment by insurance companies. More the pity, because it has helped so many people tremendously.

Just the other day, a friend of mine at work was suffering from a nasty "middleshmerz". Someone at the main desk nearby overheard her, and happened to be skilled at acupressure. She told her a certain pressure point to squeeze IN HER HAND, and she made her pain disappear 100%!!! Whenever she relieved the pressure, the pain returned.

She was wow'ed out, and so were those of us witnessing it. I believe that not only does acupuncture/pressure have merit, but I think they are totally underutilized and underexplored in our Western medicine societies.

My daughter had a stone bruise on her food from playing softball and was in extreme pain. An acupuncturist took away the pain in one treatment. She's used it since for wrist pain.

I've tried acupressure too with some success.

:)I forgot to mention.........the dr. in NC that I went to for Acupuncture gave up his medical practice of 15 yrs to learn Acupuncture after having it done on himself for a back injury. He went total Acupuncture when he realized how it helped his back so quickly. Now he practices Acupuncture and Herbs. yeah!!
He had told me to only go to one with the MD along with the acupuncturist license. That way they know both sides. Hard to find but I found one. I also go to massage therapy but it does not fix my tennis elbow altogether, only temporary. BUT I still love it.

In about 2 weeks I will try it I will tell you the results

what is the reason you are going to try it? illness? injury? Make sure it is not a young, new acupuncturist. Make sure it is one with experience. Please think positive and be relaxed. It is just an awesome treatment without a pill. Good Luck and let us know the results......

Hi I can't say enough about the wonders of acupuncture. I was severely injured in a car wreck in 1993. I had spinal fusion, but they were not able to save some of the nerves and there was some spinal involvement. TO make a very long story short, after many surgeries, a spinal cord implant, meds and finally an argument with my pain managment Dr over a morphine pump, I went back to acupuncture. I had 4 treatments and there is a noticable difference. I only had one day I couldn't get out of bed. I am hooked. The Dr also practices allopathic medicine, but most of his practice is his native Chinese medicine. He said i will always need narcotics for pain control, but the acupunture can help the nerve pain.
The problem is the cost. Medicare does not cover it and my secondary health plan only covers a small amount; I am thankful they cover anything!
Don't be afraid to try it, there is very little pain involved, and if the needle does hurt, the pain goes away quickly,

Thanks...

Kitty