Acupuncture

Anybody ever try it? Good experience? Bad experience? Did it work?

Waste of money?

 

For what? Pain or other?

 

back pain - muscle pain - pinched nerve, pulled muscle - whatever the hell has plagued me for two months

 

I tried it for neuropathy, and it didn't do a damn thing. But my neuropathy was chemotherapy caused, and that's probably different. My stepdad had it, and he swears it got rid of all the pain in his hands (some sort of side effect from heart surgery and medicine he took for it).

I'd just go to the regular doctor first. Have you just tried ibuprofen or tylenol?

 

i've had it woss, could'nt tell much difference afterwards. i got a pinched nerve in my back but it doesnt bother me too bad. be wise to some of those physiatrists(sp?), they'll string you along as long as you'll let them.

 

I've been twice already.

Going again tomorrow and then I'm going to stop to see if it all comes back - if it does I'll be going to the doctor just to find out exactly what I got.

But so far - so good.

The pain is still there the day of and day after the treatment - two days later I'm a new man. And the pain stayed away longer after the second visit.

It's $55 a pop for an hour but hell it least she's doing something the whole hour - unlike paying a $30 co-pay to have a doctor spend 2 minutes in the examination room