Acupuncture

[*** YELLER ***]

What do ya know

What do ya think

Im thinking of doing it for my cronic pain in my legs, has anyone here done it or know someone that has, good, bad any thoughts ......

and discuss 

[brainlessfool]

so your saying you need a little poke?

[*** YELLER ***]

so your saying you need a little poke?

despite the size being the same not what I had in mind but thank you

[abnormaltoy]

despite the size being the same not what I had in mind but thank you

Snappy come back!  

My mom (76) gets stuck for...being old, mostly knee pain. She's been about 3 or 4 times over a 3 month span and swears by it. The practitioner is a complete naturopathist...herbs and stuff for pain. The last person in the world I would have ever expected to try that kind of treatment is my mom, but she is convinced.

[*** YELLER ***]

thanks buddy

[bigarms23]

have you tried a 10s unit but acupuncture works good to

[*** YELLER ***]

have you tried a 10s unit but acupuncture works good to

please explain cause i dont know what that is

[Wermz84]

Let the part time Hippie share his experiences.  

I had a few injuries that simply were not going away with western medicines.

Slipped disc in the lower back, causing all kinds of shooting pain down my left leg
Bulged disc in my neck, causing migraines and immense shoulder and neck pain.
Nerves in my left elbo, causing numbness and tingling of my left hand.

After two spinal injections with steroids in my lower back, causing too many side effects to list, without success i new I didn't want to try the same thing in my Neck.  I even talked to a spinal surgeon and decided that wasn't for me, the surgeon also thought my condition wasn't sever enough for surgery.  So I decided to check out eastern medicines, asked around and received a good recommendation from my Physiatrist.

I didn't believe it at first but decided what the heck.  He was really good and reviewed my xrays and all the notes from my medical dr. he took the western diagnosis and applied eastern techniques to my symptoms.   Acupuncture, acupressure, plum blossom, and some other techniques that i cannot remember the names of.  I went two to three times a week plus did exercises that he was giving for me to do. within a few weeks I noticed a difference and after about 6 months things were really good.   we stopped about 3 months ago and I still feel good.  No shooting pain in my leg or headaches.    every now and then i get a little twinge in my lower back so I do the stretches again.

I'm sure it's not for every body but I feel it is worth looking into.  Some of the techniques have been around for a few thousand years.

my 

IMHO, in Western medicine there is soo much technology pointed at you but they always seem to miss the underlying problems.

[abnormaltoy]

plum blossom

For some reason  that reminds me of back home in Tennessee!

I think Western medicine is too focused on the symptom rather than the root cause. We don't get headaches from a lack of Excedrin...the headache is a symptom of the problem. The Chinese might not be much on fashion (a clever reference to the Mao jacket)...but they know food and medicine.

[Stocker]

please explain cause i dont know what that is

TENS unit -- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcutaneous_electrical_nerve_stimulation

It's a small adjustable shock box you wear to alleviate pain. Never had one but I worked with a couple guys that used them, apparently with some success.

Good luck with your pain treatment.... hope you find something to give you relief! 

[*** YELLER ***]

wow sounds good gang Im pretty sure the 10's unit is the same thing I had on my legs during PT, it looks and sounds like the same machine


as far as the acupunture its getting on my list of things to do tomorrow fer sure Im gonna call the office and see what i can set up.

[Rocksurfer]

Just don't watch that new movie that's coming out that has a part on being a human pincushion or you may get skeerd.

[*** YELLER ***]

I aint skeered ....... I anit skeeered o notin'

[Rocksurfer]

Famous last words of a Jarhead!

[*** YELLER ***]

 sir ..... yes sir   

[Rocksurfer]

Yup those are them words.

[bigarms23]

a 10s unit is a group pf electrodes that you stick on your knee or where ever your hurting and you set the pressure you want and it massages your knee or where ever your hurting

[*** YELLER ***]

Im gonna have to look into this

thanks gang