A Hole In The Head

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Any of y'all gone to an acupuncturist before? Any advice?

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[mighty-man.livejournal.com]

Dad went to accupuncture for his rotator cuff(?) when he'd fly into Buffalo. He said it helped, but I don't think he bothered to find anyone to do it since I moved. Odd, considering how many practictioners you'd think there'd be in the City.

[mschaos.livejournal.com]

yup, I have gone to a few and I am currently seeing one

my recco is to go via word of mouth when finding one...

also, all of mine have been caucasian but they all studied in China or Japan

avoid chiropractors who also practice acupuncture (tho I did have a good experience but she also studied in China for a while) because most just too a supplimental semester rather than focus on it for 4-8 years

and be sure you are comfortable with them

[etcet.livejournal.com]

the one i'm seeing was spoken of highly by one of K's coworkers, and seemed very personable over the phone.

my "regular" chiropractor has an acupuncturist who practices in his office, so that's somewhat different.

My laundry list of stuff I'm hoping to get fixed is, uh... yeah. don't kick my tires too hard. ;-)

[mschaos.livejournal.com]

well it may work for some things and not all (just be aware), but it is great for pain relief (really lookinjg forward to this weeks treatment as my sciatica is really bugging the heck out of me)


gratned, it did nothign for my mom, but my mom is also stuck with certain beliefs and is a western medicine nurse and I think that didn't help matters at all

hopefully the one K's coworker reccomends does a diagnostic visit and doesn't charge you - that is what happened with everyone that I saw
good luck!

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

I did, when I blew my back out.

Best thing in the world for pain relief. I found that when I got to the point that it wasn't doing anything any more, I could start to feel the needles going in.

[txtriffidranch.livejournal.com]

Never let them use six-inch nails "because we're out of needles". Unless you're into that sort of thing.

[sloot.livejournal.com]

the nine inch ones have a pretty awesome lightshow though.

[chromeangel.livejournal.com]

yeah and no barbed needles either

[lil-m-moses.livejournal.com]

*twitch*

[fenixinthedark.livejournal.com]

Make sure it is a "traditional accupuncturist" and not one that is trained in the Western philospohies of "treat the symptom, not the cause". Traditionalists deal with the human body as if they parts were all attached. Which, hey... last *I* checked, they were.

And relax. It's awesome... I loved it when I could afford it. Truly...

[cerisefemme.livejournal.com]

I went to one for quite awhile for my back/neck and she ended up working on my "chi flow problem". I humored her at first, but I really noticed a difference. I was told there is a difference between Chinese and Japanese acupuncturists. Mine was Japanese and I never felt a needle/had any negative feelings/side effects. YMMV.

[kungfugimp.livejournal.com]

I worked for a chiropractor/acupuncturist - he was trained in China. Worst bedside manner, however, best practitioner in getting the job done.

I also recommend going with word of mouth. I have had several things corrected by going this route (wish there was someone with his skill closer).