Truth please. Does acupuncture truly work?

acupuncture is AMAZING. I am a registered nurse for 34 years....I am so tired of watching people get hooked on opiates by "well meaning" physicians for anything from dental pain to back pain.

I had a completely frozen shoulder. The orthopedist wanted to do surgery to release it. The acupuncturist said, in 3 months at 2 visits per week, I can fix this....

After 2 months I could raise and swing my arm again 360 degrees. It was completely covered by insurance. I continue to go once a week for over a year for overall well being, stress etc....

One time I had severe dental pain but couldn't get to my dentist until the following week. He did acupuncture for the dental pain and it WORKED!

I swear by it...

YES!!!

At least try it. You can always go back to the pills if needed

Yes it can work great.

However look for this sign if the acupuncturist is good....he/she never uses more than 7 needles oat any given moment. Very seldom, in the beginning up to nine, for a short period of time.

If more are used he/she is a "cookbook"acupuncturist.

Thank you for this information! I wish my insurance paid for it…but it doesn't. I get locked up in pain so bad I almost have an out-of-body experience trying to escape. I'm hoping it'll work and I can figure out a way to afford the cost.

Glad you're feeling better! Thanks again!

Thanks! But I do not take any pills, none for pain, I don't want to fog up my head just because I want to fog out pain.

The acupuncturist referred to, by my doctor, is first a physiatrist.

Physiatrist: Physiatrists, or rehabilitation physicians, are nerve, muscle, and bone experts who treat injuries or illnesses that affect how you move.

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And they are a physician able to also administer pain meds, deep muscle/nerve injections but also an acupuncturist. And they work out of a major research/teaching hospital.

I have no clue what this person will do as far as needles and the amount with acupuncture.

I don't know what a "cookbook" acupuncturist means.

Thanks for the information, I'll try to figure it out, somehow. Maybe I should go to another? Maybe being from a major hospital isn't the traditional acupuncture?

If I were you I would try to find a real acupuncturist that is Chinese trained and can do a full wrist diagnosis, just by feeling the pulse in three positions on both wrists.

I was a heavy smoker for 25 years. A doctor gave me an acupuncture treatment with a laser, it took about 20 minutes. I walked out as a non smoker and have had no cravings at all. I have been a non smoker for 1.5 years now.

So I would say that acupuncture can work.


- Leen

Thanks for giving me more to consider, I really appreciate it. I was only thinking of the procedure and not the person doing the procedure. Now I am thinking along your lines, to find a true, traditionally trained acupuncturist. This physiatrist is/will be reviewing my scans & X rays & physical therapist's notes. I wonder if they'll even look at me before they draw targets in which to jab a needle. Thanks for the wake up on researching more!

That's interesting! I never heard of laser acupuncture before.

Yes, works great.

I had it.. no it did not help.. in the 80's years ago.,

I think it is a Psychological hit ..... you THINK It works... so it seems too.

But.. no.. and you never know how CLEAN they are with those long big re-usable needles.

Just that one is enough to say NO... Ooooch.

My personal experience and opinion... I how I do not offend anyone here.

here is some information if you are interested

[link to www.wisegeek.org]

WOW that is an AMAZING story... how about for weight loss..??????????? Smile

Looks interesting.

Ear Acupuncture for Weight Loss

Well my SO had a session with a guy who did use a lot of needles on the soles of her feet. Since then she has been much worse. Seemingly caused by the session.

I looked online and saw nothing negative about accupuncture, just high praises. This technique is darn near miraculous is the word.

The picture/charts used to guide the needle placement seem very vague and sketchy. It looks like a miss of a mere quarter inch affects a whole different region of the nerve/body complex. Would need to be be even more exact on the foot sole.

So how come there are no online stories like hers? Thousands of positive testimonials from all corners and not one issue? I would like to try another one, 'hair of the dog', but a better one but she is now quite cautious.

The orig guy also advocated lasers or LED's. Any ideas?

For me? No it did not work at all.

Classic "cookbook" acupuncturist..
Any therapy that can heal, can harm if used wrong.
Acupuncture is a long study and not for the tea-breaks.

Sometimes, do you want it to work?

Personally had great experience.

that's what mine does....three places....says....you are tired or not sleeping etc....by pulse...whack but usually correct on the occasion when I did not sleep the night before....

my acupuncturist peels brand new needles out right in front of me out of sterile paper...like I do in the hospital as a nurse...

sometimes he puts incense and cups over the needles on my back...burning incense. I really don't understand it but it works. He is Chinese....I love him. I hate Western medicine....it's a chop shop, or take a pill for that. That pill turns out to cause other illnesses....

for me, it's Vitamin therapy, acupuncture, chiropractors and massage....Good exercise (walk or run 20 miles per week and weight train 3 days a week) and of course good organic diet.

I don't smoke or drink alcohol....I am as healthy as my 20 year old sons....

How do you choose an acupuncturist? I'm particular about physicians/procedures, etc., because I'm an RN also. I'm very particular. Thanks in advance!

If you give me his name, the office might recommend someone he knows in my area...also my daughter's. I'm on the East Coast; she's on the West Coast.

Last Edited by nutmeg on 12/28/2014 04:35 PM

If you want some free medical for the rest of your life - go and buy the book MAP - Medical Assistance Program - it will change your life and it will make all pain go away.

a chainsaw works even better, can't find my arm since the first visit, felt like it wasn't even there, sure enough it wasn't. no pain ever!!!

My doctor is in my health insurance plan under acupuncture. I am with a major health care plan in NJ....he is on that insurance company provider list. I think if a major healthcare company is willing to fully cover the guy, he's got to be good. I go by word of mouth. He came highly recommended by my coworkers. People are always in his office, a sign of a good health care provider....repeat customers.

I've always had luck with accupuncture.

If anything it will help you cope with pain you do have.

May I suggest some foods for pain? They helped me a lot:

Cinnamon
Pineapple (canned is fine)

If you take aspirin or have blood issue careful on the pineapple.

Cinnamon can be bad for your liver if you take too much or polonged use. 5 to 10 days on and 10 days off.

Yes. It works.

Its best to know or have some idea of the person who will apply it on you. Feel the energy, the trust and the profissionalism.



There is also Do-In, which is a technique in which you apply pressure on specific points using your own finger. The spots are the same used in acunpuncture as it works with the same energy field/tracks in your body.


Be well

Last Edited by 1908247 on 12/28/2014 05:51 PM

So acupunture didn't fix my problem but it was effing amazing how chill and relaxed and great I felt when I left there.
It was amazing. I had about 10 sessions.

No.. it doesn't work..

I supposedly had the best guy in the eastern US.

20 million needle sticks later and I was no better off than I went in.

its bullshit.

other therapies relieved my pain.

I'm in NJ! My shoulder hurts so badly, sometimes I can't sleep at night! It's an old injury, and I hate to take pain pills.

Can you please give me his name? I don't want to go to some quack.

Last Edited by nutmeg on 12/28/2014 07:38 PM