Wellness

[buckodi]

I have been getting good results for my plantar fasciitis with a secondary treatment for low red blood cells after giving a double red donation. Just wondering if anyone here receives acupuncture. If yes, what issues are you addressing and has it been helpful?

[qvcforme]

I have had acupuncture for anxiety and it has been amazing. Love it.

[KathyInColorado]

Hi! I have done accupuncture now for about 2 1/2 years. It is important to be consistent and to go to someone that knows what they are doing. I go because of a tremor that I have and a bad knee. I found the person I go to through a friend. Do you have any holistic doctor's in your area? They sometimes have someone who does accupuncture in their office. Good luck and let us know what happens. Kathy

[AspenGrove]

Yup, incredibly helpful for all perimenopausal issues. Love my regular acupuncture sessions!

[buckodi]

KathyinColorado, I have been going for a while now, to a clinic in my area. It is a member of POCA, what is called Community Acupuncture. The clinics are nation wide and I think it is a great business model. Payment is on a sliding scale, whatever you can afford between $15 and $35. No questions asked...in fact I have been doing 3x a week to begin cause my foot is very painful and they give me a punch card for 3 visits. It costs me $30, so $10 a visit. Sure beats $100 a visit for a private session...unattainable for most. For anyone who is interested in trying it, google "POCA acupuncture" to find clinics in your area.

[KathyInColorado]

buckodi: The person I go to tried to do Community Acupunture for a while. It didn't work out. I do know that it gets done once a month at our local Army base for veterans and it is for free. I only pay $45.00 for a 1 1/2 hour session every month. I am not much of a shopper, so this is what I enjoy doing. Kathy

[lolakimono]

I have been going once a week or so for almost two years. I first started going after some complications from surgery. She works on whatever is bothering me the most. Sometimes it's stress management/overall wellness, sometimes TMJ/sinuses, circulation, or digestion. I can definitely tell when I miss treatments, like when they have closed the office due to snow. My acupuncturist is moving, so if no one takes over the practice I will be on the hunt for a new one.

[Sunshine]

My Acupuncturist has treated me for menopausal symptoms, TMJ, sinus issues, arthritis, etc. It's very relaxing and I always fall asleep on the table. I have to pay $70 per session though, so I go every 2 weeks. When I first started I went twice a week b/c insurance paid for most of it. That was a long time ago.

[lizzief]

I've tried acupuncture for chronic pain several times. As with most things, it really depends on who is doing it. I haven't had much luck, but I still believe it can be of help for many problems. After all, it's been around for centuries!

[sfnative]

I started to go to my daughter's acupuncturist (she has a doctorate in it), after we moved here last summer. She treated me for knee pain, colitis and chronic migraine.

I finally had my knee workup and found that I'm bone-on-bone, so am having a TKA in May, which probably speaks to why the acu wasn't too effective on my left knee.

It wasn't too effective re my colitis and I think that's because I later found out that it was caused by an huge overgrowth of a bacteria for which I am now taking a treatment.

However, the acupuncture has been a big help for my chronic migraine and was a humongous help to my mother's arthritis, from which she had suffered since her early 20s (not RA). She received 80% pain relief for her arthritis from acupuncture!

Good luck!