I've heard about those studies that say that acupuncture is no better than a placebo. They were doing something wrong in that study, maybe trying to treat the wrong type of back pain?
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I returned to school for a few years when I was in my 30's and started to develop back pain. Stretching exercises, chiropractic and massage definitely helped it feel better, but it wouldn't go away. I tried a series of acupuncture sessions (about once per week for about two months) which totally cleared up the problem. I didn't even need any chiropractic adjustments afterwards to 'adjust' things back into place.
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Every few years I return for acupuncture treatment for some reason or other, and am still happy with the results it produces.
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The most *important* thing about acupuncture is to find a good practitioner! Remember, it's usually just one person trying to interpret the patient's problem and make a diagnosis and decide on treatment. If any one of, or each of these, is off then the treatment won't be (as) effective. You have to make sure the acupuncturist knows what the problem is. If you don't know a good acupuncturist, chances are that someone you know has been and can recommend someone.
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People can argue back and forth about the effectiveness of it, but as you can tell from the article and comments, many people really *do* benefit from it. You'll never know unless you try it.
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Ron
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I've heard about those studies that say that acupuncture is no better than a placebo. They were doing something wrong in that study, maybe trying to treat the wrong type of back pain?
July 8, 2009 - 7:42am...
I returned to school for a few years when I was in my 30's and started to develop back pain. Stretching exercises, chiropractic and massage definitely helped it feel better, but it wouldn't go away. I tried a series of acupuncture sessions (about once per week for about two months) which totally cleared up the problem. I didn't even need any chiropractic adjustments afterwards to 'adjust' things back into place.
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Every few years I return for acupuncture treatment for some reason or other, and am still happy with the results it produces.
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The most *important* thing about acupuncture is to find a good practitioner! Remember, it's usually just one person trying to interpret the patient's problem and make a diagnosis and decide on treatment. If any one of, or each of these, is off then the treatment won't be (as) effective. You have to make sure the acupuncturist knows what the problem is. If you don't know a good acupuncturist, chances are that someone you know has been and can recommend someone.
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People can argue back and forth about the effectiveness of it, but as you can tell from the article and comments, many people really *do* benefit from it. You'll never know unless you try it.
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Ron
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