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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: . https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/acupuncture-for-what-ails-you Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:46:16 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php carter on "." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/acupuncture-for-what-ails-you#post-1496982 Wed, 27 May 2015 02:01:21 +0000 carter 1496982@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thanks so much for all the info! I have an appointment Thursday afternoon with a Chinese lady who works quite a bit with athletes. She speaks only slightly more English than I speak Chinese, so lets hope pointing to aches and pains gets the point across! lari on "." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/acupuncture-for-what-ails-you#post-1496808 Tue, 26 May 2015 21:04:48 +0000 lari 1496808@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ if you can find a fantastic acupuncturist with great credentials - they are worth their weight in gold :)!!! I have a good fortune to be a patient of Chinese doctor with over 20 years of experience and it has been life changing! rachylou on "." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/acupuncture-for-what-ails-you#post-1496341 Mon, 25 May 2015 22:42:58 +0000 rachylou 1496341@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I saw a documentary once of Chinese surgeons operating with only acupuncture for surgery... Anyways, I didn't believe in it, but was convinced to try it for repetitive stress injury in the arms (typing) and it worked to my surprise. I think you have to go to a Chinese doctor trained in China. Where I live there are a lot of acupuncture places, but they are all Westerners who did like a two-year course. The only thing they can do is *align your chakras.* Donna - my mum had scleroderma... The Chinese doctor prescribed herbal medicine, not acupuncture... And it worked. For my type 1 diabetes (also autoimmune in terms of cause), he said go see a Western doctor... ... I think the long and short is, I'd only accept Chinese medicine from a real Chinese doctor... and so outside of LA and SF, I wouldn't bother... And in those cities, I think you need a Chinese grandma to find you the doctor... DonnaF on "." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/acupuncture-for-what-ails-you#post-1496287 Mon, 25 May 2015 20:30:56 +0000 DonnaF 1496287@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I went to an acupuncturist after I had symptoms but was not yet diagnosed with systemic sclerosis, aka scleroderma.  Three or four $e$$ion$ plus three or four rounds of expensive nasty Chinese herbs did not make an iota of difference other than to my pocketbook.  I am not against acupuncture; I just do not think it can do anything for my autoimmune disease or its symptoms like Reynauds and clawlike digits. Acupuncture can get a baby to turn in utero and I would seek it out if I had chronic pain that Western medicine couldn't treat.   Kim on "." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/acupuncture-for-what-ails-you#post-1496186 Mon, 25 May 2015 17:19:01 +0000 Kim 1496186@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Nebraskim, where do they put the needles when you have PF pain?  My physiotherapist tried it once, and it HURT...She put the needles in the arch of my foot.  I didn't find any relief from the PF (a chiropractor actually cured it later) and I never wanted to get the needles in the bottom of the foot again... Maybe there's another way? Nebraskim on "." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/acupuncture-for-what-ails-you#post-1496072 Mon, 25 May 2015 14:28:17 +0000 Nebraskim 1496072@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Acupuncture works like magic for me, quelling the pain from the plantar fasciitis I've had off and on since the early 1990s. I always have a bit of pain from PF, kind of like background pain. If it starts to get worse, like say escalates from a 1 or 2, to say a 5 or higher, I have a treatment that takes about 45 minutes, and the pain goes away for months. deb on "." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/acupuncture-for-what-ails-you#post-1495961 Mon, 25 May 2015 03:50:33 +0000 deb 1495961@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I had a dislocated shoulder and while I waited for surgery I had acupuncture to help with the swelling and pain. It was wonderful. One day I went in with migraine and mentioned it and they stopped fight then and there. I fell asleep every session.  carter on "." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/acupuncture-for-what-ails-you#post-1495925 Mon, 25 May 2015 01:55:39 +0000 carter 1495925@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Wow. I'm pleased to see so many good results. Good for you, DonnaT, for quitting smoking. So very hard. I had several false starts with quitting. It took getting pregnant with my first child in 1991 to get me to quit permanently. The little window showed a plus sign, and I was a non-smoker;-). Doubt I could have managed if it hadn't been for that. Excellent point about choosing the right practioner, Peri. My daughter feels like she got lucky with hers. I've done a quick scan of Atlanta practioners' websites. Some are very professional and serious. Some seem so "new age" you can practically smell the incense through the screen. Peri on "." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/acupuncture-for-what-ails-you#post-1495917 Mon, 25 May 2015 01:29:04 +0000 Peri 1495917@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I did it regularly for awhile. It helped me a lot with a herniated disc, just with the pain and muscle trauma. It also helped me sometimes with stomach issues. I love going have but gotten out of going regularly this year. I want to start back! But...who you go to matters tremendously, as it does with most things. Before I found my current very gifted acupuncturist I went to one who was not good at all. In general I would advise to stay away from anyone who pushes packages.  pil on "." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/acupuncture-for-what-ails-you#post-1495888 Mon, 25 May 2015 00:18:37 +0000 pil 1495888@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I have been having acupuncture for jaw pain and it has really helped. Sal on "." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/acupuncture-for-what-ails-you#post-1495887 Mon, 25 May 2015 00:17:02 +0000 Sal 1495887@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I have had acupuncture on injuries to my legs and shoulder.  It has been effective both times as part of treatment. Mine has been sports medicine related.  I know others who have been to more authentic chinese acupuncturists for other ailments. crutcher on "." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/acupuncture-for-what-ails-you#post-1495881 Mon, 25 May 2015 00:03:25 +0000 crutcher 1495881@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Carter, Tobs is Toby my precious little Maltese...He has had some serious health issues over this past year and I decided not to go the regular pharma route but rather to take him to an alternative medicine vet...I was sent to a most wonderful man who is a vet and a certified acupuncturist...I am just so grateful... Toby goes in and lies on a table,while I hold him...He is still throughout the treatment which he gets about every 5-6 weeks..As I said, he comes out mellow and relaxed...So pleased with this!!!!! donnat on "." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/acupuncture-for-what-ails-you#post-1495859 Sun, 24 May 2015 23:30:54 +0000 donnat 1495859@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I have had acupuncture a few times. It worked great for back pain. Years ago, I had it to help me quit smoking. It worked perfectly. I felt like I had never had the habit. 3 months later, it was like I had never quit. The accupuncture seemed to wear off. I did eventually quit smoking. It was a battle. Anonymous on "." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/acupuncture-for-what-ails-you#post-1495830 Sun, 24 May 2015 22:37:20 +0000 Anonymous 1495830@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ My DH got both trigger point and traditional accupuncture when he was having serious back issues with sciatica. That and physical therapy helped immensely so he did not have to take anymore meds. carter on "." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/acupuncture-for-what-ails-you#post-1495762 Sun, 24 May 2015 19:18:44 +0000 carter 1495762@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Crutcher, I love that it's working for Tobs (dog? cat? lemur?) Does he need it for stress? joint pain? Something else? How in the world do you get an animal to not move while they stick all those little needles in precise spots?? crutcher on "." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/acupuncture-for-what-ails-you#post-1495761 Sun, 24 May 2015 19:13:57 +0000 crutcher 1495761@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I have only good things to say about acupuncture...My precious little Tobs regularly sees a veternarian acupuncturist...He comes out of the sessions mellow and relaxed..He seems to be feeling great...(THANK YOU) and I attribute a lot of his progress to the non traditional vet medicine that I am doing... HOpe giving you my perspective from animal meds is ok...I would go myself if I had issues that needed to be addresses... carter on "." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/acupuncture-for-what-ails-you#post-1495759 Sun, 24 May 2015 19:10:09 +0000 carter 1495759@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ .