[misc.handicap] ACUPUNCTURE

Liz.Petry@f8.n3801.z1.fidonet.org (Liz Petry) (04/15/91)

Index Number: 14919

[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

I am inquiring as to if anyone has tried ACUPUNCTURE for treatment of
pain.

No, I am not into "new age" medicine.  Yet, I am trying to find out
about all routes of treatment.

Thanks!

Liz

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34AEJ7D@CMUVM.BITNET (Bill Gorman) (04/19/91)

Index Number: 15031

Liz:

I have not personally tried acupuncture, but I have a number of friends
who have, and they all report good results with one caveat. You need
to find a VERY GOOD acupuncturist for this to work. A RN who has taken
a quickie course won't do (nothing against RN's). The underlying
concepts of acupuncture are quite divergent from Western medical
thought. Try to find a good Oriental practitioner, or at least
someone who has studied the field years, not months. I ran across a visiting
Aussie gent who was quite well versed in the field, so resource persons
are where you find 'em.

Shop around.

W. K. (Bill) Gorman