Because of my own successful experience, I’ve suggested and recommended acupuncture and Dr. He to several of my friends. Until recently I would never have imagined that I would seek acupuncture treatment. Several factors led me to this decision, but primarily they were that I had endured extreme, almost constant lower back pain for more than two months and also my unwillingness to have a corticosteroid injection as treatment for relief of the pain. Because I was just at the end of six and a half years of taking prednisone, a common oral corticosteroid with many negative side effects, I was certain I didn’t want more steroids in my body to continue the debilitating and damaging effects. I had learned from a spinal orthopedist that, upon the basis of an MRI, I had severe stenosis of the spine in two places and fractures in two vertebrae. Therefore, my painful condition was that I could barely move for even basic, necessary things — dressing, bathing, cooking, getting in and out of a chair, driving, etc., etc. However, even after the very first and certainly after only a few more of Dr. He’s acupressure and acupuncture treatments, they were clearly relieving my pain. With continued treatment over several months, the pain gradually decreased and eventually subsided. To my amazement and great satisfaction, I’m not only without pain, I feel better and more energetic in general. It is such a relief and joy to resume normal movement and activities, even dancing (almost a necessity). Though I don’t understand exactly how acupuncture works, I have experienced that it absolutelydoes work, without a doubt. Dr. He has laughed at my amazement. I think because, in his experience and acupuncture practice, successful recovery is common, routine and expected. Now we’ll be working on my arthritic hands. I look forward to successful progress again.
70 year old, F. April 9, 2013. E01841, H & Z Acupuncture. hz-acupuncture.com