I appear fit and younger than my age, but I have had chronic pain for a few decades, and the medical history of my low back and pelvic region sounds like a train wreck. My low back used to go out regularly due to 4 herniated disks (3 lumbar and 1 cervical) and spondolysthesis, and this was all complicated by a separated symphysis pubis, (excruciatingly painful, like a pelvic fracture), after the birth of my first child, and pelvic endometriosis. I have had constant spasms in my left leg, back, and neck which affect me daily, and occasional sciatica, which I control with stretching and conditioning. Since I’m basically a happy person, I have tried to stay pro-active and not let the pain limit my activities. However, as I tried to get stronger physically, muscle spasms would occur in different parts of my body to compensate for the underlying muscle and spinal instability. About a year I ago I finally got to the point where the spasms in my left leg were so bad I couldn’t bear any weight on my left leg going up the stairs. I worked with a deep massage therapist, who recommended acupuncture and Dr. He as a more effective and holistic way to deal with all of my spasms. I have been seeing Dr. He now for almost 6 months and I would highly recommend him. He really blends the best of eastern and western medicine in a very effective way. My chronically spasmed muscles responded to his treatment from the very first visit; the pattern of my healing has been something like this: at the appointment, I experience release and relaxation of a stubborn chronic spasm in a particular muscle, in the next few days my body shifts to a “new normal” and I notice all of the changes in my body and energy level. I go to the next visit and the same thing repeats with a different muscle, so I really look forward to “unwinding” the knots in my body after every visit. 90% of the pain and spasms in my legs and pelvic region are gone. And this relief has persisted through a grueling work schedule, multiple international flights, and almost weekly plane travel. It really is amazing. His approach to tackling the complex web of issues in my body has been consistent, steady and very clear. He was able to to figure out that the injury from the separated symphysis pubis is at the root of most of the imbalance and spasms in my body, and focus on that. His diagnostic ability with muscle palpation is pretty amazing, and his acupressure is probably without rival. At this point in my treatment, almost all of the pelvic and leg pain are gone, and much of the neck pain has been relieved as well. As he says, we are moving into “maintenance phase”, and given that I have been gone for at least 2 months due to travel, this is ahead of schedule (he predicted 6 months). This investment in time and money has been well spent.
Christine H. April 23, 2016. Copied from Yelp. H & Z Acupuncture. hz-acupuncture.com