A few years ago, my husband--now ex--was told he needed to have a spinal fusion. Being in intense pain, stooped forward--in a position that honestly looked completely uncomfortable to ME and I often and most unsympathetically told him, "maybe your back would feel better if you didn't slouch"--he was about to JUMP onto the operating table. ( It's funny how the prospect of being pain free will drive us to try all sorts of risky things. ) I convinced him to at least TRY an alternative treatment before fording into surgical waters. He, perhaps out of love but most likely to get e off my soap box, agreed. A chiropractor put him in traction; it helped but didn't stop the pain, nor was it offering relief quickly enough. So after stumbling around options, we landed on acupuncture. It worked wonders! A treatment greatly reduced his pain. And he avoided surgery. ...for a while that is. :( After our divorce, strangely, he gave up acupuncture and is now needing to consider surgery again.
Will he "remember" the wonders of acupuncture? Or will he fling himself into the arms of his surgeon?? Wish I could say. Funny, he doesn't listen to my advice these days...
For more on the effects of acupuncture on back pain: http://www.acupuncturearticles.com/Article/Acupuncture-and-Back-Pain/27
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