Explore Acupuncture For Knee Pain.

Pain can affect any aspect of our life. It is especially disturbing when it affect s our job and social life. This was a reality for my client who enjoyed outdoor activities most of his life. He was an active hiker, bicker and swimmer but he could only swim without knee pain. It especially was difficult and painful to go down stairs. He then tried a conventional approach with allopathic medicine. Countless hours of Physical Therapy and steroid injections were only some of the treatment options that he tried. All this gave him some temporary relief, but the pain always came back with the same intensity. Any suggestion from his family and friends to explore some alternative treatment option was rejected by him without any further action. He was a "scientist" and how someone can even suggest acupuncture or anything else outside of western medicine he refused to accept. The pain was persistent and western medicine treatment options very limited for his pain relief.

One of his co-workers suggested acupuncture. He explained to him that he did not in it and he doesn't want to waste his money since it is not even covered by insurance. His

co-worker insisted that he check on insurance coverage. He called his insurance company and to his surprise acupuncture was covered by insurance carrier.

He came to my office sceptical, arrogant and very anxious. I explained to him that acupuncture was a 3000 year old medical system that offers solutions for many health issues. I explained that is recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a safe and effective medical treatment for many diseases. I also explained the basic concept of acupuncture that suggest some useful reading about study's that were done using acupuncture and that acupuncture needles are a single use sterile medical instrument. I showed him how thin the needle was and very flexible and small.

He agreed to give it a try. Along with his treatment for his knee pain I included some stress relief points. I could see he started to relax when he realized it was not that painful. After I finished needling and set up the heat lamp and did electro stimulation, I left the room. Some minutes later he was snoring in the treatment room. After the first treatment he said that he didn't expect to be relaxed enough to fall asleep. When I asked about his pain level he said it was too early to talk about his pain relief. Two months later, however, he was pain free and enjoying his outdoor activities without limits.

Recently, he mentioned that he felt so ashamed of himself because he was arrogant enough to ignore the wisdom and "science" that is 3000 years old. He now is a believer in the medicine of acupuncture.