Tuesday, June 22, 2004

Stick Needles in Me and Flip Me Over

But am I done? Tried acupuncture for the first time to deal with my stiff neck and shoulders. It certainly seemed to be doing something, getting those muscles moving and generating some localized warmth. I'll give it a few days to to see how I feel, but I'm hopeful.

Update for the morning after (June 23rd): guess I should have taken some aspirin before going to bed. The acupuncturist warned me that my shoulders would ache as if I'd done a workout, but I guess I didn't realize it would feel like a major workout! Anyway. A little tossing... A little turning... A little 'who set the alarm so early'....

And now an Update for the 24th: My shoulders have felt like two, great slabs of rubber and my arms have felt heavy. Most of the aches from the original condition are gone, as are the aches from the treatment...but I can't honestly say whether all of that tension left due to the acupuncture or due to the 3 days since I was last scraping the paint on the side of my house. I can only assume the great rubbery feeling is coming from the relaxing effects of the acupuncture. At least that allows me to rationalize spending 85 bucks for 'ancient Chinese remedy'. Guess I'm not sure what I think about acupuncture.
Comments:
I've never tried it, but I'm not so sure about acupuncture. They talked about it on Penn and Teller: Bullshit! and I'm pretty convinced it's fake. How much did you have to pay?
 
It cost me $85 U.S. As of now, some 48 hours later, there's a definite difference in how my shoulders feel. Still have that damned tight spot at the base of my neck, but that may take a chiropractor.
 
Oh man, you're gonna go to a chiropractor too? I'd advise against it just from what I've heard.
 
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