Have any of you tried acupuncture or other forms of alternative medicine for skiing or other injuries? My SO has had some issues over the years; knee - meniscus, shoulder and neck pain, and some disc/cervical spine issues that come and go. (Apparently he has a much higher threshold for pain than I do!)
He's had some surgical consultations and some PT, and wants to avoid surgery if he can. After some prodding from me he tried acupuncture and didn't feel like it did too much for him. He torqued something playing golf and ended up seeing the first guy who could fit him in sooner rather than later, and in hindsight I wish I had done more research to get some stronger recommendations.
Curious to find out if any of you have had success with acupuncture, chiropractic, or other things in the alternative medicine world.
If you had success, did you feel somewhat better right away after your first treatment? Or did it take several treatments...or trying several different practitioners to find the right one? And did your health insurance cover any of it?
I know that everyone and every situation is different, YMMV, etc. Guessing that there are likely more choices and better practitioners doing this type of thing out west than we have back east (we're in the VA/Washington D.C. area just in case anyone has specific names to suggest).
Thanks in advance for any thoughts.
He's had some surgical consultations and some PT, and wants to avoid surgery if he can. After some prodding from me he tried acupuncture and didn't feel like it did too much for him. He torqued something playing golf and ended up seeing the first guy who could fit him in sooner rather than later, and in hindsight I wish I had done more research to get some stronger recommendations.
Curious to find out if any of you have had success with acupuncture, chiropractic, or other things in the alternative medicine world.
If you had success, did you feel somewhat better right away after your first treatment? Or did it take several treatments...or trying several different practitioners to find the right one? And did your health insurance cover any of it?
I know that everyone and every situation is different, YMMV, etc. Guessing that there are likely more choices and better practitioners doing this type of thing out west than we have back east (we're in the VA/Washington D.C. area just in case anyone has specific names to suggest).
Thanks in advance for any thoughts.