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,Acupuncture destroyed what little of my back I had left ( at the time ) ,all I hear of is how great it is.. anyone else feel the same? here's the little story ... with all the long weights removed to save on whining and boring yous ;) :- GP referral to pain management over back issues .... (since passenger in 2 car accidents 2008 and 2009- yes stupid enough to trust the same driver twice) ....to: "see if a little bit of acupuncture will fix it for you since the years of physio appear to have degenerated your back to a point that is far worse than initially".... Pain management referral for weekly acupuncture but incorrectly for cluster headaches when complaint was back pain ... (!) session 1 (Nurse appeared rather attractive) - after battling it out what the actual purpose of the session was ... stuck pins in lumbar region , left me with panic button ... tried to bear it for 4 minutes till I could take no longer...., pressed the fuck outta that little button for 10 mins trying not to move while in agony ... (!) came back , bled out upon removal of pins and couldn't move for ages till dragged self out like lassie with 3 broken fkn legs or something because of the "next patient" (that was missing from the waiting room on the way out).. session 2 - cancelled since immobilized from session 1... .... in the meantime I get told by mother (at the time) to give it another chance ... (prior to the discovery of narcissistic mother disorder) session 3 (same nurse appeared to be 30 years older than a fortnight prior) and - sticks 2 out of a planned 4 ( !!!! ) pins in my mid back to shoulder area and whole spine goes into spasm disabling and rendering useless the entire body [for the following 2 weeks] since moving any part of it created unbearable pressure on spine ... and a good 50% further agony/damage by trying to get home in that state .. I mean "surfed sofa" of friend's home ... at the time flashbacks of her words reverberate through my mind even now : "i recommend you cancel ... I just don't think acupuncture's for you" she says... while I'm desperately trying to cling to the hospital bed for dear life doing anything i can to try to get the muscles to stop tearing themselves apart ... " you must have moved while the pins were in you" ... pffft! I couldn't stop it spazzing out it was those stupid fucking spikes and their stupid fucking administrators (should've said in retrospect) what the fuck is all that about? ... I'm used to reading acupuncture works and is highly regarded..! ...that was back in may (i think - so hectic) and I've only just been able to find a few hours a day without pain since.. Is acupuncture snake oil or what? anybody else had a terrible experience re: apucunture? Is this normal or did i get a really stupid stabbess to match the equally stupid pain management cow? thank you for your time and I hope you're having an extremely fantastic day ! bliss wishes and brightest blessings , -L'Orse