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My son is still having terrible pain in his neck and shoulder on his good side . Probably from overcompensating for his bpi arm.He has sever spasms and nothing is helping..I thought we might try acupuncture? Has anyone tried this??
worried mom

Hi,
My 21 yr old son (5 avulsions) did not think much of it, thought it was "witch doctoring" We tried about six visits wilth no helpful results. I'm sure his skepticism didn't help the results. 21 yr old is a tought age. Good luck

Steve

Hi, i was getting accupuncture 2 times a week for about 4 months. This was after the initial injury and before any surgery. The acupuncture helped with the pain a lot and really relaxed me. I definately recomend it to anyone as i was not sure on it either but it helped me.
good luck with it all.

It didn't work for me, but we all know that this pain has no constant and that it may work for some.

Everything is worth a try.

Henry

we tried the first visit yesterday.Justin said he didnt get anything out of it except cool pix which he made me snap on his cell phone. I want him to try again but he is not sure if he wants to . Thanks for all the input

i did it until surgery and it helped with pain. i stopped after surgery but will start it up again, and highly recomend it.

What I found was that acupuncture did nothing for the muscles that were not innervated. But for the surrounding muscles it brought relief from pain. Massage also helps these muscles if you use an acupressure style. I found that pressing on the release points when the muscles begin aching really helps. But the ones in my back are hard to reach. Hope this helps...Karl...