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I am wondering if anyone has accupuncture and if it makes any difference. Hubby has been going for approx 2 months now. He has gotten foot drop with the Lyme. So far we haven't seen anything. Just wondering if it will take a year to see anything or will nothing happen at all? Just wondering. Its expensive
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Razzle
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Acupuncture is helpful for supporting normal lymphatic and energy flow; but it cannot kill the bacteria.
Foot drop is a symptom of the bacterial infection, thus the best way to deal with it is to kill off the infection, IMHO.
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Ellen101
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I tried accupuncture several times and it seemed to increase my pain symptoms perhaps due to the release of toxins. If I had stuck with it maybe it would have helped eventually, but the pain was too great after each visit.
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Catgirl
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My acupuncturist said that acupuncture works for about half of her patients. Fortunately, I am lucky enough to fall into the group of people it works for.
Before I was diagnosed with lyme, I was desperate and willing to try anything since I was so miserable.
Fortunately for me, I eventually opened up my mind to accepting the possibility that something that has been around for thousands of years may actually be beneficial. I was so western medicine brainwashed up until that point (ha ha).
I felt better shortly after I started seeing her. After a year, I felt great. Unfortunately, I got bit again.
It took me a whole year before I realized my acupuncturist could work on absolutely anything that was bothering me. Now I tell her stuff like, "My gallbladder hurts today, or let's focus on yeast or my back today." She helps me so much (worth every single penny).
Dr. Ken Singleton explained in his book "The Lyme Disease Solution" that it is important to improve and normalize endorphins (natural pain killers). He said that acupuncture is one of the most effective therapies for this.
Also, it's really important to understand that the beneficial and positive effects from acupuncture are cumulative. I was skeptical of this when I first met my acupuncturist. I thought she was simply telling me that to keep her income coming.
It turned out she was right (beneficial). Through trial and error, I found that going too long without treatment set me back.
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thanks all. I've never heard anything negative about accupuncture. I think we are looking for results too happen too quickly.
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Keebler
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- Is the L.Ac. lyme literate and ILADS-educated? It's really important that they are. Some NDs are also L.Ac.s
Still, acupuncture can be very helpful in some ways but it's not going to affect infection directly - and it has its limits. I hope he's getting a full protocol from an ILADS-educated LL doctor.
Integrative / Holistic M.D., etc. (Be aware that those in this category can have various levels of formal herbal &/or nutritional education, perhaps even just a short course. Do ask first.)
Links to many articles and books by holistic-minded LL doctors of various degrees . . . .
Scroll down to the BODY WORK post and see about UPLEDGER body adjustments and FELDENKRAIS technique.
& WHY you need an ILADS-educated, Lyme Literate Doctor (whether LLMD or LL ND, or both) -
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