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From: andrea@hp-sdd.UUCP (andrea)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Now What? (the cast is off)
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Date: Tue, 16-Apr-85 18:34:00 EST
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Posted: Tue Apr 16 18:34:00 1985
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I know it will sound wacko to many people, but you might try
acupuncture.  The explanation usually given as to why it works
is that it is stimulating the body's own healing energy and
removes energetic blocks in the "fourth circulatory system"
(chi or energy).

Whether or not you buy the explanation, many people have
experienced relief from pain (in fact, most insurance companies
will pay for acupuncture if it is for pain relief); I have
also heard of a few cases where a slow-healing injury was
speeded up with it.

A fully licensed and accredited doctor of acupuncture is quite
safe - they sterilize everything, and know EXACTLY where they're
poking.  

By the way, the treatment doesn't necessarily have to be in the
area of the injury, it can be elsewhere on the same meridian
that runs through the injured area.  This means that you can have
an acupuncture treatment on the ear, even if you go back into the
cast.


Andrea Frankel, Hewlett-Packard (San Diego Division) (619) 487-4100 x4664
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