Acupuncture

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Fiona, some years ago, before I was dx with rp I tried

acupuncture for back pain, and asthma. I went to a

doctor of Chinese medicine in London, I went several

times and the back pain got worse during the sessions,

I think because of the position I was lying in, and he

tried adding smoking " incense " like stuff, which made

my breathing difficulties worse.

I don't really believe in " alternative medicine " . I

would rather use medicines that have been checked out

by the FDA or their European equivalents; however I

do beleive that used as " complementary medicine " some

of the techniques can help us cope with the problems

that we have, such as massage can help with pain. the

difficulty is finding the combination of meds and

techniques that help each one of us individually. I

also believe firmly (from experience) that exercise

helps with pain (I don't think it gets rid of it, but

it helps us cope!!)

Here I go, preaching again, lol - love to all Liz

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