LJ brain trust

[cjsmith]

Do you know an acupuncturist who is
- in Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Los Altos, or Mountain View
- good at getting results
- personable
- not likely to insist I do eighty million other random woo-woo things along with acupuncture
whom you'd recommend? If so, please do!

(I need a "people local to me" filter for stuff like this, huh?)

Those of you who know how I feel about needles are probably getting a picture of how annoyed I am about my feet. I have been known to pass out when approached with needles. In fact, passing out is a relief. I am willing to consider acupuncture despite the fact there is currently no reason for me to believe it will help.

For the folks keeping score at home, I've run out of bromelain and nettle and have now added MSM, some much better arnica cream, and 3x/day calf stretches. I have also ordered hammertoe straighteners, mumble angles weight-bearing mumble.

Comments

[annina-writes.livejournal.com]

Oh man...I wish I knew something else to suggest you try that would give you some relief. Acupuncture might help. I have had some modest joint pain success with ginger, which is a natural anti-inflammatory. Chris whirls an entire hand/root which has been sliced, in the blender with warm water and a little honey, then lets it steep and strains it. I pour it into tea and drink. It's spicy/hot because there is capsaisin in it, which is probably the cause of the anti-inflammatory effect. That or 1 tsp. of ground ginger three times a day also helps. I stir it into iced tea.

But as in all things, it will be trial and error to find what treatment or combination works for you. Some people have success with ice massage. It definitely cuts down on the pain, and is used quite a bit in back pain due to inflammation. After the initial shock, simply peel your fingernails out of the ceiling with a nail file, and apply the ice for about ten minutes. ;-)

Well, gentle hugs if nothing else. I hope you get some relief.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Are you the person who recommended acupuncture to me once already? I seem to remember someone did, but I looked back through my recent "footpain" posts and didn't find the comment.

I definitely use ice. Mmmmmmmmmmm ice.

[sunnydale47.livejournal.com]

It was probably me, Ceej. I know I've recommended it to you before. Acupuncture changed my life -- radically -- for the better, and I recommend that everyone with chronic pain issues try it.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Ah, thanks. Not finding the comment makes me wonder what it was I thought I remembered!

[annina-writes.livejournal.com]

I don't think it was me who recommended the acupuncture. I've often thought of trying it myself though.