Having flown in a fighter squadron most of my life, pulling 9g's looking over your shoulders behind you is a game for the young. Approaching 40, 800mg Motrin tablets was the start of a healthy breakfast every day as was popping your back. Most of the older fighter pilots had some back pain, some so severe their leg would feel like it was on fire in certain positions, but fighter pilots refuse to seek medical attention like the plaque at the risk of loosing their flying status.
While based in Japan, word got round about some acupuncture. Those of us with pancaked, herniated disks thought we might as well give it a shot...
It took about 45 minutes. Was quite sanitary, all new needles, all disposed of just like you would see in a U.S. physicians office. Basically, he ran current - different frequencies, different voltages and amps through the 40+ needles I had in my back.
It did several things. One - It took away about 90% of the pain that I had non stop in my back for years. After about the 5th or 6th treatment, you could see the muscles around the injured disks were much larger and more defined..Different than what you see lifting. 3. My MRI of my back at 45 looked much better than it did at 40. The doctor thought they had gotten them mixed up. The combination of relaxing the injury site, building muscle to stabilize the injury, all had done wonders. It was very inexpensive physical therapy.
There are a lot of acupuncture sites that are noting but quacks, but don't trash the entire industry. There are some good uses for it.
While based in Japan, word got round about some acupuncture. Those of us with pancaked, herniated disks thought we might as well give it a shot...
It took about 45 minutes. Was quite sanitary, all new needles, all disposed of just like you would see in a U.S. physicians office. Basically, he ran current - different frequencies, different voltages and amps through the 40+ needles I had in my back.
It did several things. One - It took away about 90% of the pain that I had non stop in my back for years. After about the 5th or 6th treatment, you could see the muscles around the injured disks were much larger and more defined..Different than what you see lifting. 3. My MRI of my back at 45 looked much better than it did at 40. The doctor thought they had gotten them mixed up. The combination of relaxing the injury site, building muscle to stabilize the injury, all had done wonders. It was very inexpensive physical therapy.
There are a lot of acupuncture sites that are noting but quacks, but don't trash the entire industry. There are some good uses for it.
