Sometimes Just Believe

I was a high school Science/Biology teacher for 12 years. I have had so many injuries/surgeries my Sports Orthopedic is on speed dial. So I have a good understanding of the human body.

Recently I have been having some bad back pain and stiffness. My back kept getting worse the past couple of months. I felt like an 80 year old man. I couldn't sleep through the night and I couldn't sit still in my chair at work as I couldn't get comfortable.

So I tried what I know. Saw my chiropractor, massage therapist (almost make me tap out from the pain), stretch, inversion table, etc. Nothing was really helping and no one could tell me what was causing the pain.

Now for those of you that have had chronic pain you know you will do almost anything to get rid of it. So I decided I would try accupuncture. This "cured" JR's calf problem in one visit so I thought it might be worth a try.

Milton Liu is his name and he is from China or somewhere in Asia. There was a communication problem on my end but he understood what was going on. He then stuck a bunch of needles in my back and hooked them up to some electrical stimulation. 25 minutes later he took them out and told me to test out my back.
The amazing thing is that it worked!!!!!!!!!! I don't understand how but my back felt so much better. I didn't have that chronic pain and could move around pretty good. It felt so good that at training that night I forgot I had a back problem and was working out until I realized that I am supposed to take it easy.

It's not 100% yet but after a few more treatments I will be good to go! I now realize that I had some tightness in my back for the past year as it now is more flexible than I can remember.

I do not understand the science behind accupuncture. All I can tell you is that for me it worked great. Better than "western" treatments. Sometimes you just need to try something new and just believe.