“Twenty-one years ago in April of 1985, I fell down the steps and injured my back. I went through physical therapy, two surgeries and was on many, many pain pills, which eventually did nothing to ease my pain. Sixteen years later in 2001, the pain became so unbearable that I had to go to the hospital. I spent five days there on morphine. The doctor said I needed to go for pain management. They gave me different shots in the spine, but the pain seemed to get worse. They ended up putting me on morphine once a day. However, I still suffered with chronic back pain. About four years later in August of 2005, the morphine quit working. I couldn’t walk, sit, stand, or lay down without screaming in pain. I knew not to call the doctor as he told me there was nothing he could do.
I thought to try acupuncture for my back pain because I had used acupuncture in 1988 to quit smoking and it was successful. By my second treatment, I was able to function a little better. I still had pain, but it was more tolerable. I also suffered from bone-on-bone arthritis in both of my knees, fibromyalgia, and diabetes, which were addressed as well through a treatment plan specifically designed for me.
I haven’t felt this good in 20 years! I have receiving acupuncture for about seven months now. I went from taking 15 prescriptions drugs a day, to taking only five. I occasionally have a flair-up, but can be managed through rest or acupuncture. I am no longer in chronic pain. Acupuncture also helped me with my allergies. I am so grateful to the staff at East Wind! Thank you so much! ”
—Linda G.
