Purposes:Fasciculations, Pain, and ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)(Started Feb 09, 2011)
Date
Dosage
Fasciculations
Efficacy
Pain
Efficacy
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
Efficacy
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
Dec 20, 2011
Weekly
Jun 17, 2011
Weekly
Mar 18, 2011
Weekly
Date
Dec 20, 2011
Advice & Tips
I truly believe that acupuncture has the ability to stall the progression of ALS. I received acupuncture for about four months and then I had a two-month break. During that two-month break I noticed an acceleration in the progression of my disease. Once I started acupuncture again it seems that my progression has slowed down considerably.
I have been attending mothly sessions since diagnosis (7 years). It is wonderful & gives me serenity, energy, balance & confidence. It is expensive & I have to travel 8 miles.
Cost
$50-99 monthly
Date
Sep 28, 2011
Advice & Tips
This treatment is expensive in terms of time (45min round trip + 1hr treatment) & money BUT it is so worth the cost! I rarely have needling now, tuning forks on those points instead & I recently started trialling sound therapy from the same practitioner. So energising - I feel literally on top of the world!!
Cost
$50-99 monthly
Date
Aug 15, 2011
Advice & Tips
The energising & motivational effects are wonderful
Cost
$50-99 monthly
Date
Jan 16, 2010
Advice & Tips
TRY TO FIND QUALIFIED DOCTOR WHO HAS CHOSEN TO DIVERSIFY INTO ACUPUNCTURE. TRY TO RESEARCH DIFFERENT TYPES OF ACUPUNCTURE: MINE IS '5 ELEMENTS' . THIS INVOLVES WORK ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TORSO LEVELLING/BALANCING THE INNER PERSON. Doc MARTIN SOMETIMES USES TUNING FORKS INSTEAD OF NEEDLES WHICH IS A WHOLE DIFFERENT BALLGAME!
Cost
$50-99 monthly
Date
Aug 01, 2009
Advice & Tips
THIS NOT TRADITIONAL CHINESE ACUPUNCTURE: IT IS 5 ELEMENTS ACUPUNCTURE; ALL THE PRACTITIONERS IN MY CLINIC ARE QUALIFIED (MEDICAL) DOCTORS; IT DOESN'T WORK FOR EVERYONE
Cost
$50-99 monthly
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Data Quality: 1 star
Sex:
Female
Age:
24y
Condition:
Central Sensitivity Syndrome
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additional condition(s)
Purpose:ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)(Started Jan 27, 2010)
Date
Dosage
Efficacy
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
Sep 15, 2011
Weekly
Slight
None
Usually
Not at all
Feb 18, 2010
Weekly
Slight
None
Always
Not at all
Date
Feb 18, 2010
Advice & Tips
I had to stop with acupuncture because of my heart attack. I plan on starting back as soon as I'm released from my cardiologist. I do feel it helped - my walking was a little better without my AFO after starting acupuncture
seek IMNS treatements. Intra Muscular Neural Stimulation.
very hard to find, but I had great (short lived) results. improvement in strength, balance & dizziness went away.
effect was short lived as i couldnt continue regular treatements to maintain it (in a distant city)
Purposes:Depressed mood, Pain, Fatigue, Anxious mood, Nausea, Memory problems, Nerve pain (neuralgia), and Exhaustion(Started Mar 14, 2011)
Date
Dosage
Depressed mood
Efficacy
Pain
Efficacy
Fatigue
Efficacy
Anxious mood
Efficacy
Nausea
Efficacy
Memory problems
Efficacy
Nerve pain (neuralgia)
Efficacy
Exhaustion
Efficacy
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
Mar 11, 2011
Date
Mar 11, 2011
Advice & Tips
Acupuncture almost completely alleviated my symptoms during and immediately following treatment but the effects only lasted as long as a few hours to a whole day. The cost was burdensome for me as insurance did not cover it and it was difficult to get out of bed, showered and to the appointments. Unfortunately, the closest referral was 20 minutes drive and another was a 45 minute drive so adherence was not likely to begin with given my motion sickness while driving long distances and fatigue/exhaustion and lack of income while being sick. Many days I wished for an L.Ac. who did house calls.
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