acupuncture 🤔

[Pastamama]

Morning ,

anyone used acupuncture with PMR ???

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer]

Now you have asked the question you will see related posts….

[PMRpro Ambassador]

Don't think anyone has claimed to have much success with it for PMR - for the add-ons maybe.

[123-go]

Yes. It did nothing for me except to make a hole in my bank balance and sometimes it was quite painful. Others, I believe, have found it helpful. You can only try.

[Pastamama in reply to 123-go]

Thank you ladies ,my initial thoughts , as with all of this journey , suck it and see , but also aware of my bank balance !

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Pastamama]

Well quite!!!!

[Bothan in reply to Pastamama]

No, and did quite a few sessions. When your feeling s..t and in pain you will try anything.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to 123-go]

Was it the hole or the acupuncture that was painful?

[Pastamama in reply to PMRpro]

😆

[123-go in reply to PMRpro]

Both. I wish I’d asked if she had public liability insurance: I would have asked for a refund.

[piglette]

The only thing acupuncture did for me was to reduce my bank balance.

[Pastamama]

thanks for comment

[Sharitone]

I had it from a physio before getting a PMR diagnosis from the GP. It did nothing at all. Though it had worked a few months previously on a back injury.

[KASHMIRI1]

I am having acupuncture for a back issue. I have GCA

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to KASHMIRI1]

Is it helping?

[KASHMIRI1 in reply to PMRpro]

It stopped my sciatica and reduces stress and the pain I have from Spinal stenosis. Hopefully I will get an injection to help with that sometime .

[Sophiestree]

my GP did acupuncture on my for neck a head and shoulder issues pre covid. I also had it at the beginning of my LVV journey after I totally overdid it with my muscles. It definitely helped. But it's expensive and since I retired last year I can't justify that cost really. I'm not sure it would help with PMR though.

[PMRnewbie2017]

No benefit for me either. Tried CBD oil too and that made me nauseous. I have discovered though, that the pains I got in my neck and shoulders were from the accumulated effects of poor posture, tight muscles and myofascial pain syndrome. Found a brilliant Chiropractor who has made an incredible difference after just two treatments over two months. He's now left the practice though. Grrh....

[pmr_nikola]

This thread gives negative impression about acupuncture. My experience (not related to PMR) is very positive. For example, about a month ago I have hurt my lower back/glute muscle area. It only took one visit to get it fixed.

My impression is that it depends on the problem one has and the skill of the person who is doing the acupuncture.

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to pmr_nikola]

It may well help in lots of cases… and I’m sure it does..

but the specific question was - anyone used acupuncture with PMR ??? and the answers reflected that…

[Pastamama]

thank you for all responses . I’ve not been having acupuncture since diagnosis, so will decide whether or not to do it going forward .

[Raven1955]

Prior to finally being diagnosed with PMR, my wife convinced me to try acupuncture. The first 2 sessions yielded relief for a couple hours each time. The 3rd session put me in so much pain that I swore to never go back again - and didn't. The minimal short term relief wasn't worth it in my case. I was desperate at that point too, having no idea what was wrong with me.

[Pastamama]

oh dear , not nice at all ☹️sorry to hear that .

[Brooklyn747]

After 3 months of pain and no proper diagnosis I tried acupuncture for 6 sessions. It could be helpful for other conditions but for P.M.R. it was completely ineffectual. So I'd say don't waste your money 😏