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Anyone ever had acupuncture?

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:19 am
by Don Carlos
Whats it like?

Did you benifit from it?

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:26 am
by corncobman
Yes, I have.

I had to get punctured in the face and head. It wasn't very nice. it hurt like fuck.

It helped a little, but not really worth the pain.

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:32 am
by Don Carlos
corncobman wrote:Yes, I have.

I had to get punctured in the face and head. It wasn't very nice. it hurt like fuck.

It helped a little, but not really worth the pain.
jesus christ!

Well mine is going to be in lower part of my spine so i hope it wont
hurt as much as being repeatedly stabbed in the face! Im hoping
it will have some effect on me because my back is causing me all
sorts of other propblems round my body :/

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:39 am
by phantasmagoria
I think it's creepy

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:03 am
by mad
i did when i was younger
they poked my legs
it didnt hurt at all

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:17 am
by Lotad
mad wrote:i did when i was younger
they poked my legs
it didnt hurt at all
Probably because you were concentrating more on the anal rape.

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:22 am
by ek
Awesome troll retard.

Yes I have, right shoulder. Dislocated it a few times and it felt "funny" after the last time. Doc suggested acupuncture, I had two sessions worked a treat, hurt a bit.

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:31 am
by Eraser
shouldn't be worse than getting a tattoo I'd reckon, and people do that for fun too :shrug:

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:42 am
by diego
It didn't hurt a bit - I had it done several times because of headache-/migrane-attacks and it helped out a whole lot.

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:45 am
by ek
Hmm well that "hurt-a-bit" comment could probably be changed to a
"funny feeling", felt odd and stung a bit. :drool:

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:11 am
by Lotad
rape rape rape

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:14 am
by BudgieSmuggler
Don Carlos wrote:
corncobman wrote:Yes, I have.

I had to get punctured in the face and head. It wasn't very nice. it hurt like fuck.

It helped a little, but not really worth the pain.
jesus christ!

Well mine is going to be in lower part of my spine so i hope it wont
hurt as much as being repeatedly stabbed in the face! Im hoping
it will have some effect on me because my back is causing me all
sorts of other propblems round my body :/
I had it in my lower back for back problems and it didn't hurt at all. I wasn't a believer in acupuncture until I had it done to me and it definately works. Had it done on a weekly basis for about 2 months, probably 15 needles each time. I'd guess the pain factor is governed by whether the person performing the acupuncture on you is competent or not. If your doctor knows what he's doing then you have nothing to worry about.

Good luck.

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:40 pm
by PhoeniX
I ran over some nails and acupunctured two tyres once :tear:.



(:p)

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:42 pm
by Transient
Acupuncture is a bullshit pseudoscience. Anyone who thinks it worked for them is a victim of the power of suggestion.

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:57 pm
by werldhed
Transient wrote:Acupuncture is a bullshit pseudoscience. Anyone who thinks it worked for them is a victim of the power of suggestion.
So? Placebo effect, anyone? As long as it works...

@DC: Never had it myself, but a buddy of mine did for shoulder pain. He said it worked miracles at first, but the pain returned and he was asked to continue going in for expensive follow-ups. Kind of like chiropractic. He just gave up after two.
I'd say it's worth at least a try.

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 2:19 pm
by Transient
What do you mean, "so"?! Paying a shitload of money for a placebo effect is asinine! :dork:

But it's your money, Don. Do whatever the fuck you want with it.

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 2:53 pm
by werldhed
The placebo effect is a medically sound, scientificially publishable phenomenon. People already do pay a lot of money to go to the doctor and get prescribed placebos. Anyone ever been on Prozac?

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 2:59 pm
by Transient
Taking a pill is a lot cheaper than what it costs for acupuncture.

Now that I think about it, there are cheaper ways to rid one's self of back pain. Exercising, stretching, eating healthy, changing sitting posture... it's all a lot cheaper than getting needles poked in your body. :dork:

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 4:49 pm
by Don Carlos
Transient wrote:Taking a pill is a lot cheaper than what it costs for acupuncture.

Now that I think about it, there are cheaper ways to rid one's self of back pain. Exercising, stretching, eating healthy, changing sitting posture... it's all a lot cheaper than getting needles poked in your body. :dork:
I have had physiotherapy, am on massive pain killers and have been
suffering for the last 6 years. It was either MRI scan and surgery
or try acupuncture...i wonder which you would have chosen first :p

If this doesnt work it would be MRI anyway to determin if i have colapsed discs in my back :/

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 5:13 pm
by diego
taking pills also might be alot more dangerous than poking needles into your body.

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 5:21 pm
by SOAPboy
Transient wrote:Acupuncture is a bullshit pseudoscience. Anyone who thinks it worked for them is a victim of the power of suggestion.
:olo:

Cant afford it? Jellus?

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 5:23 pm
by Transient
LOL

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 6:09 pm
by SplishSplash
werldhed wrote:The placebo effect is a medically sound, scientificially publishable phenomenon. People already do pay a lot of money to go to the doctor and get prescribed placebos. Anyone ever been on Prozac?
Not Prozac but something similar and it's definitely not just a placebo. My dick is a witness in this case.

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 6:20 pm
by Chupacabra
Don Carlos wrote:
corncobman wrote:Yes, I have.

I had to get punctured in the face and head. It wasn't very nice. it hurt like fuck.

It helped a little, but not really worth the pain.
jesus christ!

Well mine is going to be in lower part of my spine so i hope it wont
hurt as much as being repeatedly stabbed in the face! Im hoping
it will have some effect on me because my back is causing me all
sorts of other propblems round my body :/
from what i understand...the better the acupunturist, the less it will hurt (just a general rule AFAIK).

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 6:21 pm
by Chupacabra
Transient wrote:Acupuncture is a bullshit pseudoscience. Anyone who thinks it worked for them is a victim of the power of suggestion.
YOU DONT KNOW THE HISTORY OF ACUPUNCTURE. I DO.