It seems like almost all people I talk to are really intrigued about it so I figure my few readers may be as well...
Story time.
I'm a big believer, and even it ends not working for this issue I have I will continue to believe in it. Here are some reference stories I've heard directly from my friends:
Stephanie had IT Band issues about 8 years ago, they were so bad she said she couldn't even run 100 yards without the feeling of an icepick attacking her knee. (I get that feeling 30-75 minutes into a run). After 3 visits, the pain disappeared and she's never had the issue again.
Brian had bad carpal tunnel syndrome on both wrists from all the typing he does at work about 10 years ago. He went to 4 sessions done by acupuncture students at the school here in town ($5 a session!) and after the 4the time, the carpal tunnel pains went away, never to return.
D told me about a friend of hers whose son had bad allergies. They tried everything and all types of tests and nothing helped. Acupuncture cleared it right up.
My second session (last Sunday) was two in one, first I laid on my right side in a fetal type position and he put about 7 needles all over the left knee area and up and down my leg. After 30 minutes, I switched to laying on my back and he put them in similar places to where I got them put in my third session I'm about to describe. Took a 45 minute nap during this session effectively renaming Acupuncuture into napupuncture.
Third session was on Tuesday afternoon. The place was empty when I arrived so we didn't need to whisper and had a good conversation while he inserted the needles. I'd done quite a bit of research on Acupuncture and ITBSyndrome online and found a forum which I registered for and read numerous posts by Acupuncturists treating and discussing ITBS. I printed it out and took it with me. I made sure he understood I was just aiding to his knowledge and not questioning his abilities, he took it well, read throughout the document and smiled as he had been hitting the same spots, which sparked him telling me what points he was hitting, and more about the trade in general.
There are various acupuncture "schools" with slight variations of technique, each following a different chinese master. All do follow different lines/meridians around the body for inserting the needles. The one we are targeting for my issue is called "the gall bladder meridian". See more on the meridians here.
Two points we are specifically targeting are, GB 34 and GB 31. He showed me where those are and how to locate them.
In summary, GB 34 helps in these ways:
"-Useful for treating soft tissue anywhere in the body, contracture, cramping, pain, spasm, weakness, numbness, paralysis.If you click HERE, you can read all about it then easily access all other points.
-Sciatica and issues with the low back, hip, a/or lower limbs, knees.
-All disorders of the lateral regions of the body."
He also put several down on the top side of my left foot, one on the inside of my left knee area, then one one my right forearm and one on my left arm a where they usually take blood from you. Finally, he put one right between my eyes, just above the start of my nose. He said that one is for overall calmness.
(My goal for tonight is to learn what the one on the inside of my left knee and one he keeps repeating between my smallest two left those is called so I can report back with my findings.)
So I went for a test run yesterday with Cindy who brought Domingo and brought along Karma. We're both a little on the broken side and both have flexible schedules these days that allow for a little later start than in the dark. (incidentally, she also goes to acupuncture for some sinus/breathing issues from allergies and other, and it helps her. In comparing needling notes, she also gets the needle between the eyes.) Karma and Domingo both ran well and had fun leading the way. My knee still flared up but curiously, it kind of felt like it hurt at a slightly different place. Not the typical IT band icepick issue, but more of an issue "just below and to the outer side" of the knee cap. Not sure what that means or if maybe I was mistaken, but I'm not mistaken that the overall ITB area still aches this morning.
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