"Today I came here for my 3rd acupuncture session with Minal Patel. It's great to be able to get chiropractic, acupuncture, and massage here in the same clinic, all covered within my insurance plan for chiropractic care.My first 2 acupuncture sessions here this past month were to focus on some tightness and minor pain in my lower back and arms/wrists, as I do a lot of physical work as a massage therapist and marathon runner (both help me with my endurance).For those 2 sessions Minal applied needles in my neck and shoulders, lower back, wrists, and ankles. She also applied cupping to my upper back and lower back which was interesting - strong suction, like the opposite of massage but similar effects.Today I had some acupuncture applied to my face - right jaw, ears, ankles, wrists, and hands, to help with some pain in my jaw and hands, as I massaged a client with TMJ earlier this week, and maybe I inherited some of her pain...? No cupping today.The acupuncture here seems good. My pain seems to have gone down afterwards or recurrence is much smaller. My first experience with acupuncture last year was a little painful as one of the needles hit me with sharp pain in the hand; other needs were OK. That was at Five Branches in San Jose. But here it's not that painful. The needles are small so I just feel a small sting from each one, less painful that a typical blood draw or a blood donation needle, which I'm used to every month.The nice thing here is that I can try acupuncture, massage, and chiro, and mix them all together to be able to help myself in different ways, as the body reacts differently to each type of treatment."
More