This will be the second acupuncturist I have tried in Houston. The first one, back in 2010, I plucked out of the Yellow Pages because they were relatively close to the house. My practitioner, a Caucasian, caused me a lot of pain when inserting the needles, and I bled all over the place. After four sessions with him, I gave it up, bruised and bloody, and I saw no improvement. The entire experience seemed ... less than optimal.
This time, I got a reference to a different clinic from a friend who reported dramatic benefits and pain reduction from her recent bout with shingles. This business is run by a Chinese couple, Wen-Lung and Jo-Mei.
Wen-Lung, or "Andrew" for short, after an initial consultation, placed fourteen needles in total: three in each foot, and four in each leg. I felt only the tiniest pinprick sensation and not a drop of blood.
It took him only about 30 seconds to put all of them in. He then turned on a heat lamp, pointed it at my feet, turned off the room light, and left the room, closing the door behind him.
So I had to take some pictures.
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| natural light, with heat lamp |
Is it possible that the 30 minutes or so of forced relaxation does you about as much good as the actual acupuncture treatment?
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| using a flash |
The timer dinged, and the heat lamp turned off. Soon the assistant entered the room, turned on the light, pulled out the needles, and I was on my way. After paying, of course. An unorthodox treatment, for sure, but I keep an open mind.
Time will tell. They say you can't really expect benefits after only one treatment, so after this first good session, I will go back for maybe five visits, and then we'll see.
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