Accupuncture

Tortoise Clinic, just east of the outlets on the south side.

Has anyone tried accupuncture? If so, who locally have you been to?

Thanks

My cat works on me all the time. I tell him I just want a massage, but it ends up as acupuncture.

My cat works on me all the time. I tell him I just want a massage, but it ends up as acupuncture.

Your cat knows how to tap into those 'meowrideans', eh?

Your cat knows how to tap into those 'meowrideans', eh?

Purrfectly!

I tried accupunture once, not in Sowal though. I did have it performed by a doctor with 20 years experience. I have to say that it did nothing for me and I had a tingling in my fingers that was quite strange afterward.

I know some people swear by it, but I much prefer chiropractic methods or massage.

He did say that he is successful with smoking cessation via accupuncture though, but that wasn't what I had the treatment for.

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I highly recommend Healing Art Acupuncture, practice of Dr. Wu. It's in the gold stucco building, north side of Hwy 98 next to "camping on the gulf" just west of Sandestin. He's well trained, very professional, and effective.
Phone number is 650-0060

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I highly recommend Healing Art Acupuncture, practice of Dr. Wu. It's in the gold stucco building, north side of Hwy 98 next to "camping on the gulf" just west of Sandestin. He's well trained, very professional, and effective.
Phone number is 650-0060

Is he new to the area? I can't picture the building. Jordano's Pizza is right across the street, then the furniture store and pest control. The Tortoise Clinic is in a Gold Stucco Building on the same side of the street as Camping on the Gulf, but there isn'a Dr. Wu.

I will call the number. Thank you so much! When you had the accupuncture, did you drink the herbs? I don't want to do that part, I'm scared of them.

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When you had the accupuncture, did you drink the herbs? I don't want to do that part, I'm scared of them.

don't be scared of the herbs, they go hand in hand with the accupuncture. they look and smell funky, and they're cumbersome to deal with, but they're mixrd for you according to your needs. Not using them would be akin to having a laceration stitched up and not taking the antibiotics to prevent infection...

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don't be scared of the herbs, they go hand in hand with the accupuncture. they look and smell funky, and they're cumbersome to deal with, but they're mixrd for you according to your needs. Not using them would be akin to having a laceration stitched up and not taking the antibiotics to prevent infection...

But, what about necessary medications you take? Can I PM you?

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don't be scared of the herbs, they go hand in hand with the accupuncture. they look and smell funky, and they're cumbersome to deal with, but they're mixrd for you according to your needs. Not using them would be akin to having a laceration stitched up and not taking the antibiotics to prevent infection...

OK, I am not going to get into the whole herbal war again, but I did want to say that a few weeks back I read a journal article that concluded that individualized herbal regimens did not show an advantage over standard ones;furthermore, it warned that extreme caution needed to be used when undergoing individualized herbal treatment due to the uncertainty of what was actually being ingested. Caveat emptor.

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OK, I am not going to get into the whole herbal war again, but I did want to say that a few weeks back I read a journal article that concluded that individualized herbal regimens did not show an advantage over standard ones;furthermore, it warned that extreme caution needed to be used when undergoing individualized herbal treatment due to the uncertainty of what was actually being ingested. Caveat emptor.

They won't tell me what is in them. That terrifies me because I have certain medications that I MUST take and can't afford for anything to interact with them.

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They won't tell me what is in them. That terrifies me because I have certain medications that I MUST take and can't afford for anything to interact with them.

Not only is this dangerous, it might be illegal.

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Not only is this dangerous, it might be illegal.

And I have bruises where they put the needles in. I didn't think there should be bruises from accupuncture.

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And I have bruises where they put the needles in. I didn't think there should be bruises from accupuncture.

Please tell me you are not taking a blood thinner

I take an individualized herbal protocol which has helped me tremendously, but it's "prescribed" by my physician who knows my history and prescribes Western medicine with it, I trust him and he does frequent blood work-ups.
Even then I still researched what he was giving me.

But I would be very wary myself of ingesting something I didn't have a clue what was in it, and they won't tell you so you can research with your doctor.
Unfortunately some physicians do not even know what herbs interact with certain drugs.

I did find a web site that took traditional drugs and did an interaction survey with herbs. I'll see if I can find it again. Of course it was helpful, but I would always check with my doctor first.

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Is he new to the area? I can't picture the building. Jordano's Pizza is right across the street, then the furniture store and pest control. The Tortoise Clinic is in a Gold Stucco Building on the same side of the street as Camping on the Gulf, but there isn'a Dr. Wu.

I will call the number. Thank you so much! When you had the accupuncture, did you drink the herbs? I don't want to do that part, I'm scared of them.

Healing Art Acupuncture is just west of the Tortoise Clinic, no affiliation. He uses herbs but they are not a required part of treatment, and are in an identified pill form, not the brewed herb tea.

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Please tell me you are not taking a blood thinner

No, I don't take blood thinners, thank goodness!

I take an individualized herbal protocol which has helped me tremendously, but it's "prescribed" by my physician who knows my history and prescribes Western medicine with it, I trust him and he does frequent blood work-ups.
Even then I still researched what he was giving me.

But I would be very wary myself of ingesting something I didn't have a clue what was in it, and they won't tell you so you can research with your doctor.
Unfortunately some physicians do not even know what herbs interact with certain drugs.

I did find a web site that took traditional drugs and did an interaction survey with herbs. I'll see if I can find it again. Of course it was helpful, but I would always check with my doctor first.

I don't suppose you found such a gem locally, did you?

I don't suppose you found such a gem locally, did you?

If you mean Sowal, no, my primary residence is New York. Still I travel an hour to see him because even though he is a regular PCP he "specializes" in what my needs are. I indeed feel fortunate to have him.

However, if you find the right alternative care practitioner, they should be versed in potential interactions with traditional medicines. Further, not all herbal remedies are created equal. It's always best to research the brand. You should always tell your PCP and any other doctors what you are doing.

I found the link I discussed in an earlier post.
Medline/Medscape.com has a drug/herb interaction chart. It's fairly thorough surprisingly.
Just google herb and medicine interaction charts (for some reason the link I tried to post brings you to a register page)
This article describes how it works and clearly states:
Absence of a report in the literature doesn't guarantee that there is no possibility of an herb-drug interaction.

If you mean Sowal, no, my primary residence is New York. Still I travel an hour to see him because even though he is a regular PCP he "specializes" in what my needs are. I indeed feel fortunate to have him.

However, if you find the right alternative care practitioner, they should be versed in potential interactions with traditional medicines. Further, not all herbal remedies are created equal. It's always best to research the brand. You should always tell your PCP and any other doctors what you are doing.

I found the link I discussed in an earlier post.
Medline/Medscape.com has a drug/herb interaction chart. It's fairly thorough surprisingly.
Just google herb and medicine interaction charts (for some reason the link I tried to post brings you to a register page)
This article describes how it works and clearly states:
Absence of a report in the literature doesn't guarantee that there is no possibility of an herb-drug interaction.

I wish there was someone around here like that. Every day people, including many of my friends, leave the area because of poor health care. It's a shame. Such a beautiful place.

My very conservative, Mayo-Clinic-trained physician recommended accupuncture for neck pain that I have due to an injury that is a really long and interesting story that I won't go into now. It has to do with handcuffs.I was skeptical about Oriental medicine and didn't follow his advice.

Now the person who will probably be my future son-in-law and who graduated from Georgia Tech with honors in business management and computer science has started working on a Doctor of Oriental Medicine degree. This is instead of his previous plans to get a masters in accounting.

He was going to a school in Atlanta, but now he says that the best school for that degree is in Gainesville, Florida. He wants to move down there now, but daughter (who is flipping out) wants him to wait until next fall after she finishes Georgia Tech so she can move to Gainesville and start grad school at UF to become a psychotherapist.

Do any of you know about the Doctor of Oriental Medicine degree, the money-making outlook for someone with this degree, and/or the school in Gainesville?

My very conservative, Mayo-Clinic-trained physician recommended accupuncture for neck pain that I have due to an injury that is a really long and interesting story that I won't go into now. It has to do with handcuffs.I was skeptical about Oriental medicine and didn't follow his advice.

Now the person who will probably be my future son-in-law and who graduated from Georgia Tech with honors in business management and computer science has started working on a Doctor of Oriental Medicine degree. This is instead of his previous plans to get a masters in accounting.

He was going to a school in Atlanta, but now he says that the best school for that degree is in Gainesville, Florida. He wants to move down there now, but daughter (who is flipping out) wants him to wait until next fall after she finishes Georgia Tech so she can move to Gainesville and start grad school at UF to become a psychotherapist.

Do any of you know about the Doctor of Oriental Medicine degree, the money-making outlook for someone with this degree, and/or the school in Gainesville?

Wonder if this is it:
http://www.dragonrises.edu/faculty.htm

Wonder if this is it:
http://www.dragonrises.edu/faculty.htm

Why does the college have such a sketchy name? The faculty does seem to have some good credentials. It bothers me that it's not accredited by a respected accreditation association.

Thanks, yippie, for the info.

Dr. Wu did quite a bit of accupuncture on me last year during my chemo treatments and I attribute a lot of my health maintenance to his work. Initially the accupuncture took away a large amount of my pain prior to treatment and then helped to maintain my blood counts when other people's were way off. At the time, he was at The Tortoise Clinic thus I was also taking in the herbs for the tea. Good luck and hope your pursuit ends well. Make it a Great Day!

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...it warned that extreme caution needed to be used when undergoing individualized herbal treatment due to the uncertainty of what was actually being ingested. Caveat emptor.

good point. i took them at face value with no problems, other than developing my now very pronounced clubfoot. i don't do any other drugs, so i was not worried about any weird interactions.

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