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Terrarian said:
I used to get acupuncture a lot off my old Dr but since he retired nobody else does it and I can't afford to go private.
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I know this might be way off the mark but the wife's brother was a doctor and I got lots of pain from the occiput down to the top of my shoulders which gave me headaches across the brow ! Thee point is he used to inject saline into the muscles and it helped for weeks at a time .Sadly as I kept doing the same old stuff the pains would return but I don't have them anymore now that I am retired .It just might be worth asking but they burn like hell for a couple of minutes .
 
Terrarian said:
I used to get acupuncture a lot off my old Dr but since he retired nobody else does it and I can't afford to go private.
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I am big believer of acupuncture and I have gotten healed with it the few times that I have experienced pain, but unfortunately it is not the cheapest treatment. In Asheville we are fortunate that one of the best acupuncture clinics in town offers a pay scale approach so people only pay what they can afford, although the minimum is $25, still is more reasonable that the usual rates of $80-120 per visit.
 
blue1948 said:
I know this might be way off the mark but the wife's brother was a doctor and I got lots of pain from the occiput down to the top of my shoulders which gave me headaches across the brow ! Thee point is he used to inject saline into the muscles and it helped for weeks at a time .Sadly as I kept doing the same old stuff the pains would return but I don't have them anymore now that I am retired .It just might be worth asking but they burn like hell for a couple of minutes .
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I do get injections Blue right across my shoulders to help trigger points and an occipital nerve block for headaches, I don't know how much they help as sleeping or sitting funny just makes me sore. My posture is a huge problem if I'm not concentrating on it and start slumping but I can't do anything about sleep in bed.
 

Sassy Colombian said:
I am big believer of acupuncture and I have gotten healed with it the few times that I have experienced pain, but unfortunately it is not the cheapest treatment. In Asheville we are fortunate that one of the best acupuncture clinics in town offers a pay scale approach so people only pay what they can afford, although the minimum is $25, still is more reasonable that the usual rates of $80-120 per visit.
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I'd much prefer holistic treatments but I can't afford to so I have to use pharma
 
Terrarian said:
I do get injections Blue right across my shoulders to help trigger points and an occipital nerve block for headaches, I don't know how much they help as sleeping or sitting funny just makes me sore. My posture is a huge problem if I'm not concentrating on it and start slumping but I can't do anything about sleep in bed.
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It is a pain in the rear to do it but have you tried standing with your back against a wall and pushing your head back to the wall and up ? No hands just using the neck muscle .It is good for joiners as we have round shoulders leaning over a bench all day .
 
blue1948 said:
It is a pain in the rear to do it but have you tried standing with your back against a wall and pushing your head back to the wall and up ? No hands just using the neck muscle .It is good for joiners as we have round shoulders leaning over a bench all day .
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I have a traction device which i pop my head in and pull, it goes over the door and stretches your neck using weights, that helps as it relieves pressure. I also have a tens machine but I can never put it on properly. I also used to hang from a pull up bar to stretch the muscles around there but It broke.
 


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