So my x-rays have come back and they think they know what’s wrong with me –

There is no fracture or dislocation in my wrist.  It only took them four working days to get back to me.  Apparently, they couldn’t find my results…

Anyway, since there is no structural trauma, they say rest it for a month.

Blah.

But acupuncture was a trip.  The acupuncturist stuck needles in my neck, arm, forearm, pinky and ankle and then sent an electrical current through the needles.  Other than hitting trigger points when she inserted the needles into my neck and forearm, it was painless.  The neck and forearm insertions, however, hurt.  A lot.  I yelped.  I’m told that this is supposed to be good, getting a needle into a tight muscle.  It was so tight that she had to yank on it to get it out.

The electrical current felt totally weird, like buzzing. 

True to all the studies that say acupuncture works for pain management, after the treatment, my wrist hurt less.

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