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Acupuncture For Muscle Tightness

Started by andydavis87 , Dec 14 2009 06:09 AM

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#1 andydavis87

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Posted 14 December 2009 - 06:09 AM

has anyone tried acupuncture for muscle tightness and pain? ive been having a lot of muscle tightness and nothings helping. if youve had acupuncture for muscle tightness and pain, did it work? how long did it take to start working?

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Posted 25 May 2010 - 09:26 AM

have you tried it since? my scapula doesn't rotate and the surrounding muscles have locked my right arm so that i can only lift it to shoulder height/90 degrees passive or 140 degrees assisted. i will be speaking to an acupuncturist next month. wish me luck.

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Posted 25 May 2010 - 02:59 PM

i have a friend who is an acupuncturist and it helps me alot w/tight musculature

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Posted 25 May 2010 - 04:43 PM

I was hoping it would tighten stomach muscles! Darn. Kay
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