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Acupuncture safe for ulnar nerve compression?
I am going for physiotherapy in regards to my hand/possible ulnar nerve compression. The therapist would like to try acupuncture. I know it's been around for thousands of years but should I check with my doctor first? I know the the needle type things are not stuck down far, but wasn't sure if this would aggravate anything. Thank you for your help! :smile:
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Acupuncture safe for ulnar nerve compression?
For me and this is only my opinion. I would only try acupuncture if western medicine didn't work alone, maybe in conjunction with for some things like nausea as with chemo-therapy etc. and only as a last resort. It has helped with minor aches and pains so they say, but I don't use chiropracters either, and acupuncture falls behind those for me. I have know people who have tried it for severe pain and it didn't last very long. Enough just isn't known about it for me to even try it.
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Purple98Lady:smile: