mr_coffee

I like your new b&w pic.

It's difficult to find a good acupuncturist who has experience in SCI in both the USA and China -- but a bit easier in China. I know for certain that it works for stroke patients. As mentioned, for spinal cord injury, it works better with lower-level injuries than high-level injuries such as my Dad -- much to my sadness, my acupuncturist was not optimistic about my Dad. He told me that the most he could do is to help strengthen my Dad's body and to help with the swelling in my Dad's body (not the spinal cord) -- so, he didn't feel that he could do much help due to the "metal" in his neck and missing bones.

Frankly, to do a good treatment, it requires treatments every 2-3 days apart.

I can recommend a good acupuncturist to you if you're ever in China.

Hi Mr. Coffee,

I read that you visited the acupuncturist -- did you have good results? Just wondering, cuz I wanted to get a good one to see my Dad.

I know of a very good acupuncturist in China - he and other docs have had success with paras -- much to my grief, it's less optimistic with higher level injuries on vents. It's difficult to find experienced acupuncturists in the USA.

Hi Mr. Coffee,

Sorry for the late reply. I'm not very forum-literate.

It is now almost three months -- I will tell my Dad what you did. Did you put your hand on something and try to move it? Gosh, anything else?

Just wondering, did you have any flicker of movement during the three months? When I tell the doctors that others (I spoke to another woman who claimed that it took 3. 5 mos) have moved after three months (prior "nothing"), they don't believe me -- and claim that there was probably a bit of movement.

Were you in a rehab facility?

I've been trying foot massages, range of motion... I recently got a little toy with wheels so that he can roll it back and forth.

Thank you so much for your kind advice.

Dear Mr. Coffee - I am also in San Francisco. I read that you regained function after two months. My Dad had a compressed spinal cord C3-C4, and the Doctors are saying that if he hasn't moved in three weeks, that he will never regain any functionality. Sorry to bother you, but is it possible for me to contact you and ask you about your recovery so that I can tell my Dad.

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