As the only Bosnian speaking acupuncturist in my area, I occasionally
receive calls from the Bosnian community. Recently, I had a call from a
well-known lady in the Bosnian community. She was asking me for an
emergency appointment for her husband.
They came to my treatment center and I observed that her husband had severe pain and immobility due to a frozen shoulder. While taking his history, I learned that the man had been severely injured during the war in Bosnia and his right arm was only 25% functional. In addition, he had developed a problem with his left shoulder. While he had learned to live with limited use of his right shoulder, he was finding it very difficult to function with the additional pain. He told me he was feeling severely depressed because of these limitations. The worry over the problems was also causing high anxiety and stress. He was not able to work because of the loss of functional arms; he could not drive anymore, take a shower or put on his clothes. Not only was he stressed out by all of this but his family was as well. During the examination I determined that his range of motion of the left shoulder was only 30 degrees.
During the treatment preparation, I explained the treatment process and expectations. As I placed my last needle in his lower leg, I asked him to lift his left arm, something he had not able to do for the last four months. He was resistant, I encouraged him to try. He was able raise his arm 60 degrees in range of motion and got very excited about the immediate results. After some manipulation of the needles and 20 minutes later, he was able to touch the top of his head with the tip of his fingers. To him this was a miracle! He said, "Finally, after four months, to be able to touch my head, this is unbelievable!" Of course there is no miracle, just good acupuncture protocol!
He looked at his wife and then at me and said; "The doctor told me that only surgery can give me back my mobility". I smiled and said "We are happy to help you avoid surgery!" The first initial treatment with immediate results was enough to give hope that he could recover without surgery. The man had several other treatments and his arm is completely functional and pain free at this writing.
They came to my treatment center and I observed that her husband had severe pain and immobility due to a frozen shoulder. While taking his history, I learned that the man had been severely injured during the war in Bosnia and his right arm was only 25% functional. In addition, he had developed a problem with his left shoulder. While he had learned to live with limited use of his right shoulder, he was finding it very difficult to function with the additional pain. He told me he was feeling severely depressed because of these limitations. The worry over the problems was also causing high anxiety and stress. He was not able to work because of the loss of functional arms; he could not drive anymore, take a shower or put on his clothes. Not only was he stressed out by all of this but his family was as well. During the examination I determined that his range of motion of the left shoulder was only 30 degrees.
During the treatment preparation, I explained the treatment process and expectations. As I placed my last needle in his lower leg, I asked him to lift his left arm, something he had not able to do for the last four months. He was resistant, I encouraged him to try. He was able raise his arm 60 degrees in range of motion and got very excited about the immediate results. After some manipulation of the needles and 20 minutes later, he was able to touch the top of his head with the tip of his fingers. To him this was a miracle! He said, "Finally, after four months, to be able to touch my head, this is unbelievable!" Of course there is no miracle, just good acupuncture protocol!
He looked at his wife and then at me and said; "The doctor told me that only surgery can give me back my mobility". I smiled and said "We are happy to help you avoid surgery!" The first initial treatment with immediate results was enough to give hope that he could recover without surgery. The man had several other treatments and his arm is completely functional and pain free at this writing.
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