#Acupuncture

[allthecanadianpolitics]

A Surrey, B.C., acupuncturist who sexually assaulted two of his patients has been handed a jail sentence of two years less a day to be served in the community and three years of probation.  Mario Ibarra, 62, was sentenced Thursday in Surrey provincial court after pleading guilty to two counts of sexual assault in November 2024.  The women he assaulted say they're relieved to put this dark chapter behind them but are also critical of the regulator of B.C. acupuncturists for not warning the public about their abuser, who continued to practise years after the assaults.

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[foldingfittedsheets]

Hands down one of the greatest magics my beloved brings to our relationship is being a doctor of acupuncture. When we first started dating I was somewhat skeptical of the practice. I’d had friends who swore by it but I’ve always been terribly put off by needles. It definitely wasn’t for me.

But I couldn’t help but notice how easily they banished a headache just by putting pressure on my feet or made my nausea dry up by pressing around my shins. Their medicine felt like witchcraft. I sidled closer to their sorcery the longer we were together. The tipping point was about three months into dating when my spine went out.

I’ve had back problems since I was 11 and every few months my spine liked to jump out of alignment and completely debilitate me for a week or two. This has been significantly mitigated by doing core exercises and working out so it’s a less constant problem now, thank goodness. Core muscles are important y��all.

When my back struck this time I still hobbled over to their house for date night. They took one look at me and begged me to let them work on it. At that point, nothing could possibly have hurt worse than my own spine, so I submitted.

It was incredible. Within an hour from treatment the pain had dissipated to a mild annoyance. Two weeks of suffering, instantly mitigated. I couldn’t believe it. After that I got a little bolder, letting them treat other ailments and soliciting help before problems blew up which was even more beneficial.

I let them needle my face for anxiety once and was floored to realize that a needle point between the eyes felt like Calm Emotions had just been cast on me. A weighted blanket of serenity settled on my whole body. It’s my favorite acupuncture point now.

But despite this I’ve remained a fussy patient, nervous and flighty. I take a little coddling through treatments but I’ve expanded what I can tolerate a great deal. More needles, more sensitive areas, all have been slow milestones for me.

Today they treated me and a friend of ours in exchange for that friend working on their neck. My arms have both been acting up as my hand ailment has tightened it’s way up my arm rather than down, then spread to my other arm.

There’s something called “trigger point release” that I’ve never been brave enough to handle. But laid out on the table I insisted, “I want to feel better.” It’s indescribable what they did. Trigger points don’t… hurt exactly. It’s more like touching the raw nerve and feeling a jolt of energy along the muscles. It’s shocking and your brain doesn’t like it but it’s not pain.

Afterward it’s normal to feel sore and achey, and I do. Still, I can’t help but laugh. It took eight years for me to get comfortable enough being needled to brave this. A treatment that people just walk in the door and lay down for on their first time with my beloved took me eight years.

[memories-of-ancients]

Bronze figure for acupuncture, China, Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644

from The National Museum of China

[maybe-im-dark]

Wade convinces Logan to try acupuncture for his joint pain that he has due to the adamantium. But as soon as Logan sees the long needles he is instantly reminded of the water tank and the needles that first injected him with a prepping fluid and then pumped the adamantium into him. Wades holds his hand the entire time and begins talking about the biggest nonsense, the thing he's best at to distract Logan. And yes. It is working. The pain is actually getting better. Logan can't tell if it's the acupuncture or just a placebo effect and it's actually Wade being there for him that lessens the pain but either way he's glad

[griffinequestrian]

The boys went on their first adventure together! 💕

[reality-detective]

This Tiny Ring Do More Than You Think 🤔

[disease]

System of main meridians with acupuncture point locations

[teenagedirtstache]

[newbieecosocalistboy]

Had my first acupuncture session today at the day clinic (the empirically proven variant, not esoteric stuff), indicated for anxiety and depression, and I feel absolutely amazing—seriously, it's wild. Normally, I'm not a fan of alternative healing methods, but I love acupuncture. Seems like I've now followed in the footsteps of my fictional idol, Lin Beifong (she also had a acupuncture session in season 3 for trauma). 💅

Hatte heute meine erste Akupunktursitzung in der Tagesklinik (empirisch belegte Variante, nicht Esoterik), indiziert fur Angstzustände und Depressionen, und ich fühle mich echt mega gut, richtig krass, normalerweise bin ich kein Fan von so alternativen Heilmethoden, aber ich liebe Akupunktur, bin scheinbar jetzt in die Fußstapfen meiner fiktionalen Idolin Lin Beyfong getreten 💅

[elvenferretots]

At this point, the doctor just gets him set up and then just lets us vibe.

"I'll leave him with his cheese thoughts."

[gadgetsmal]

Certified & Licenced Acupuncture office in EB NJ

We work with one client 45 min, including for 30 minutes Hands-On (individually; one to one) each visit. You receive a deep manual massage of the acupuncture points before placing the acupuncture needles.

[tumble-tv]

gonna start going to an acupuncturist as requested by my mom, I'll keep y'all updated on how it goes

[blamebrampton]

I went to see the local acupuncturist about my sore shoulder today and he was, ‘Hmm, yes. That muscle is stiff. Ah, so is this one. My goodness, that is also tight…’

Long story short, I was lying there for an hour looking like Lin Beifong.

[iplastic]

[dollsdiary2518]

just be