Kickas.org Forums Ankylosing Spondylitis General Discussion #1 AS Web Support Group Wish me luck

David,

You got it! Have you watched any of those hellraiser movies?

Scott

Hi, it is very nice to see this post when I log in after several months. I registed here several months ago and seldom coming since quite busy.

I am the AS coming from China. What you talk at this post, on the accupucture, cupping, smoking, massage ect, these are all from China traditional medicine, also inlude the herbs.

I have got AS since my 13 years old and now I am nearly 28. I would like to share my some experience on these traditional treatment you are interested.

The acupuncture needs lot of real experence for the acupunctitist. The needle is same, and the position to accupunc is also same, but if you have experienced or new hand acupunctist, there is have total different effects. The acupuncture is very old treatment way with over 2000 years history, it is still very popular in China and it can cure many disseases. I have tried some of acupunctitists in China, but frankly speaking, the acupuncture is helpful to release the pain and muscle rigidity, but it is very hard to cure AS since AS is immunity disease. When doing acupuncture, you can not feel pained if your acupunctist is very skillful, you can feel hot, intumescent etc. I have been acupuncted by one of the best acupunctitist in China, an old man of 85 years old, I feel like a hot stick into my body instead of the needle.

Also, acupuncture is not pain killer, maybe you need to try some long time treatment and get some effects. While, in China, the China medicine doctory's main way to treat AS is the herbs, the doctory will precribe and mix the different herbs based on your condition and you get the herbs to boil and drink the herb soup.

For the smoking and cuping, it is a complementory way to increase the effect of acupuncture.

For the massage, it will be helpful too, but you need to get a good physician.

Good luck to every one. Interested frined, you are well come to write to me: ershazi@hotmail.com

We have our own AS website and forum too, but it is in Chinse, those who know Chinese, welcome to join us there: www.as-sky.com and the forum address is: www.as-sky.com/asbbs

An AS from China

Hi Godmann! and

Thank you so much for coming on and giving us your experience as well as knowledge of accupuncture.

When you mentioned the herbs it rang a bell in my head. When I was having the more traditional form of acupuncture years ago my accupuncturist gave me little white pills in a small box. I honestly can't remember what they were for. I never had the soup but it sounds interesting and would love to know what herbs they use.

I always went into the treatments with pain relief, not cure in mind so I understand what your saying. Has it helped you to any degree?

peace & love
Kathy



"The most beautiful stones have been tossed by the wind and washed by the waters and polished to brilliance by life's strongest storms."

I think he is meaning the Traditional Herbs, they are dried, depending upon your condition they select different dried herbs and other stuff. (They have it is draws and bottles). The guy looks at your tongue and eyes etc. You brew it like tea in a pot and drink it. It tastes horrid. But I give it a shot for a short while, no luck.


I would also be cautious trying it now, with all the medications I am on.

Take Care
Wayne

Edited by wayne on 02/13/04 09:42 PM (server time).

Before diagnosis, they used to give me a warm coffe-looking liquid to drink along with a brown ball of what looked like p*o. (it wasn't, I think) Both the liquid and the ball of p*o tasted very, very, very, very bitter. I had to take it for a couple of weeks. If I remember correctly it helped a tiny bit. I don't know what it is called either.

Eric