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Name: Lyn

Profession: Orthopaedic Trained Nurse

Condition: Persistent painful right foot

Western Medical Diagnosis and/or Treatment: Rest, anti-inflammatory tablets

"As an Orthopaedic Trained Nurse I became very annoyed with a persistently painful right foot which was not responding to rest or anti-inflammatory tablets. It was simply a walking injury, no trauma, just some swelling and warmth on the top of my foot at the base of my second toe. Pushing off the ground with my foot was painful. Having travelled to Roatan to visit my daughter Ruth, I was now hobbling along the beach like an old woman, limping pathetically.

Ruth suggested Lucy and her acupuncture. Great, anything...to be able to walk comfortably! Lucy promptly visited me the next day and after some questions about my foot and general health, she examined my foot and said she was fairly sure she could help me. I had previously showered and she now asked me to lie down on my bed and having washed her hands she explained that she would gently insert little needles at specific points around the painful area, my toes and one below my knee and another near my right wrist.

Having done that, which hardly hurt at all, she then gently twiddled each needle in order to create a tingling sensation at that point. I would say "Yes" at the tingle.Satisfied that each tweaked needle was correctly positioned, she asked me to relax for 20 minutes or so. No reading or talking. I think I nodded off, there was no discomfort at all. On her return she gently removed the needles and suggested that I elevate the foot and give it the ice treatment. Which I did. The pain was reduced but of course I did not rest it very much as I was on holiday.

Two days later she returned for a second treatment, much the same as the first, but she added another needle to the side of my foot to treat tendons. I explained that the pain was reduced but had not gone. Again, I repeated the 'ice and elevate'. We decided that we would wait 3 to 4 days to see if a third treatment would be necessary.

By the third day the pain had completely disappeared, I was walking normally and I was thrilled to be able to phone Lucy and cancel the last appointment.Believe me, having had that pain for nearly 7 weeks I was just so glad to be able to enjoy the rest of my stay. Thank you Lucy."

 

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