Wednesday, September 28, 2005

my 1st time... with acupuncture

Acupuncture? Eeks.. When I heard that I got scared. I was back at the doctor for a follow-up consultation. and he told me the next thing he would do is acupuncture. Erm. I was alone at that time, no one to root me on!!! But I decided to give it a try and really let my ankle HEAL.

Thankfully, it was amazing after all. The needles were small and thin (like 0.4mm, 0.5mm those kind). The doc poked needles into strategic locations of my leg, especially my ankle and hooked the needles up to some electrical machine to send electric pulses to my nerves. It was good though my leg felt numb for a while and it got abit itchy for some minutes. But after 20 mins of therapy, my ankle was amazingly lighter or less tight and I could walk so much better. The whole process was quite relaxing and I fell asleep for some minutes. The needles that they used were disposable needles so it was quite sterile and clean.

So, contrary to common opinion that sinsehs are no good, I think this branch or this company is amazing. They are professional, the clinic's VERY clean & airconditioned, doctor's uniforms are clean, the beds are clean... Wow! What's more intriguing was that I was given some bitter chinese medicine to drink. No need to brew, instant one. Just place it in lukewarm water and drink!! And these came in neat, sterile sachets that were sealed for each day's consumption.

I am totally bowled over by TCM at Ma Kuang now. Yeah.

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