Posted by zenhussy on December 21, 2005, at 3:05:45
In reply to First session went really well., posted by ClearSkies on December 13, 2005, at 22:03:48
>OK, so He had his hands inside my mouth as he identified the muscles in my jaws that were overly tight and tense. Pressed into each pressure point with exquisite pain, sustained for a count of 10. Alternated both sides of the face with this pressure pointings. Very quickly I felt my cheeks becomed warm and tingly as blood started to circulate in the areas. He identified some areas in C1 and C2 that were involved, and adjusted those, no problem there.
wow. sounds like rapid response to his adjustment. that's fantastic.
>Then the accupuncture with spots on my hands, across my forehead, my sinus on either side of my nose, the jaw area where the pain seems to be emanating from. Laid down in a darkened, quiet room with soothing music played. I had an enormous panic attack, and did my yoga breathing through it which worked to distract me.
if your acupuncturist isn't using points in the eye region (sides of nose kinda count) how about using a flaxseed eye pillow? many out here use them for their patients. the music, the dark, usually a heat lamp on feet, and an eye pillow when possible created relaxation and sleep many times over our treatment history using acupuncture.
>3 more sessions and he says I'm done. It does feel much beter. Good not to feel preoccupied about how my head is feeling.
for sure. what a good feeling to have a professional who is able to help one return to feeling "more normal".
>I have made an emotional and mental connection with this TMJ problem happening during my perimenopause and the 20-year bout of acne along my jaw line that begain in earnest with puberty, It's the same pain, the same preoccupation. There feels like more and better answers this time around.
it is good to hear you sounding more positive and self aware about the connections you're looking at once again.
hope the next three visits are as relieving and insightful as this one was. here's hoping for no panic attacks next time!! (have had panic attacks during acupuncture in the past....once even removing all needles into the sharps container and getting up to walk around room to shake off the confined feeling that the panic attack brought on...ugh)
good for you for the yogic breathing to get you through.
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