Yep. Had an accident at work a couple of years ago. Two disc bulges between L 4-5 and L 5-6. Did weeks of physio with no results. They recommended accupuncture. Amazing. It doesn’t cure the problem but it did give me considerable pain relief. I’m now a firm believer.
I told him "you don't stick sharp things into me, and I will return the favor".
I tried everything for a blown out disc because I got hurt on the job and workmen’s comp wouldn’t get me to a professional until I hit each and every shaman on their list. A year later with 24/7 cramp in my right quadriceps and a leg filled with charcoal embers I got to see a neurosurgeon who promptly operated. Back to work 7 weeks later and been working for two years since. Permanent damage due to having disc pressure on a nerve for a year includes no feeling in my leg below the knee on the dermis and 5 o’clock pain. But bearable pain that becomes something like an old friend you hope not to see but he always shows up. LOL They tell me that I am a member of the 1% who returned to work with the damage I had. I told them if they weren’t morons I could have returned to work much sooner and still be able to know when my grandkids are messing with me by writing on my dead leg without me knowing it.:-} To my neuro guy. Thanks Doc!