I will never consider any acupuncturist other than Jet (James) Yu to stick those needles into me. Back in 2005-2006, I was desperately in need of relief from 6 months of ever worsening sciatica pain that none of my doctors could help me with. It got so bad that no pain killer would work and I could not walk any more. I was referred to James by a close friend, a Korean motherly woman who went to him for her issues. She said he was "...much too young and playful..." to be her first choice of oriental doctors but his treatments worked so perfectly well for her needs she swore by the effectiveness of his treatments. I did not believe in acupuncture then but desperate as I was with my disabling pain, I had nothing to lose.
At that time I already thought I was going to live the rest of my life with debilitating sciatic pain. So I went to James and he told me I needed "a series of treatments." Being a massage therapist myself with limited funds, I wet "uh-oh" in my head but I thought if my friend recommends him, and I do trust my friend, I would just go with it and so I did.
I had my treatments aaat night because that was the only time we both had available in common. I would have the needles in me while he did the shitwork paper work that he had to deal with for the office. I remember the first treatment: sciatic pain seemed much worse immediately after the treatment than it did before i got on the table. I thought then I was not going back ever! The next morning however, I could walk! The pain was not gone but at least i could be standing signirficantly longer and I COULD WALK!!!. So I had my second session the day after.
To cut my already long story short: immediately after every session, I seemed to be in worse pain than before the treatment, but always felt ever more and more significanrtly improved the next day. After session 6 I was 95% PAIN FREE. I stopped at six sessions for dwindling funds (James rates are better than reasonable -I'M JUST POOR -) but even after stopping the session my condition still continued to get better and better.
I had a session again about a month later and continued once every two weeks sessions again with James for maintenance. for a few months up to the point that i was feeling so good it seems like the time spent on the table was time I could use doing something else since I felt good anyway so I stopped.... for about seven years.
When I had a relapse of sciatica pain (not as bad) again this year, OF COURSE I went to James. (WHO ELSE?) This time I bought 13 sessions in bulk. of course, AGAIN) he fixed me up in six sessions but I did 3 more sessions anyway just to make sure. I have four more sessions to go, but with his effectiveness he might have to wait another seven years before I use them up again. read more