Osteoarthritis

"I am an eighty year-old male and I have stenosis in the lumbar area of my spine. I was operated on about eight years ago to correct the painful situation. The operation was a partial success. I was given pain medication to alleviate the daily pain in my back. I tried treatment from a chiropractor, with no relief. I tried all types of back exercises, including working out in a swimming pool, with no relief.
A friend of mine had a painful knee and was treated by Dr. Tao, with excellent results. She referred me to him for treatment. At the beginning, I was very skeptical of acupuncture, but after a few treatments by Dr. Tao, my back pain started to be relieved. After approximately 18 treatments, my back pain has nine-five percent disappeared. I used to awake in the middle of the night to take a pain pill. Now, I sleep through the whole night without pain. I recommend acupuncture to anyone who has any pain problems or any other medical problems.
Thank you, Dr. Tao"
~Scott D.

"I am a 40 year old female, worked as a secretary for a disability management company. I had a history of herniated disc, MRI shows my right side has disc herination at L5-S1 with moderate stenosis and degenerative arthritis. I took codeine and cortisone transiently since 1998, but discontinued it because I did not want to take systemic medications. In January, 2004 I was jogging on a new treadmill and developed lumbosacral pain again. My pain feels worse when I changed positions, or bending to sit down. I received four week of rehabilitation and chiropractic care with no relief. I took generic drug Relafen twice a day with only slight relief. However, after the first acupuncture treatment with herbal patch and herbal medicine from Dr. Tao, I had dramatic relief in the next day. I can not believe this is true and highly recommend to anyone who has the pain problem."
~Michele Gelgot

"I am a 72 years old man and my low back pain was excruciating for over 15 years, I suffered with degenerative arthritis and spinal stenosis. It is because of it that I had to give up golfing. Exercise and pain meds didn't help. I was resigned to the fact that I was to live in pain for the rest of my life. In June of 2004, I visited Dr. Tao for acupuncture and herbs treatment. Following treatment, I was relieved of pain, and I am contemplating hitting the links once again."
~G.C. Salay

"I am a 81 year old woman with osteoarthritis for years in my hands, neck, lumbar spine and both hips. In order to avoid medication of NSAD to upset my stomach, raise my blood pressure and the concern of damaging my kidney, I decided to try acupuncture. After about 5 treatments, I feel I have almost no pain at all, the spasm of by trapezius muscle also much reduced. I am glad I could maintain this health condition without side effects."
~Elva Lower