Osteopenia Testimonial

Back Pain and Osteopenia

My name is Heidi R. I came to Abundance Acupuncture in March, 2007 because I was suffering with chronic low back pain from osteoarthritis and worn discs. I had also been diagnosed with osteopenia about five years earlier and was taking Fosamax regularly. I had constant low back pain every day for 20 years. It made it difficult for me to sleep and it also made me feel fatigued and hopeless because I didn’t think I would ever be free of the pain. The osteopenia didn’t cause any pain. It does not usually cause symptoms, but I knew I had osteopenia because of the results of bone density tests which showed that I was losing bone mass.

The Fosomax that I was taking made the bone tissue under my gums grow excessively. Osteomas from the Fosomax actually broke through the gum tissue in two places and required surgery in 2006. My doctor discontinued the Fosomax and I started taking the Osteo Support formula from Abundance Acupuncture 3 times per day, along with calcium citrate, magnesium, and vitamin D. As my back started feeling better I was able to exercise regularly, go walking daily, and do more gardening.

At this point in time my back pain feels 90% better and a bone density test this September showed that my bones have improved. I no longer have osteopenia!

I have also had significant improvement in other symptoms like the neck and left shoulder pain that developed from shoveling snow and chopping ice during the cold winter of 2008.

During the treatments I felt relaxed and sometimes I could feel a tingling in my low back and shoulder which was a good indication of increased blood flow to those areas.

The clinic is wonderful and the staff is very helpful. I would recommend acupuncture to people with chronic pain because it is all natural with no side effects and/or complications and it helped me very much!

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