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ACUPUNCTURE HELPS DOCTOR HEAL INJURED KNEE

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Dr. Andrew Rochford, a health news reporter for the popular Australian news website ninemsn.com, was suffering from a sprain to his left knee which prevented him from running, which was one of his usual sports activities. The knee bothered him when he tried to run on hills and up and down stairs.

Andrew, who currently lives in Brisbane and works as a surgical trainee at the Princess Alexandra hospital, counts skiing, sailing and swimming as some of his hobbies and also loves playing golf and basketball. Healing his bad knee was personally important, and although he’d normally treat it with anti-inflammatory medication, Andrew decided to try Acupuncture and report the results in his health news column.

Before he started treatment, Andrew was able to run up only 40 steps of the stadium stairs on which he regularly exercises before his dodgy knee told him to stop. After only six treatments from acupuncturist Stephen Janz, Andrew ran to the top of the stadium steps without any pain or problem.

“As a doctor, I had my doubts, but I just can’t argue with this result and that’s a surprise as I didn’t think I’d make it all the way to the top,” Andrew reported. “Does Acupuncture work? Well, it seems to have worked for me; my dodgy knee’s much better and I’m happy.”

The medical doctor’s article on ninemsn.com, with more than 8 million visitors a month, concluded:

“So does that mean Acupuncture’s going to work for you? Don’t be afraid to try it.”

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SOURCE: ninemsn, March, 2007; http://health.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=118613