June

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June, it's fantastic that your therapist has brought you such relief.

I wish there were a magic wand available for your ankle.

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> Tess, Curves is very popular here in Toronto. I personally know

several people that go on a regular basis and love it. Loss of muscle

for us is a very big problem. After me seeing three specialists and

going through every test imaginable they still could not figure out

why I couldn't walk. As a last resort I went back to my massage

therapist and she told me all the muscles surrounding the knee were

very weak and knotted. After 3 treatments I was walking. I then

asked her if she could come up with a miracle for my right ankle. My

ortho had told me, surgery was the only cure. Because of my last

experience in the hospital I am scared to death to face another

surgery. I am the most skeptical person but when my massage

therapist suggested a combination of massage and acupuncture I said

go ahead. This is hard to believe but after my session last Tuesday

(she only used one needle) I am walking without a cane. I am going

back in two weeks for another treatment. I still have a very painful

ankle but at least it is bearable pain. I have gone from 6-8

oxycontin per day to 4. I am also doing daily exercises to build up

muscle strength. I would never have believed that loss of muscle

strength would have caused so much pain that I could not walk.

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> Hugs

> June