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B8-Palm Beach Post
Monday, September 12 1.77
Yin and Yang - a Chinese
theory stating that there is a flow of energy which must be kept in
balance - is the basis for acupuncture Lee is shown with its symbol
Charles Jones was stretched out on his stomach and feeling sooooo relaxed.
Across his buttocks, down his left leg, and protruding porcupine fashion from his
left foot and toes were 35 small, thread-thin, stainless steel needles.
For more than 10 years, Jones had been plagued by back pain. "It began radiating
down my left leg," he said. 'I had been to a chiropractor, an orthopedic surgeon,
a regular doctor. You name it, I tried it. The orthopedic surgeon gave me a brace
and some pain pills. There was nothing else he could do."Jones, an athletically
built, 28-year-old Fort Lauderdale man, took pain killers and tranquilizers during
the day. And when he couldn't sleep at night, he'd pop sleeping pills. "The
pain was always there," he said.
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Then last month, a southern branch of the
Washington Acupuncture Center opened in Fort
Lauderdale just south of Commercial Boulevard.
on Federal Highway. "I was at a point where
I'd try anything," he said.
Jones walked in, described his problem to the director Yao Wu (Sam) Lee. A few minutes
later, after being examined by a general practitioner, he was ushered into a small
cubicle.
He partially disrobed, lay down on the bed, and the treatment began. At each spot
where a needle would be inserted, the skin was swabbed with alcohol. "Do you
feel that," asked the acupuncturist as the needle was pushed in and twirled.
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