My mother died at the age of 93. She did not die of stroke, as did the rest of her family. Nor did she suffer paralysis or other stroke–like symptoms that she was genetically predisposed for. She had one stroke-like episode -- a transient ischemic attack -- that is a precursor of a future stroke. She woke from a nap and talked zibberish to my dad. That lasted for about a half hour and scared the wits out of him. But a stroke never followed.
And I firmly believe that was thanks to the acupuncture I began giving my mom shortly after that incident and that continued the rest of her life. Acupuncture was a positive intervention for her. A pattern that could have lead to obstruction of the blood and energy distribution to and from her head never developed.
Of course it is difficult to “see” prevention. It is much easier to appreciate when a problem that at one time plagued us stops happening. I have many clients with stories like that: like the one who would be sick with sinus infections all winter, every winter but who is no more, or the one who had migraines with each period but no longer does. But it is harder to prescribe acupuncture so that something that might happen never does.
The good news is that in the process, acupuncture administered by a nationally- certified, licensed practitioner, feels good. Whether one believes in prevention or not, one can experience relaxation and can shed the pressures of stress. They can become unburdened of physical or emotional hardships so that they can walk along and look up at the sky and think: wow, what an amazing day.
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