"My first experience with acupuncture was for relief of hot flashes and mood swings that come along with the lovely changes that women experience during menopause. FirstHealth of Andover actually made that transition for me a very pleasant and uneventful one. It never occurred to me that acupuncture would actually help with pain and healing.  However, after taking a nice slip on the ice and a trip to the emergency room, I decided to give it a try. 

Being in the fitness industry, pain medication and all kinds of physical restrictions was not the path I wanted to go down.  So I figured why not give it a try.  Well after the first session, I could actually feel the pain leaving my body and knew that I had made the right choice.  I actually had what is called auricular acupuncture.  Because of my injury being near the tailbone and coccyx (a hard area to get at), this was the option that was presented to me.  It was very cool.  You hold a probe in your hand while the practitioner is at your ear with some sort of electric current stimulating the point in my ear that corresponded to the part of my body that was in trouble.  It was so relaxing I actually fell asleep!

I am thrilled that once again I looked to FirstHealth for their help and once again they were there for me!!"  

In Good Health,

Maureen Saba
Maternal Health & Fitness
Andover, MA