Collective Complaints

a lot of patients this week came in because of delayed menstruation.

this week people are quitting. people are quitting smoking and drinking. a lot of people are quitting drinking.

irritablility. stress. fear. dread. panic. shortness of breath. racing mind. palpitations. watch out world: people are freaking out, and pissed off.

neck pain was the shared complaint this week.

stiff necks. kinks in necks. frozen necks. necks that don’t move how necks ought to move. ouch.

people often cry during an acupuncture treatment. they cry for a lot of different reasons - not because it hurts, but because of some kind of emotional release or feeling of sadness or tenderness or who knows what. this week a lot more patients than usual cried.

this week is all about making babies. the vast majority of patients this week are either in need of fertility support or support with their pregnancy. (sciatica, low back pain, nausea, high blood pressure, breech, etc.) i also had several patients who came in for labor induction this week.

neck, back, shoulder, ear, head, wrist, thumb, elbow, knee, arm, foot, hip, calf. i don’t know if this really counts as a trend, but, well, it is the trend this week. the people are in pain- lots of different kinds of pain and in lots of different places.

most people seem to be feeling pretty good this week. i had quite a few new patients with no complaints at all- they just wanted to check out acupuncture, and they liked the idea of using weekly treatments to stay healthy and balanced. cool.

the chief complaint this week: heartache the large majority of patients are breaking up, or were broken up with by their dates, partners, girlfriends, husbands, etc. a smaller majority is feeling angsty about their love life.

knee pain is the complaint of the week this week. for some people it’s both, for others it’s just one.