Yep - series of 10 once weekly visits for lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) last year made me a partial
* convert.
I walked in thinking it was total BS, but I got the sessions for free, so had nothing to lose. He was a qualified sports phsyio who
also offered this, it wasn't a Chinese herbalist or 'Chakra cleanser' (oh brother...) so strictly no Tiger Penis was involved...
He did a quick diagnostic to establish where the pain was, then applied 3/4 needles along my pronated forearm. This pic looks pretty close to how my needles were placed
Sat there for 10 minutes small talk, then as he plucked them out I got ready to smile, be polite and pretend it was slightly better - but to my astonishment it was completely numb! The pain had gone without a trace for the first time in months..
I 'fessed up to him and he laughed, explaining that what he'd actually done was locate the specific nerve that had been aggravated and placed the needles along it accordingly. He also pointed out that the semi-paralyisis of the nerve was temporary pain-relief - nothing more - no magic cure etc. Having said that however, it never really came back at the same level as before, so there appeared to be some small amount of lasting effect - no idea what mechanism this might use though...
I have no idea if this could work for neck pain like yours though - surely those nerves are too 'deep' within the body.?*so my experience was partial in that I can now see how this specific targeting of nerves near enough the surface might work in this manner, but for all the other stuff like allergies? No way...But if the pain comes back again, I've found this Chinese guy who makes a mean Rhino Horn, Spanish Fly and Tiger Penis protein shake...