Recently I sprained my lower back while packing some old newspapers. No relief despite massage and applying the 'deep heating' plaster. Meanwhile, my right knee has been aching for past few months despite acupuncture and other treatment(and daily been applying the plaster).
Friends introduced me to the TDM centrer at the Wisma Buddhist. I went there last Saturday (Eve of Mooncake Festival) and saw a small crowd. I registered for acupuncture treatment. Guidance note explains RM10/- for such treatment (Tung Shin Hospital charges RM20/- while other private acupuncturists charge RM35/- for a session).
Waited only 15 minutes. I was called to a room to meet this very young 'sinseh'. and in my heart- OMG a trainee?! I explained to him my problems and thereafter he asked me to go to another room where the acupuncturist directed me a to a bed with a sign 'just sanitized'. I laid on the bed and he poked needles to my back. After 20 minutes, he removed the needle and asked me to sit on a chair. He then put 3 needles on my right knee (my previous acupuncturists put more needles on this knee and also on the right leg!), and he placed a moxa on one of the needles. While sitting, I noted the young ppl here really cleaned (and sanitized) each bed after use.
On my way home, I felt no more pain in my lower back and relief in my right knee. Damn, I must vist these young sinseh again to get further treament for my knee (and other aches).
This TDM centre closes on Monday; daily session 8:45am till 11:45am, abd 1:45pm till 4:45pm
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