American healthcare sucks.
My neck’s still been giving me issues, so my friends brought me to this clinic they recommended. Since I didn’t have health insurance, I was prepared to pay an arm and a leg (to fix my neck…equivalent trade?). After filling out some forms, I was asked for the cash up front. I paid the lady a whopping $300 NT ( about $10 bucks).
At the clinic
I had acupuncture done, I got hooked up to the electric stimulation machine thing, got some Chinese cupping therapy, and finally some tui-na for good measure. Oh yeah there was this strange contraption:
This thing is supposed to lift your neck straight. I'm just glad I'm still alive..
It continually lifts up your neck for a few seconds then releases. My jaw started to ache after a while. I’m just glad the tui-na massage came right after that.
Not sure how much it helped but I did feel ultra-relaxed afterwards.
Cup therapy. The spot on my neck that's been bothering me was clearly darker than the rest.
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