On June 21, 2009, I was in a car accident which caused me to suffer from muscle injury in my lower back.  After the accident, I was on pain medication for several weeks, which caused drowsiness and several other side effects.  At the end of August, I started a series of physical therapy treatments, which appeared to ease the pain somewhat but if I sat down for a long time my back became stiff and painful.

During my cruise on the Ruby Princess I decided to try the acupuncture treatment offered by Dr. Martina.  I had several treatments for the back pain.  After two treatments the pain stopped.  Additionally, during the cruise I developed a pain in my neck and a stiff neck from sleeping on a high pillow.  After one treatment of acupuncture for this condition the pain stopped and the stiffness went away.

Thanks to Dr. Martina Sturm and her acupuncture treatments today I am pain free.

-Denese