In this Feb. 23, 2009 interview at Vital Directions in Chicago, acupuncturist Tom Hurrle discusses how he supports patients innate healing ability. With Tom is Tanya Nikolaychik, a Vital Directions patient who, in October 2008, after five years of recurring, debilitating facial nerve pain (trigeminal neuralgia), Tanya was on the brink of undergoing surgery. To that point, five physicians, including two neurologists, could offer little more than medication, only minimally helpful, to ease the pain that radiated from the left side of her face. Cold weather typically triggered the pain, with October to early April being an especially tough time for her. Its horrible. The pain is unbearable, said Tanya. When I have this pain, I am not able to talk, I am not able to sleep, I am not able to eat, and I am not able to drink. Any movement, or any flow of the blood to my face, will cause this pain. Leery of surgery and its potential side effects, Tanya, 51, of Plainfield, nonetheless was beginning to resign herself to that major step. I said, `I just cannot continue living like this, she recalled. As she explored the Internet to research trigeminal neuralgia, Tanya discovered acupuncture and Oriental Medicine was a possible avenue. From there, she selected Vital Directions, a Chicago-based practice of Tom Hurrle, a board member of the Illinois Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. She selected Hurrle for the simple reason that his clinic is close to her job as an ...
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