Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Veterans find peace with free acupuncture treatment

Veterans find peace with free acupuncture treatment
By Jackie Alexander, Times Staff Writer
In Print: Sunday, August 9, 2009
As Bob Linde deftly sticks five needles into Charlie Minnick's ear, Minnick lifts his chin and takes a deep breath. The needles pinch.

It's worse in one spot inside the top of his left ear. His mouth tenses with pain. It's the lungs' pressure point.

The 74-year-old military veteran had a pack-a-day smoking habit for 25 years.

Minnick doesn't believe in Tylenol. And he doesn't like shots. But for him, acupuncture works.
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