@caroljeand I never said that acupuncture helps inflammation. And, if I implied that, I apologize. I am not realy sure what and how acupuncture works for me. My wife has seen direct response from it in the form of jumpstarting her ovulation after being diagnosed as perimenopausal in her twenties. That resulted in a great daughter 27 years ago. For me, I have had response with acupuncture for overactive bladder. It just so happens that the main stream medical urology world uses this hack from the acupuncture world. Acupuncture for me is still a bit mysterious as to what it does and how it works. I have no training in it and have to rely on the "expertise" of my acupuncturist. BTW I did finish a 9 month round of prednisone for my PMR. I am not advocating against western medicine. I embrace it. I have no thoughts on vibration treatment as I have never heard of it. I have jokingly said (prior to PMR) that if a man dancing on a table in front of me, naked, helped with an illness I had, I would probably go for it. As long as he did not charge too much! 🙂