Acupuncture, homeoopathy and crooked bodies!

In an attempt to do something with my backaches without having to go to a doctor and inevitably a physiotherapist, I called up a clinic here who do lots of alternative medicine. Homeopathy, chiropracy, acupunkture and so on. I've been there before many years ago, and that helped, so why shouldn't it now? Besides I like the homeopath, Erland, he's such a pleasant guy.

I had my first appointment today, and all I said was that I had a backache and pointed to where it hurts, how long I've had it and how often it pains me. I thought he'd prick me with a few needles and that'd be it. But no, he checked my walk and posture, and quickly discovered that I'm crooked! Apparently it stems from my jaw, which makes my whole body fall out of balance. He asked me to stand normally and relax, and to put my arms in front of my body so my hands met. My right arm was 5 cm shorter than my left! Here's where it gets spooky; he rolled up a wad of paper and stuffed it between my teeth on the right side, and asked me to hold it there. When he checked my arms again, they were the same length! Sounds utterly unbelievable, but I saw it. He then explained that this unbalance caused me to walk wrong, putting strain on pelvis, hips and back. It was also the cause of an ulcer I've had on the inside of my right cheek for ages, and which the stupid dentists never found the cause of. Argh. And when I think about it, everything that's bothered me over the years has been on that side.

When he was about to pinch me with needles he looked at me an asked if I've had troubles with mood swings or depressions. "Uhm.. only for the last 10-11 years". "Yeah, I can see that". So he stuffed a few more needles in my ear claiming I'll have a more stable mood, and that I had an area on my ear that indicated that I had emotional psychological scars that I'm not done with, and poked a needle in there too. Seriously, if this guy fixes my body AND my mental health I'll marry him. Or at least send him a 100 roses.

Another thing he recommended was that I bought a special pair of shoes. The soles are not flat like regular shoes but bent, so they force the body to keep it's own balance and "roll" your feet when you walk. Apparently I put my right foot down wrong, and all the pressure ended up on the inner parts of the foot, not the outer. These shoes would correct that, give me a better posture and straighten up my back.
Apparently they mimic walking barefoot on a soft surface (grass or sand).
They cost way way way too much (225 £ or 1800 NOK :S ), but I've chosen to see it as an investment. If it'll help my back it's definitely worth it. Walking on them takes some getting use to, it's wierd to "roll" like that, and you never stand completely still but always sway a bit. But I wuw them already, they're really comfortable!

Now I'm going to bed with 6 acupuncture points in my ears. That'll be a challenge, some of them really hurts! But I have faith!