I know your pain. I had sciatica so bad two years ago I thought I was ready for a wheel chair and I was an athletic healthy person. When I see people go to a GP or PT for this now I cringe. I had only 3 sessions of acupuncture from an excellent licensed one trained in Chinese medicine as well. He wasn't Asian himself. The 3 sessions included using tens stimulation and heat as well as putting the needles into the skin deep. This was my first experience with acupuncture and the first two sessions hurt bad afterwards but now it's been completely gone two years later!! Voila!! Now I go to him first before other treatments. My guy charges $65 and also takes my insurance so ends up about $30 a visit. My insurance allows 20 visits a year. Goodluck!!