I was suffering with consistent, major back pain for about 6 weeks when I had my first acupuncture appointment. Within a day or two after that appointment my back started feeling much better and the pain started dissipating gradually each day thereafter. Because of the holidays, there was a 3-week window between my first and second appointment and I assumed that my pain would resurface again before my next treatment. To my amazement, I was pleasantly surprised that my back felt great for the entire 3 weeks. I even tweaked it a little around Christmas and I assumed that the pain would come back. But when I woke up the very next day, I was pain-free and my back felt great again. I highly recommend Tom's services. You can't argue with the results.