OP, I went to see a woman who was an osteopath and also practised acupuncture 17 years ago.
Before I got treatment I wouldn't have believed it could work as nothing else had. Over the years I'd spent a lot of money and time trying to fix my terrible back pain, to no avail.
On a weekend visiting my family and attending a big 50th anniversary dinner where I was in agony sitting at the table, my mum suggested I see this practitioner. She worked locally so I said "yes, why not what's the worst that can happen?"
She quickly diagnosed my pelvis was displaced (I knew that this would be the case as a chiropractor had done x-rays a few years previously and said the same thing). She lay me on the bad and did these alarming manipulations which including twisting, pushing, pulling and realigning me. Once she was happy my pelvis was level (my legs were equal length and toes pointing up) she then arranged me for the acupuncture.
I'd never had it before and was terrified. However, I took a deep breath and let it happen. Teresa explained that when my pelvis displaced it caused my muscles to go into a spasm. It meant that I couldn't stand upright properly; it was too painful. My toes pointed outwards not forwards. The only relief came when I lay sideways in the foetal position.
She targeted all the muscles that were affected and used needles of differing sizes. These she inserted and some she twiddled asking me about what I felt. Some needles stayed in longer than others.
When she's finished she said I would not feel better for a couple of days; the relief would not be immediate. I thought, ah well, it was worth a try.
Anyway, a couple of days later I was home, it was a Monday morning and I had to get up early for work. Normally I feared this, because the pain would kick in as soon as I stood up. I say 'stood up' but in reality I scampered crablike to the bathroom, stooped.
But, I stood upright and there was no pain. I looked down and my toes could point forward. I walked normally to the bathroom. I can still remember the incredible grin on my face. It bloody worked!
Over the next ten years I saw her three more times when I felt my pelvis beginning to displace again. This involves a 700+ mile round trip but worth it.
Thinking back, the last time I got treatment was April 2007 when I attended a nieces 21st birthday do. No problems since.
This lady charged £25 per session and on each occasion sorted me in one session. She was amazing. She has retired now though so I don't know where I'll go if it happens again.