When art and medicine collide...

I was treating a patient for knee pain; <bone on bone> degeneration. We were talking, I was inserting needles....when all of a sudden I realized that I created a lotus flower pattern around her knee-cap. It occurred to suggest to her that she do her own visualization of a lotus flower super-imposed in her knee-cap while resting. I got confirmation when she said earlier that day her partner suggested she should surround herself with beautiful things. More importantly, her knee felt less stiff after the treatment.