Is there a good & inexpensive?

my 14 yr. old dog (he's half beagle, half jack russell) is having problems with arthritis and i started him on acupuncture, but it's really expensive - i'd be willing to take him to a "student" acupuncturist since watching what the vet does seems pretty simple and hardly worth $60 for 20 minutes (the first session was $160) - i don't even spend that kind of money on myself! she tells me that my dog could live another 4 years and i'd like to believe this, but he also has a heart murmur (he's on daily meds for that) and a pancreatic condition (he's on expensive food for this as well) - we love him to pieces (obviously) and want him around as along as possible - we adopted him when he was 10 - any suggestions would be appreciated.....