Relieve Back Pain with Acupuncture

This is the second post focusing on acupuncture for back pain relief. In my last post, I wrote about an article in the New England Journal of Medicine in support of acupuncture for back pain. Today I will explain how acupuncture works for chronic back pain.

Acupuncture for Back Pain

Acupuncture is a Natural Choice for back pain treatment

Back pain is one of the most common reasons to go to the doctor as well as miss work. It decreases quality of life and causes people to avoid activities they would normally enjoy. Acupuncture is one of the best ways to treat back pain.

Acupuncture is over 2000 years old, and has a long track record of treating back pain. Acupuncture needles are solid, there is no medication in or on the needle. It is not anesthesia that helps to reduce the pain.  Acupuncture works by stimulating the body to heal itself.   It does this through relaxing the back muscles, stimulating the release of anti-inflammatory chemicals, and regulating how the brain feels pain.

Acupuncture needles, placed in specific points correct imbalances that can cause back pain. The two major imbalances that cause chronic back pain are inhibition of qi (energy) circulation and too little qi.

Kidney 3

Back pain treatment will most often be focused on the back. Needles will also be placed in other areas to stimulate movement of the energy and increase production of the energy. Two effective points for this could be inside the ankle on Kidney 3, or on the calf at UB 57.

In my next post, I will write about a few stretches that work with the acupuncture to relieve back muscles pain.

Please call us at 917-887-4946 to schedule an acupuncture appointment.