Acupuncture, Back Pain and Chinese herbal medicine: how you can get relief

Many requests are received for the treatment of back pain with acupuncture. The reason is due to back pain being a very common complaint suffered by men and women alike, from teenagers to the elderly. It can manifest in the lower lumbar area, the middle of the spine, in the upper back, the coccyx and including neck pain or pain around the scapula (shoulder blades). In some people, stiff joints and muscular ache can manifest throughout the entire back. Pain in the hip can also occur.

In back pain treatment, it is important for both doctor and patient to determine the exact location of the pain, how and when it originally started, where the pain spreads and what other parts of the body that are affected.

Other vital information such as sleep patterns, whether the pain interferes with your sleep, or whether your bowel movement is affected are very important. So it is essential for you to take note of any signs or symptoms that may be out of the ordinary for you.

In this section, you’ll find details on various types of pain in the back. It will help you understand and manage your complaint. More importantly, it will help to ensure that you get the right level of care and that your are treated appropriately and quickly.

This is important because not all pain in the back are caused by the muscles, ligaments and joints of the spine and surrounding structures. In some cases, pain may be caused from a disorder in a deep seated organ, for example the kidneys, or even from a peptic ulcer. You'll learn more about that later.

Here you'll also find some tips to help you in your management of pain.

So let’s start with the most common complaint that presents in everyday practice in Western countries: acupuncture for lower back pain. This article will help you understand lower back pain, how acupuncture can help and what you can do to help yourself get relief.

Furthermore, you should also read Ideas on how you can relieve back pain to familiarise yourself further with the methods recommended by Chinese Medicine for pain management.

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