Pain Management
Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine can assist in the relief of a wide range of painful conditions including lower back pain, sciatica, frozen shoulder, neck and shoulder tension, sports and repetitive injuries and headaches/migraines. In Chinese medicine acupuncture stimulates the natural flow of energy(Qi) in the body. When this energy flow slows down or becomes blocked discomfort and pain results.
Pain relief with acupuncture is achieved in the following ways:
- by causing a "blocking-effect" so that the pain impulse to the brain is interrupted.
- by locally triggering a release of muscle spasm.
- by increasing local blood flow and reducing inflammation.
- by inducing the release of endorphins, chemicals naturally produced by the body that relieve pain.
Pain is often a symptom of an underlying imbalance so it is vital that any internal imbalances are identified and treated accordingly. Just relieving pain without addressing underlying dysfunction will often produce short term results so that the painful condition returns. This is the bodies way of telling you to look a little deeper. Common causes of chronic pain include retention of cold & dampness, stagnation or knotted blood flow, depletion of the blood, impaired liver/kidney function. A herbal formulation is often used in these cases to assist in correcting the internal imbalance.
Contact me to assist with your Pain Management.