Acupuncture Pain Relief
Although many in the medical profession are skeptical of the usefulness of
acupuncture, studies are beginning to show that acupuncture for pain relief is
very effective for some conditions, particularly back pain.
Because acupuncture comes with the ancient, and to us in the West
unfamiliar,
theory of Yin and Yang doesn’t mean the procedure doesn’t work.
Mightn’t it just mean that we don’t yet know how it works? We still do not
understand how many of our own familiar therapies work but continue to use them because they are effective.
Research Into Acupuncture For Pain Relief
Although Western medicine does not have a settled view on the use of acupuncture
for pain relief many individual medical practitioners have found that
acupuncture can be very effective for pain relief. Acupuncture is often provided
to patients who attend pain management centers in the
United States and elsewhere.
In his book "The
Pain Cure: The Proven Medical Program that Helps End Your Chronic Pain"
Dr. Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D., the founding director of the Acupuncture Stress
Medicine and Chronic Pain Program at The University of Arizona Teaching Hospital
in Phoenix, cites four large studies that show the effectiveness of acupuncture for
pain relief as compared to conventional treatment.
The subjects of these acupuncture studies
were patients with, respectively: sciatica (two studies), post operative pain
and back pain.
See also study findings for acupuncture in fibromyalgia
Choosing an Acupuncture Therapist
Resources
Try Acupuncture For Pain Relief
One thing is very clear and that is acupuncture carried out by a reputable professional can do no harm. Therefore if you are considering trying it why not go ahead and see whether it is helpful for you? If it helps you and your pain is lessened then it works. It really won't matter to you what the research says at that point will it?
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Biomedical Acupuncture for Pain Management: An Integrative Approach This is text book for practitioners who wish to or who already do, incorporate acupuncture into their practice. This book has received very positive feedback from practitioners and patients alike. Customer Feedback: "Finally there is a biomedical explanation of practical acupuncture system which anyone practicing acupuncture can immediately use. It is easy to read and easy to understand. Explanation of basic neuroanatomy and dynamics of acupoints immediately answers a lot of my practical questions... Katrine Levin, London
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The Trigger Point Therapy Work Book Most acupuncture points coincide with the “trigger points” described by Janet G. Travell, MD, whose textbook, "Myofascial Pain & Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual" is widely used at pain management centers in the West. Customer Feedback on this book:  "Saved
My Life""After a full year of severe dysfunction of my right hand, arm, and particularly my right thumb THE TRIGGER POINT THERAPY WORKBOOK revealed to me the astonishing fact that most of my trouble was being caused by 'trigger points' in the scalene muscles of my neck and also in the area above my clavicle. What could I do about it? Simply massage them away - within half an hour of hitting the correct locations my right thumb (and hand and arm) seemed to heal by about 60%! The rest of the healing took maybe 3 more weeks of finding these things and methodically deactivating them..." This is a long review read the rest here: The Trigger Point Therapy Work Book |
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