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Acupuncture for Pain Management

Acupuncture treatment for pain management is time-tested, safe, effective, natural and drug-free way to eliminate many types of pain.

Unlike other methods of handling pain, there are no side effects with acupuncture.

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) acknowledge the benefits of acupuncture in treating and eliminating pain due to a wide range of causes. Studies have shown that treating acupuncture for pain not only decreases pain but that it also decreases overall inflammation.

 

Jenny’s most common area of acupuncture pain treatments:


An Acupuncturists Approach to Pain

How does performing acupuncture for pain management work?

Acupuncturists recognize that there is a vital energy, called Qi (pronounced “chee”), circulating within the body. Qi flows through a series of pathways called meridians. Meridians are like rivers within your body.

The diagram below shows the meridians throughout the body. Wherever a river flows it brings with it water that provides nourishment and life to the land, plants and people around it. Likewise, meridians transport life-giving Qi that provides nourishment to every cell, tissue, muscle, organ and gland in the body.

 

Meridian Pathways that demonstrates how acupuncture works

 

It is important for Qi to flow freely throughout the body. Think of water flowing through a garden hose. A blocked hose will not provide an adequate supply of water to a plant. Eventually, the plant will be unable to thrive, grow and blossom.

Similarly, a blockage in the flow of Qi anywhere in the body will inhibit the amount of nourishment that reaches our cells, tissues, muscles, organs and glands. Under normal circumstances, your body can easily return to good health and vitality.

If the disruption of Qi is prolonged or excessive, or if your body is in a weakened state, the flow of Qi becomes restricted and a variety of symptoms, including pain, may arise.


Many things can cause Qi to become blocked:
    • Poor diet
    • Physical trauma
    • Emotional trauma
    • Inherited weakness of Qi
    • Chemical, physical, and/or emotional stress

By inserting fine, sterile needles at specific points, an acupuncturist is able to treat pain by breaking up blockages that have hampered the smooth flow of Qi. Once this is done, Qi can travel freely throughout the body, promoting pain-free health, well-being and vitality.

Not only can acupuncture treat signs and symptoms of pain and discomfort, it can also get to the root of the problem. When the initial cause of the pain is corrected, your body can begin to heal on deeper levels. Your acupuncturist may also suggest adjunct therapies to enhance treatment and speed healing, such as: massage, stretching, yoga, herbal supplements and dietary changes

“I can not see a better solution to long-term
chronic pain. There is no question in my mind that acupuncture is safer than surgery or drugs.”

—Dr. Bruce Pomeranz, Neuroscientist, University of Toronto

Jenny Bisset, a licensed acupuncturist in San Carlos, CASchedule an appointment with Jenny today
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