“How long does an acupuncture session last for lower back pain?”
I have lower back pain and want to treat it. How long does an acupuncture session last for lower back pain?
15 Answers
For the first couple sessions it could take up to an hour, and the following sessions will probably take 30 minutes or more.
That can be only said after an initial evaluation.
In my clinic 25-30 min
It depends
I am a physician, not an acupuncturist. My guess is 20-30 mins.
It depends on how your lower back pain' severity and the licensed acupuncturists' experiences.
An acupuncture session can run from 45minutes to an hour.
Idk don't do it.
It’s hard to give and exact amount, I would need to know what the pain is from, how long you’ve been having it… Someone with a recent injury would feel relief quicker than someone with 40 years of chronic back pain.
Lejla Fazlicic
Acupuncturist
A single session is between 35-45 minutes and you may need 6-8 sessions. All the best
Typical Acupuncture sessions are 1-2 hours long.
Every practitioner is different. My treatments last an hour between talking before and after and the needles themselves. I also see patients twice a week until their pain is gone and stays gone between treatments.
I hope you feel better soon!
I hope you feel better soon!
Usually one session lasts for one hour for lower back pain.
It depends on the character of the pain and the cause of it. The session may last from 10 minutes to 1 hour. But the most common length of a session is 20-40 minutes. Read more here: https://philaacupuncture.com/natural-treatment-for-lower-back-pain/
How long any given treatment might last has a lot of variables - how severe is the pain, how good is the provider, what kind of response does the patient have to acupuncture, how far into the treatment plan are we? Right now, I don't have the answers to any of these questions, so it's hard to say how long a single sessions' results might last.
Here are some generalities:
1. About 5% of the population won't respond to acupuncture at all. Usually the first 3-4 treatments are about A) treating the patient and B) making sure they're not in that 5% group.
2. I specialize in pain management. It's unusual for my patients not to experience some level of pain relief on a first treatment. Other providers who are not well trained in acupuncture/Chinese medicine or who don't specialize in pain may get differing results.
3. Acupuncture is rarely a one-and-done type of treatment. Patients need to be prepared to attend at least 3-5 sessions before they decide whether or not acupuncture is working. A full course of therapy might be something like 10-12 treatments. Some people go longer, some experience resolution more quickly.
4. Acupuncture treatments are cumulative - the treatment effect is improved and extended with each subsequent visit.
I usually tell prospective patients that we may get some pain relief on the first treatment and that relief might last 24-48 hours.
Here are some generalities:
1. About 5% of the population won't respond to acupuncture at all. Usually the first 3-4 treatments are about A) treating the patient and B) making sure they're not in that 5% group.
2. I specialize in pain management. It's unusual for my patients not to experience some level of pain relief on a first treatment. Other providers who are not well trained in acupuncture/Chinese medicine or who don't specialize in pain may get differing results.
3. Acupuncture is rarely a one-and-done type of treatment. Patients need to be prepared to attend at least 3-5 sessions before they decide whether or not acupuncture is working. A full course of therapy might be something like 10-12 treatments. Some people go longer, some experience resolution more quickly.
4. Acupuncture treatments are cumulative - the treatment effect is improved and extended with each subsequent visit.
I usually tell prospective patients that we may get some pain relief on the first treatment and that relief might last 24-48 hours.
