“Does acupuncture work for chronic pain?”
I have chronic neck pain. I want to treat it. Does acupuncture work for chronic pain?
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AcupuncturistAcupuncture
Chronic pain is what brought me to acupuncture myself. It can be very helpful particularly for neck pain.
We will exam 1st. Then provide dry needling 1st. Patients will find instant results in general.
Depending on patients’ medical histories and conditions, each patient will have different responses. Patients will have to follow up in 3-7days depending on severity.
Patients will be examined again on how much difference they have experienced since the initial acupuncture treatment.
Then we can give patients a plan for symptomatology.
If we find limitations in improvements, we will apply different plans as a holistic approach.
Depending on patients’ medical histories and conditions, each patient will have different responses. Patients will have to follow up in 3-7days depending on severity.
Patients will be examined again on how much difference they have experienced since the initial acupuncture treatment.
Then we can give patients a plan for symptomatology.
If we find limitations in improvements, we will apply different plans as a holistic approach.
Usually, Many times it is the only thing that will work. tat sai it depends on the cause of the pain. When there is physical damage to the body, acupuncture alone may not be able to relieve the pain. I have successfully treated many patients with chronic pain. I layer the treatment with microcurrent, sound, and light therapy and in some cases also prescribe herbs.
For the neck be sure to see a chiropractor to ensure there is no alignment issue.
For the neck be sure to see a chiropractor to ensure there is no alignment issue.
If your pain is chronic, you will need multiple sessions per week for a period of time. Then you can decrease sessions to once a week once it is under control. You need a private consultation to discuss your pain issue.
It certainly can. Of course, it depends on many things, but a great percentage of my practice is treating chronic pain. It may take a while, but it's worth sticking with it.