Part 1: Clinical Research is Positive For Acupuncture Pain-relief
1) If you’ve been suffering for a month or two – Try Acupuncture for Your Back Pain – It Really Does Work! Clinical research conclusively demonstrates that acupuncture provides good relief of both neck and back pain.
The recent medical literature shows (with a moderate degree of reliability) that acupuncture appears to provide a natural pain-relief for back pain patients. It may also help speed recovery in patients with neck and back pain.
2) Acupuncture provides greater relief of neck or back pain when it is used in combination with certain other treatments.
Research shows that the extent of lower back pain-relief from the needles of acupuncture treatments relates in some degree to how much people use acupuncture in combination with clinically-proven dietary, nutrition and lifestyle changes. Most-effective treatment includes supervised exercise and posture corrections. The involvement of a physical therapist is a good thing, too.
3) Acupuncture treatments in China provide faster and more effective relief of neck, back or other pain symptoms than acupuncture treatments in the U.S. Here in the States, the fastest relief is in Chinatown.
Why? Some think it may because larger diameter needles are used in China vs. the fine and extra-fine needles typically used here in the U.S.
Treatment with the larger diameter needles is often more uncomfortable (sometimes even painful ) but pain-relief comes much faster. This may be because the treatment stimulates the release of greater amounts of the neuro-active chemicals. Conclusive research has yet to be done to prove the precise mechanism and extent of relief.
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