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Acupuncture For Back Pain

Updated: Aug 13, 2022

Back pain is considered to be a very common problem. In fact, reports state that nearly 9 in 10 individuals may experience discomfort within their back at some point in their life. Often the pain is brief and can easily be treated at home with over the counter pain relievers and a few days of rest. Unfortunately, that is not always the case and other treatment options are necessary like Acupuncture for example. Many people seem a bit hesitant to try out acupuncture due to the fact that there are needles involved. This is understandable since some are squeamish when it comes to needles, but the whole process is relatively painless and there are little to none side effects. Light bruising and slight discomfort are normal after the procedure, but that is very minimal and a relatively small when compared to the ability to live pain-free. Furthermore, you should feel confident knowing that you are in safe hands when visiting a specialist, who can significantly reduce the chance of any side effects as they are trained in how to properly administer the procedure.


Inflammation is a common source of back pain, which is the localized swelling of tissues or joints. Fortunately, acupuncture can significantly decrease the swelling in a more natural manner. As soon as the inflammation depletes, pain relief is instant or even completely gone.

Living with back pain can have a negative effect on your life and truly throw a wrench in your everyday life. Minimal day to day tasks become increasingly more difficult to achieve, and you will even have trouble sleeping due to the pain. Understand that when it comes to living with back pain, you are not alone, but find comfort in the healing success of acupuncture. Ongoing acupuncture treatment will continuously help with inflammation as well as prevent further pain. As mentioned before, the inflammation is the root of the problem causing the pain, therefore once you treat that you treat the pain. Meaning your quality of life will improve and you will be able to continue on with a normal pain-free life and get the adequate rest you really need.


Ultimately, by improving your quality of life by acupuncture treatment, you also improve your general wellbeing. It is no secret that experiencing back pain can truly alter your day to day schedule and no one likes to be prevented from accomplishing your daily tasks. Not to mention the negative impact it can have on your job due to the immense amount of pain as well as lack of sleep. Living with pain and having to suffer in such ways is not normal and you should highly consider acupuncture treatments. Let the results do the talking, and remember the reward of living pain-free definitely out way any potential risk. We anticipate that this article has answered any questions you may have regarding how acupuncture can treat your back pain.

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