Pain Management

When you are experiencing pain, there is an imbalance in the body’s energy system. Acupuncture encourages the body to promote its own natural healing and to improve overall functioning.

Acupuncture has been used as an effective way of relieving pain for thousands of years.

By inserting the needles into specific points on the body, acupuncture stimulates the body to produce natural steroids and release endorphins, steroids decrease inflammation and endorphins inhibit pain. Chronic conditions benefits from the control of pain and inflammation, enhanced circulation, and the reduction of stress.

Acupuncture is helpful in treating a wide range of pain conditions, such as:

  • Migraine, Headaches
  • Tennis Elbow, Golf Elbow
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Shingles
  • Neck Pain, Knee Pain
  • Back Pain
  • Joint Pain, Arthritis, Osteoarthritis
  • Sciatica, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Frozen Shoulder

In Pain?

Safe and Effective

Dr. Yin’s patients in Frisco enjoy acupuncture because it is a safe and effective option for those who do not want to have surgery, or side effects with many drug treatments, such as anti-inflammatory medication and steroid injections. Acupuncture usually treats the causes and helps relieve pain.

How Does Pain Work?

Any pain detected by the body is sent to the brain through the nociceptors, or otherwise known as sensory nerves. Each sensory nerve registers various feelings of pain, ranging from burning, sharp pain, to dull, and throbbing pain. The proprioceptive nerves then tell the brain specific areas of the body where the pain originates from. Physical injury, on the other hand, is handled in two different stages. First, the body protects the injured area and then defends itself against any possible harm. The brain further generates a defensive reflex on the muscles located around the injury, making it harder to prevent you from possibly re-injuring it. Blood flow to that location is restricted by the brain to prevent any infections from reaching other parts of the body. The second stage begins only after inflammation has reduced.

Chemicals aimed at blocking pain are sent to the affected area. The brain then relaxes blood vessels around the affected area to increase the blood flow. Energy then circulates through the entire body, moving through the injured area to regain its original state. In some cases, energy blocks may develop in the meridians in your body. These energy balls lead to an imbalance that causes an outburst of physical symptoms. Needles can be inserted into particular points on the meridian to stimulate energy, break the blocks or alternatively adjust the flow of energy.

Acupuncture and Pain Management

Acupuncture can be conducted in various parts of the body. However, the best points to use for healing are located on the legs and arms. These nerves, otherwise known as nerve nodes on the legs and arms, are part of the peripheral nervous system. When an acupuncture needle “enters” your body, it stimulates nerve nodes that regenerate the proprioceptive nerve routes.

A piercing of the needle stimulates the brain to release encephalin and endorphin painkillers, as well as bring back blood flow and motion to the affected areas. Shortly after acupuncture, proprioceptive signals begin to weaken. The brain is then stimulated to activate the order of psychological reactions that subsequently heal the affected area.

Effects of Acupuncture on Pain Levels

Researchers have gone an extra mile to retrieve raw data on self-reported pain. Through standardizing the different study participants’ reactions, this in turn enabled researchers to assess and compare their results as a whole. The team of researchers found clear yet robust effects of acupuncture in treating neck pain, back pain, headaches, back pain and osteoarthritis.

On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the highest), subjects that registered a pain level of six experienced an average drop of 50% in response to the traditional acupuncture treatment practices. A drop of 25% for those that received sham acupuncture, and as little as 17% drop for those that received standard pain care treatment without acupuncture.

F.A.Q.s

With proper diagnosis, treatment, and a cooperative relationship between the acupuncturist and the patient, optimal health is possible.

What is Acupuncture?

Acupuncture is one of the oldest healing practices in the world, originated in ancient China more than 2,000 years ago. Acupuncture is a safe, drug-free way to prevent and treat disease, relieve pain, increase fertility, and improve overall health and wellness.

Acupuncture is based on the knowledge of vital energy flow to the whole body. This energy travels through pathways called meridian or channel (they are similar but not identical to the nervous and blood circulatory systems). Once this energy is deficient or blocked, then the body stops functioning normally and will eventually become sick.

By inserting needles into specific points along the meridians, the energy flow is restored and it will strengthen or promote energy circulation smoothly, unblock the stagnation in the meridians, and the body returns to its normal function to heal naturally.

What are acupuncture meridians?

Simply put, a meridian is an “energy pathway” in the human body. These meridians carry life force in and around all the parts of your body and each one is connected to one specific organ or group of organs which governs particular bodily functions. Optimal health depends on energy constantly flowing through the body.

Is Acupuncture safe?

The advantages of acupuncture are the absence of side effects, and the ability to treat several conditions or ailments simultaneously. Acupuncture needles generally cause no bleeding on entry or removal, and the needles we use are disposable.

How Can Acupuncture Help Me?

Whether you are dealing with health issues that are affecting your quality of life, or suffering from stress, anxiety or seeking to enhance your energy and fertility, acupuncture can help you. It is very effective in relieving pain, strengthening the body natural defenses, improving organ functions and promoting wellness.

From research, acupuncture stimulates the central nervous system and increases the production of endorphins and encephalins, which are natural chemicals in the body that improve a person’s circulation and mood, and benefit overall feeling of well-being.

It is important to seek treatment from a qualified, experienced and licensed acupuncturist.

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