How does acupuncture work on pain management for severe back/leg pain with sciat!
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I have been thinking I want to try acupuncture for pain in my back & legs. Also have nerve issues to deal with. Two surgeries in two years; want to look for alternatives as I do not want to have surgery again & I cannot deal with the pain on a constant battle. It interferes with my activity, exercise, job, sleep, etc.
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I was sent for acupuncture for nerve damage, and it did not work for me, however, there were people in the waiting room of the doctor's office that swore it had improved their condition. It was not painful or even uncomfortable to have done. In fact, the needles are so fine, you can't even feel them. I say go for it. If it works, it will be an simple solution to your problem. If it doesn't work, you can always try something else.
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the success of acupuncture is individual. i used it as therapy after a car accident and it alleviated the pain. its very thin needles inserted at various points in your body. these are then attached to a muscle stimulator which will stimulate your muscles and increase blood flow to reduce the swelling which causes the pain.
Try it! It worked for me!
Accupuncture works on the subtle energy system of the body and therefore will help on all levels. I recommend it for such conditions as it is very effective but as some of the other answeres have pointed out, it is based on the individual and results can vary a bit. Well worth a try and most certainly not painful.
Craig - Naturopath.
If I were to make a suggestion? Consider seeing a chiropractor for flexion distraction treatment (also known as Cox distraction technique).
Although I have personally used acupuncture with electric stim to treat discogenic pain, it was a minor part of treatment for which flexion distraction was the main component. Results were very good for severe discogenic pain with sciatica in the patients I treated back in school.
However, you need to understand that this type of back pain post-surgical failure is very difficult to treat. Prognosis BEFORE surgery is usually very good. Prognosis after a surgery that fails, especially if there are multiple surgeries..is poor.
It's still your best bet and the most common and most commonly successful treatment for what you have. Seek out a CERTIFIED Cox practioner from the following website. Call up the chiropractor and explain your situation. Ask if he commonly treats patients like you (most do and some specialize in it).
http://www.coxtechnic.com/referrals.asp
I am an alternative medicinal therapist this include acupressure and massage.
It works by blocking the nerve/s that is/are linked to the problem area. It cures by releasing blocked energy thus insuring a free flow through the nerves. Your whole body is full of these channels and are linked to your internal organs as well. Alternative medicine does not focus on the problem area it treats the whole body, because the whole body is affected by one problem which cause other problems along the line.
To a novice like yourself that is the easiest way of explaining it.
E Mail alternative@medicine.wanadoo.c.
Gloria
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