Chronic & acute pain

While acute pain comes on suddenly and may resolve quickly, chronic pain may be recurring, lingering, constant, diffuse or pinpoint, flare up, may not respond to conventional therapies, may interfere with daily activities, often leads to disruption within other body systems, and proves extremely frustrating.

The True Acupuncture style’s approach is to evaluate and address the underlying chronic condition(s) that contribute to the presentation, recurrence, and flaring up of the chronic pain. Chronic pain rarely belongs to an isolated part of the body and addressing the intricate push and pull of the meridian systems in response to chronic illness is necessary.

Pain Relief & Management:

• Fibromyalgia related aches and pain

• Arthritic pain, joint pain

• Foot, ankle, and knee pain

• Hand and wrist pain: carpal tunnel, overuse, etc.

• Headaches and migraines

• Jaw pain

• Shoulder pain and "frozen shoulder"

• Lower back (lumbar) pain and weakness

• Sciatica

• Tennis & Golfer's elbow

• Neck, shoulder, & upper back pain, tightness, spasms and weakness
  

Overall, Acupuncture is effective in providing treatments and approaches unique to Chinese Medicine perspectives, yet with contemporary research and understanding. In an official report, Acupuncture: Review and Analysis of Reports on Controlled Clinical Trials, the World Health Organization (WHO) has listed the following symptoms, diseases and conditions that have been shown through controlled trials to be treated effectively by acupuncture.  Find the list here.