Chronic Pain Relief
Many Americans first learned about acupuncture when former President Richard Nixon returned from his trip to China with newsreel footage of a woman undergoing open heart surgery with acupuncture as the sole anesthetic. As her heart lay beating on the table beside her, the patient was calmly sipping tea and chatting with her surgeon — a dramatic illustration of acupuncture’s capacity to manage pain.
This was a revelation to Westerners, but old hat to the Chinese and Japanese, who have long recognized that these centuries-old treatments provide an effective and cost-effective means of relieving discomfort of all kinds. You don’t have to live with chronic pain. Arthritis, bursitis, back pain, sciatica, lumbago, and headaches are all common problems that limit mobility, reduce productivity and make life less enjoyable for millions of Americans. Oriental medicine can successfully treat these pains, whether caused by injury or medical disorder.
Pain killers, anti-inflammatory medicines, and muscle relaxants aren’t always effective and can lose their effectiveness over time. Acupuncture and Oriental medicine do not mask pain; they heal the underlying condition causing it, so the body stops sending signals of distress. Some conditions require surgery, and if we determine that to be the case, we refer patients for the appropriate care immediately. Most common sources of pain respond well to the comprehensive treatment plan that Oriental medicine prescribes:
