Does acupuncture work?
Yes. Acupuncture works.
Does acupuncture work for pain? Yes.
Does acupuncture work for acute pain from injury? Yes.
Back Pain? Knee pain? Neck pain? Back pain? Hip pain? Shoulder pain? Yes, yes, yes, yes and yes.
What about for pain where we don’t know the source? Can acupuncture help that? Yes.
And can acupuncture help for emotional pain like stress and anxiety? Yes.
How does acupuncture work? Ahh, now that’s a good question and I might get to that at another time.
The vast majority of patients who come into my clinic find relief from their pain. Healing happens in bursts. So some people get a huge healing burst from their first treatment while others get incremental relief each session. Every person is different so it is hard to say how you will respond to a treatment. Since acupuncture is not like taking a pain reliever where in 20 minutes your pain is masked, some people slide back to living their normal life without realizing they are now doing things that their pain was inhibiting them from doing before. In situations of acute pain or injury, an acupuncture session with speed up the healing process so that you can get back to living your life faster. In general, the longer you deal with pain the longer it takes to treat. That’s because your brain has solidified pain pathways. But that doesn’t mean you can’t get relief, take the edge off and allow you to have a better quality life.
Pain has a way of getting into every facet of life. When you’re in pain, you cannot focus as well, your emotions can be overwhelming, energy levels are down, motivation too. Similarly, if you’re struggling mentally and emotionally, it finds a way out in your body and typically in your weak spots because they are most vulnerable. All of this to say, if you’re not able to do what you want in life because of pain, physical or emotional, try acupuncture.
And of course, if you have a more questions about if acupuncture works, reach out. I love talking about all things acupuncture.
May you find a moment of peace in your day.
- Kathryn Coppola