Natural Methods to Manage Pain with Acupuncture
I have worked in the health industry for now 16 years. First starting out in remedial massage therapy before moving into Chinese medicine. I have a special interest in how to manage pain with acupuncture because I have seen how debilitating pain can be for people. From whiplash injuries, to post operative pain, to chronic lower back pain, to cluster migraines and even Endometriosis.
What is like to work with people to help manage pain with Acupuncture?
Patients don’t just suffer with physical pain. As a result, they experience psychological distress such as depression, fatigue and reduced quality of life. This can then lead to further health problems.
Many studies have been done on the efficacy of traditional acupuncture for common conditions. For example, Tonsillectomy is one of the most frequently performed pediatric surgical procedures worldwide. Research suggests that post surgical acupuncture shows positive results after paediatric tonsillectomy, with the risk ratio was significantly lower compared to that of conventional drug therapy (1).
Other acupuncture studies show a decreased recurrence rate for Migraine prophylaxis (2) which affects 10% of the Australian population (3). Furthermore, Osteoarthritis which effects 15% of the Australian population, shows that acupuncture has significant reduction in pain intensity, improvement in functional mobility and quality of life (4).
Lastly, one of the biggest studies done in Australia showed evidence of acupuncture efficacy for the above mentioned, as well as Allergic Rhinitis, Post-operative nausea and vomiting, Chemotherapy-induced post-operative nausea and vomiting and Lower back pain (5).
What are some common conditions we see to help manage pain with acupuncture ?
- Shoulder pain
- Frozen shoulder
- Neck pain
- Knee pain
- Elbow pain such as tennis elbow
- Sciatica
- Headache
- Migraine
- Lower back pain
- Digestive pain
- Period pain
- Endometriosis
- Fibroids
- Arthritis pain
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Fibromyalgia
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Post operative pain
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Research:
- Shin HC, Kim JS, Lee SK, Kwon SH, Kim MS, Lee EJ, et al. The effect of acupuncture on postoperative nausea and vomiting after pediatric tonsillectomy: A meta-analysis and systematic review. Laryngoscope. 2016 Aug;126(8):1761-7. > Research Link
- Yang Y, Que Q, Ye X, Zheng G. Verum versus sham manual acupuncture for migraine: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Acupunct Med. 2016 Apr;34(2):76-83. > Research Link
- http://headacheaustralia.org.au/migraine/migraine-a-common-and-distressing-disorder > Link
- McDonald J, Janz S. The Acupuncture Evidence Project: A Comparative Literature Review (Revised edition). © Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association Ltd, 2017. Research Link
- Chen CC, Yang CC, Hu CC, Shih HN, Chang YH, Hsieh PH. Acupuncture for pain relief after total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2015 Jan-Feb;40(1):31-6 > Research Link