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How Does Acupuncture Work?

January 22, 2021

If you have chronic or severe back pain, neck pain, headaches, or other types of bodily pain, you probably feel like you’ve tried everything but nothing works. If you still haven’t tried acupuncture, though, then you may be in for a surprise.

Many people assume that acupuncture is just an odd Chinese treatment that looks painful, but it actually works for many, many patients in relieving their pain on a much more long-term basis than what medication can solve. Plus, it doesn’t have any drawbacks or side effects.

Let’s talk about how acupuncture works in the body, and where you can go for this treatment whereby you can trust that the practitioners maintain the most sterile procedure.

How Acupuncture Relieves Pain

Acupuncture consists of a trained practitioner inserting hair-thin, sterile needles into the skin. The practitioner selects specific points on the body for needle placement.

In traditional Chinese medicine, the spots where your practitioner inserts the needles are known as meridians. The theory is that you’re rebalancing the flow of the body’s natural energy via the needles, which balances your overall health.

Modern practitioners of acupuncture insert the needles into your connective tissue, muscles, or nerves, in order to stimulate the central nervous system. The practice is believed to release beneficial chemicals into your brain, spinal cord, and muscles.

There are many different theories surrounding how and why acupuncture works, but most recipients of the treatment say that they simply felt much better after having it done. Their testimonies prove that the result is a significant reduction in pain.

What to Expect During Treatment

During the acupuncture treatment, you’ll receive between five and 20 needles. Most people report very minimal pain from the needle insertion.

Generally, the needles will stay in position for between 10 and 20 minutes before the practitioner will remove them. You are then likely to feel either relaxed or energized.

Typically, patients require multiple treatments to experience the overall effect of acupuncture. The number of treatments you receive will be based on your condition and its severity, but it usually takes from six to eight treatment sessions.

Acupuncture Treatment Centers Across Delaware

Here at the Delaware Back Pain & Sports Rehabilitation Centers, we offer a variety of natural and alternative treatments for various types of musculoskeletal pain, including acupuncture. Our world-class chiropractors know how to perform this technique safely, accurately, and with utmost care to sterility.

If you have any questions or would like to schedule an appointment with a member of our medical team here at Delaware Back Pain & Sports Rehabilitation Centers, contact our friendly staff today by calling one of our locations across Delaware. You may also fill out our easy-to-use online appointment request form. We look forward to helping you enjoy a more pain-free lifestyle!

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Staffed by certified physiatrists, chiropractors, psychologists, and therapeutic rehabilitation specialists, we provide pain relief for many types of bone, joint, nerve conditions. Our interventional pain management specialists (PM&R) treat closed head injuries, stroke, concussion, whiplash, dizziness, headaches, sciatica, disc problems, back & neck pain, joint stiffness, sleep apnea, muscle spasm, fibromyalgia, arthritis, neuritis, bursitis, and more.  We also treat job related injuries and injury from auto accident, sports or a fall at home.  As experts in Pain Medicine, our doctors provide surgical and non-surgical solutions including trigger point injections, epidural injections, nerve block, spinal cord stimulation, intrathecal spinal pump implant, PRP therapy, Graston® technique, Prolotherapy and more.  Serving Wilmington, Newark, Middletown, Smyrna, and Dover, Delaware.