The Classical Chinese Medicine Approach to Pain Relief

 

The body produces pain for a reason, firstly to alert you to a problem, and secondly to hinder your movement so that you don't create more problems.  Pain only occurs when the body is unable to provide your muscles and tendons with the blood and bodily fluids it needs to do the movement.  The classical Chinese medicine approach is most definitely different to the Western Medicine approach of pain killers etc.  As your acupuncture practitioner, I will assess, what we call your mediumship (Blood, Bodily Fluids, flow and strength of Qi, (energy)) by reading your pulses. We will rebalance any deficiencies with acupuncture and dietary advice and then improve the particular channel system which has been under duress. Depending on the type of pain you have been experiencing (radiating, aching, sharp, contracting etc) moxibustion and guasha may also be used.  I will explain everything to you, as we progress through the treatment.