Neck Pain and Traditional Acupuncture
Traditional Acupuncture helps to avoid or reduce the need for pain medication. Offering a holistic and alternative approach to alleviating neck pain.
Neck pain can be associated with symptoms that radiate to the arms or head, and may involve one or several neurovascular and musculoskeletal structures such as nerves, nerve roots, intervertebral joints, discs, bones, muscles and ligaments often becoming a debilitating and painful condition.
The majority of neck pain is considered non-specific, which means that it is not caused by a specific pathology such as a tumour or fracture. Muscle tension and spasms are common reasons for neck pain, which, left untreated, can become chronic.
Neck Pain treatment challenges
Neck pain is a major cause of disability worldwide, affecting a person’s ability to work. Paracetamol and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are common pharmacological treatments. Though side effects may be more common when these drugs are used long-term for chronic neck pain. For NSAIDs, there may be gastrointestinal-related adverse events and an increased risk of serious cardiovascular and renal complications; also, paracetamol is not necessarily a safe option.
Many people, including those who have had no improvement with medication, are interested in complementary and alternative medicine such as acupuncture to help manage pain. There is mounting evidence to support acupuncture being a good choice in the management of acute and chronic pain (Yin 2017; Coutaux 2017).
The Role of Traditional Acupuncture
Traditional Acupuncture helps to avoid or reduce the need for pain medication. Offering a holistic and alternative approach to alleviating neck pain. Traditional Five Element Acupuncture is a holistic therapy rooted in ancient Chinese and Japanese traditions. This involves inserting fine needles into specific points on the body to stimulate the body, mind and spirit’s healing response. Treating neck pain offers good benefits with none of the side effects of medication and surgery.
Personalised comprehensive care approach
When you start Traditional Five Element Acupuncture, your acupuncturist will take a comprehensive medical history, including any current or past medical conditions, medications, surgeries, injuries, allergies, and relevant details about your health. Asking about emotional health, your movement and exercise, eating, and sleeping habits. About your digestion, bladder and bowels, any issues with periods, menopause, pregnancy or birth. About your lifestyle, exercise, hobbies, work, family and stress.
All this is relevant to your treatment, as each person is treated individually and holistically. As each person’s pain and how it has evolved into what it is today and how it affects that person, is all important.
Acupuncture Benefits
Traditional Five Element Acupuncture benefits include reducing pain, to relax muscles, reducing inflammation, increasing blood flow, reducing stress, and enhancing range of motion. Treating muscle strains, neck tension, stress and tension cervical radiculopathy, cervical spondylosis, cervicogenic headaches, ankylosing spondylosis and whiplash. Also surrounding issues such as headaches, shoulder and back pain, tingling, nerve pain and the stress of the pain. There are many reasons why we get neck pain, which can be helped in the bigger picture of treatment with Traditional Five Element Acupuncture.
Acupuncture Treatment
Using Traditional Acupuncture to manage your neck pain means you may experience less pain. You may also be able to reduce or stop pain medication (with medical advice) or medical intervention. Stop or reduce pain returning in the future and help reduce your stress levels.
For information and treatment, contact Hannah Charles on – https://www.southwellacupuncture.co.uk/contact/
Hannah Charles is a founder member of the British Acupuncture Council (BAcC)
The BAcC is an advocate for traditional acupuncture professionals and maintains the highest professional standards to protect the general public. BAcC members belong to an accredited register, regulated and approved by the Professional Standards Authority for Health & Social Care (PSA). For More information, see the website – https://acupuncture.org.uk/
Research Neck Pain and Acupuncture
https://acupuncture.org.uk/fact-sheets/neck-pain/
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