Neck Pain
Neck Pain Relief With Acupuncture
Treat neck pain with acupuncture for relief from all types of neck pain. Neck pain is, well, a pain in the neck! Neck pain is often due to poor posture and muscle strain due to prolonged sitting at the computer. Using your muscles during sporting activities or heavy work loads causes neck strain leading to pain. Neck pain that is due to spinal issues require a medical diagnosis to ensure there is no underlying disc issue that requires intervention. Neck pain due to poor posture or strain from exertion is easily treated with acupuncture.
What if you’ve been diagnosed with some of these common conditions:
- Arthritis
- Stenosis
- Bulging discs
- Whiplash
Can acupuncture help in these cases? The answer is, yes, most often acupuncture can help either eliminate or greatly reduce the pain associated with these medical conditions. Serious injury requires medical intervention. Acupuncture can be an adjunct to western therapies such as physical therapy, surgical repair, and reduce the need for anti-inflammatory medication or pain killers.
Neck Pain Research Studies
Acupuncture More Effective than Massage
The author of one study, Dominik Irnich, MD, tells WebMD that, “acupuncture is widespread in the world. Western medicine is wonderful and successful, but in many, many chronic conditions … there is a lack of success, and Eastern medicine methods may be the right choice. … [Our] study shows that acupuncture is more effective than one of the most customary treatments for chronic neck pain [that is, massage].” Irnich is an anesthesiologist specializing in pain therapy at the University of Munich and the German Medical Acupuncture Association.
Acupuncture Relieves Whiplash
Studies have shown acupuncture to be effective in relieving certain types of neck pain, particularly those caused by whiplash. Some studies suggest acupuncture can treat degenerative neck disorders such as ankylosing spondylosis and cervical spondylosis; in many cases, acupuncture has worked for patients whose conditions could not be solved using conventional approaches.