We humans can generally agree that we dislike pain. Pain complaints such as back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, as well as headaches or migraines can disrupt our daily lives significantly. Read on to discover how acupuncture works as a natural method to combat pain.
Pain, What Is It?
Pain is a warning signal to the brain that occurs due to strong stimulation somewhere in or on the body. Essentially, the body tells the brain that something unpleasant is happening, after which the brain can, if possible, act to alleviate the pain. The pain receptors of the nerves are stimulated, and then the brain receives a pain signal. Pain can be short-lived, but unfortunately, complaints like back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, and headaches and migraines are types of pain that usually don't go away on their own.
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Alternative Medicine for Pain Relief
Sometimes, conventional medicine can be effective in relieving pain. However, it also often happens that complaints are unexplainable, there is no adequate therapy available, or the regular treatment doesn't work. Not everyone likes to use medications or heavy painkillers, so in these situations, alternative medicines like acupuncture are beneficial.
Pain Relief Through Acupuncture
Acupuncture proves very effective in combating persistent or hard-to-explain pain complaints. Pain is often a combination of several causes, and the acupuncturist carefully examines all these factors to determine the best pain relief treatment. Acupuncture for pain focuses on the body's self-healing ability by stimulating the production of endogenous painkillers and anti-inflammatory agents. This ensures fast, but especially long-lasting effect.
Acupuncture for Low Back Pain, Neck Pain, and Shoulder Pain
Pain in the back, neck, or shoulders is often due to stress, but an incorrect posture or making a wrong move can also cause low back pain. In the case of low back pain, there is a blockage of the energy flows in the nervous system. This, in turn, leads to the accumulation of waste products, and all these factors together cause a sensation of pain. Acupuncture is very effective in eliminating such energy blockages. A treatment with acupuncture is 100% natural and has a longer-lasting effect than regular painkillers. Read more about acupuncture and pain relief here
Acupuncture for Headaches and Migraines
Headaches and migraines are annoying complaints that unfortunately are very common. Sometimes as a result of stress, sometimes due to muscle tension elsewhere in the body, but headaches are often unexplainable. Acupuncture targets headaches by looking at the overall well-being of the body. Sometimes the hormonal balance is disrupted, or a lot of stress is stored in the body. Your acupuncturist always looks at the cause of your complaints together with you and adapts a customized treatment accordingly. Read more about acupuncture for headaches and migraines here
Is Acupuncture Itself Actually Painful?
We often get asked if acupuncture is painful. Most people don't have any trouble with an acupuncture treatment because the needles are so thin that you don't feel them or barely feel them. Acupuncture is completely harmless. Want to know more about treatment with acupuncture? Feel free to make an appointment online with one of our acupuncturists at one of our locations in Breukelen, Hoofddorp, Nieuw-Vennep, Rijswijk / Delft, Voorburg or Wassenaar.
