Back Pain Relief With Acupuncture

Posted by The Popular News Today on Saturday, April 14, 2012

By Sarah Rucken


In Chinese medicine theory, back pain can be caused by a kidney energy weakness. This is not the actual organ, but the energy of the organ as defined by Chinese medicine theory. Chinese herbs and acupuncture can be very helpful to relieve back pain.

Back pain is often caused by tight muscles. The muscles in your back get very tight and acupuncture can relieve this tightness. There are many acupuncture points on the lower back that can be used to relieve back pain.

Points on the bladder and kidney meridians affect your back. They open up the meridians that affect back pain. You can do acupuncture on Kidney 7, for example, and relieve back pain with that point alone. If you have super tight muscles though, you might want to get acupuncture on your back. You will typically feel relief with one treatment, but you will need several treatments to relieve all the pain.

I also like to treat the "jiaji" points. These points are about an inch from the spine and open up circulation in your back. If you have an underlying kidney deficiency, which is common, I use moxa spray. Moxibustion is an herb called Mugwort. This herb is rolled into a cigar shape and lit. It can be passed over the back to help heat it up and treat your kidney energy.

I do not like smoke, so I use moxa spray. I put the needles in and use a far infrared lamp to heat the lower back. I use my far infrared lamp for any kind of pain. I then spray the moxa spray on the back and heat it with the lamp.

A kidney weakness can be resolved in about a month. I usually recommend Chinese herbs such as cordyceps to boost energy and improve metabolism.

Mugwort is lit and held over the skin. Smokeless moxa is mugwort that has been processed to reduce the smoke level. It still makes fumes though. If you go to an acupuncturist and smell something odd, do not be surprised if he/she is using mugwort in the office.




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