Pain Relief

Pain Relief Clinic

Are you or does someone you know suffer from aches, pain or discomfort in the body? Perhaps you have been diagnosed with a serious back pain concern?

Did you know that acupuncture and clinical massage could help effectively combat and treat successfully a variety of pain problems as recommended by the World Health Organization.

The importance of defining pain is that it may occur without recognized cause, it is crucial to recognise that pain is also influenced by our emotions. You may also see the following terms used to describe pain - inflammatory, mechanical, chemical, referred, neuropathic, ischemic, somatic and visceral. Two other ways of defining pain are - chronic or acute. These definitions are used when assessing pain.

Chronic Pain -is pain that has lasted longer than 12 weeks and is mostly musculoskeletal. Chronic pain is influenced by many factors, such as ongoing pain signal input to the nervous system even without tissue damage, physical weakening due to lack of exercise, a person's thoughts about the pain, as well as the emotional states such as depression and anxiety.

Acupuncture is best known for its ability to successfully treat pain, arthritis, backache, sports injuries, neck pain, sciatica, tendonitis, RSI. Acupuncture is an extremely powerful and effective approach to treat pain because it decreases pain levels as it stimulates the body’s healing response. Acupuncture resolves pain by affecting several pain pathways and healing responses at the same time such as :

* raise endorphin levels and diminish the nervous system’s pain response
* decrease inflammation and swelling
* relax muscles and stop spasms
* increase circulation to the local area

Pain itself is not a diagnosis, but rather an indication or warning that there is a problem somewhere in the body. The intensity of the pain usually indicates or warns how severe the problem is.

The circumstances surrounding the onset of the pain are just as important. Was there an accident or incident? Or did the pain gradually develop over a course of time or during a certain period of life?


Sports Injuries

Acupuncture for athletes when used for sports injury works to speed the healing process or to take away a lot of the pain without having to take pain killers which can be addictive. It allows ones own body to heal without other complications or re-injury. Sports injury acupuncture has been known to work in the orient for over a thousand years.

Acupuncture for athletes brings sports injury pain relief.

Acupuncture is well known for its effectiveness in reducing most types of pain, including sports-related injuries and can be used to help decrease swelling, spasms and inflammation. Additionally, it can be used to control pain, increase range of motion and help promote healing. Because of its broad range of applications, acupuncture can be used during any of the phases of injury. The focus is not only to treat the injury but also to treat any underlying conditions that may predispose an individual to injuries. This is especially important when treating chronic or recurrent injuries that interfere with life activities or athletic performance.

Injuries occurring from sports are mostly due to trauma or overuse syndromes involving the musculoskeletal system and its soft tissues. Trauma to these soft tissues, including ligaments, tendons and muscles, are generally the result from falls, blows, sprains/strains, collisions and disruptions of the healing processes due to inflammation.

Some Commonly Treated Sports Injuries include:

* Muscular Aches & Strain
* Neck Pain
* Shoulder Impingement
* Tennis Elbow
* Lower Back Strain
* Hamstring Strain
* Runner's Knee
* Shin Splints
* Ankle Sprain
* Achilles Tendonitis

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