Acupuncture for back pain

 How is acupuncture for back pain performed?

 

The treatment of back pain with acupuncture is done when you are lying down in a comfortable position. Most acupuncturists use single-use sterile prepackaged needles. The insertion of needles does sting for a second but is not very painful. After insertion of needles, the needles are often rotated or stimulated with either electricity or heat. Most people require anywhere from 10-15 needles per treatment. Once the needles are in place, they are usually left in the location anywhere for 5-25 minutes.

Acupuncture  is never the sole treatment but used as complimentary treatment to the conventional medical treatments. The majority of reports on the effectiveness of acupuncture are anecdotal and most experts believe that the major effect of acupuncture is placebo-based (meaning it is all in your head). What you have to understand is that going for acupuncture is like going to a plastic surgeon. nothing is ever accomplished in one session and you have to keep on coming back. After you have spent enough money so that the therapist can buy a brand new car, you are discharged. Please do not be a sucker and fall for the acupuncture BS-it does not work in most cases.