Acupuncture for sciatica in Tulsa
According to the National Institutes of Health, right around 80% of Americans now suffer or will suffer from some form of lumbar pain at some point in their lives. That's a fantastic number; 4 out of every 5 Americans is or will be struggling with some form of lower back pain. This finding implies that lower back pain is second only to headaches as the most common neurological disorder in America. There are, of course, numerous causes for lower back pain, only a few of which are structural in nature. Commonly diagnosed under the umbrella of sciatica, lower back pain presents itself most often because of an injury or strain to the soft tissue supporting the spine causing inflammation pressure around the sciatic nerve. In other, less frequent cases, spinal stenosis, a narrowing of the spinal column or a bulging or herniated disc is the cause of the problem. Because there are many potential causes for lower back pain, there is no 'standard' treatment available. Acupuncture for sciatica in Tulsa relief is growing in popularity and people that have tried it generally sing its praises. Numerous controlled studies, in which the experimental group gets the treatment while the control group doesn't, have shown that acupuncture is an effective and reliable therapy for pain relief. A meta-analysis, a scientific comparison of many studies, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, found that acupuncture is significantly more effective than no treatment at all. Acupuncture: How it Works Asian medicine is based on a theory that the human body consists of channels that allow the 'life force' or 'chi' to circulate. When these channels become blocked as the result of stress or disease the general health of the person is compromised. Acupuncture seeks to unblock these channels by sticking thin needles in the affected channels thereby allowing the 'chi' to once again flow freely. Being an important component of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture is used to actually treat any number of diseases throughout Asia. The Science behind Acupuncture The experimental groups received either acupuncture treatments or electro-acupuncture treatments while the control group received placebo therapy. After four treatments and one additional follow-up treatment after 2 months, the acupuncture group reported the most important changes in pain relief. This study concluded that "there is now reasonable evidence that acupuncture has a clinically relevant pain-relieving effect on certain forms of chronic pain." We enhance the lives of individuals and families by relieving pain, reducing stress, assisting healing and personal growth, preventing disease and offering incredible opportunity. Visit www.tulsapath.com for our therapies.
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