Acupuncture Relieves Back Pain and Sciatica/title><br /> <meta name="keywords" content="backache,back injury,lower back,upper back,sciatica,hip pain"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/Joel/Acupuncture%20America%202/mm_training.css" type="text/css" /> <style type="text/css">  </style> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="OpenOffice.org 2.2 (Win32)" /> <meta name="AUTHOR" content="Joel Schreck" /> <meta name="CREATED" content="20090209;8484933" /> <meta name="CHANGED" content="16010101;0" /> <style type="text/css">  </style> </head> <body bgcolor="#64748B" dir="ltr"> <table width="95%" height="527" border="1" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="0" bordercolor="#FF0000"> <tr bgcolor="#FF0000"> <td colspan="3" background="images/acupuncturetreagtmentflag.gif"><div align="center"> <h1 align="left" class="style9"><span class="style119"> <span class="style6"><em>Acupuncture for BACK PAIN </em></span></span><span class="style119"></span></h1> </div> <a href="index.html">HOME </a> <table width="339" height="61" border="3" align="center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="navigation"> <tr> <td width="319" align="center" nowrap="nowrap" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="navText"><h5 align="center"><a href="http://www.drshen.com/herbsforbackpain.htm" class="style121"> CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINES FOR BACK PAIN </a></h5></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#D3DCE6"> <td width="368" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div align="center"></div> <div align="left"> <h5><a href="#acupunctureforbackpain%20">Acupuncture Treatment for All Back Pains </a></h5> <h4><a href="#acupuncturerpointsbackpain">Acupuncture Points for Back Treatment</a></h4> <h4><a href="#acupuncturebackpainresearch">Acupuncture Research for Back Pain</a> </h4> <h5><a href="http://www.drshen.com/herbsforbackpain.htm" class="style121">Chinese Medicine for Back Pain</a></h5> <p> </p> <h3 align="center"><img src="images/acupuncturecircle3.png" alt="Acupuncture for Back Pain" width="198" height="198" /></h3> <hr /> <h3> </h3> <h3><a name="acupunctureforbackpain" id="acupunctureforbackpain"></a></h3> <h3>ACUPUNCTURE EASES BACK PAIN </h3> <p> </p> <p>Acupuncturists treat back pain more often than for any other ailment. One of the reasons is how effective acupuncture is for back pain. Another is how ineffective Western medicine is for back pain. </p> <p>Acupuncture's non invasive methods have proven themselves successful for both upper back pain and lower back pain.</p> <p>Acupuncture treatments and acupuncture points vary depending on the location and cause of the back pain. </p> <p>Acupuncture also treats sciatica, which may cause hip pain, leg pain, or foot pain. Nevertheless the cause of sciatica is always in the lower back.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a name="acupuncturebackpainresearch" id="acupuncturebackpainresearch"></a></p> <p> </p> <p align="left">Study Shows Acupuncture Trumps Standard Care for Back Pain Relief<br /> By Kathleen Doheny<br /> WebMD Health News<br /> Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD</p> <p align="left">May 11, 2009 -- The ancient technique of acupuncture helps relieve chronic back pain better than standard care such as medications or physical therapy, according to a new study.</p> <p align="left">Even more surprising, all three acupuncture techniques tested -- including a "sham" technique with toothpicks and no skin puncturing -- worked better than the usual care given for the problem.</p> <p align="left">"Acupuncture-like treatments had a positive effect overall on people's chronic back pain," says study researcher Dan Cherkin, PhD, a senior investigator at Group Health Center for Health Studies in Seattle. </p> <p align="left">The study is published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.</p> <p align="left">Cherkin and colleagues assigned 638 men and women with chronic low back pain ...to one of four groups:</p> <p align="left">• Individualized acupuncture group. Patients received acupuncture treatment based on a customized prescription for acupuncture points.</p> <p align="left">• Standardized acupuncture group. Patients received an acupuncture treatment considered effective by experts for chronic low back pain.</p> <p align="left">• Simulated acupuncture group. Patients received a treatment that mimics needle acupuncture but used a toothpick in a needle guide tube without penetrating the skin.</p> <p align="left">• Usual care group. Patients continued whatever they were doing, such as taking pain medicine or undergoing physical therapy.</p> <p align="left">Acupuncture treatments were given two times a week for three weeks, then once a week for four weeks. The researchers measured back pain-related problems and dysfunction at eight weeks, a half year, and one year after the treatments.</p> <p align="left">Participants . . . were told only that the researchers were comparing three different methods of stimulating acupuncture points. Acupuncture vs. 'Usual Care'</p> <p align="left">"The individualized acupuncture did not provide any benefit over the standardized acupuncture," Cherkin tells WebMD. "The simulated acupuncture, which did stimulate the standardized points, also had the same effect. All three did better than usual care."</p> <p align="left">Those who got any of the acupuncture treatments were more likely than those getting usual care to have a "meaningful" improvement in the dysfunction scale, which reflects the ability to engage in activities of daily living. Overall, 60% of the acupuncture-treated patients, but just 39% of the usual-care group patients, had meaningful improvements in dysfunction, the researchers found.</p> <p align="left"> </p> <hr /> <p>Acupuncturists often use Chinese herbal medicines to assist back pain treatments. Topical herbs or poultices are useful for back pain caused by injury. Internal herbals are used to promote flow and relieve pain, especially when weak energy is a cause of poor flow.</p> <h5 align="center"><a href="http://www.drshen.com/herbsforbackpain.htm" class="style121">CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINES FOR BACK PAIN</a></h5> <hr /> <p align="center"> </p> <h4 align="left"><a name="acupuncturerpointsbackpain" id="acupuncturerpointsbackpain"></a></h4> <h4 align="left">Acupuncture Points for Back Pain </h4> <p align="left">Acupuncture Point Shen Zhu • Governing Vessel 12 Body Pillar. <br /> Location: Below the spinous process of the third thoracic vertebra (T3). <br /> </p> <p align="left"> </p> <p align="left"><img src="images/acupuncturepoint-gv12.GIF" width="200" height="289" /></p> <hr /> <p align="left"> </p> <p align="left"> Acupuncture Point Ming Men • Governing Vessel 4 Life Gate. Reunion point on Curious Meridian Dai Mo. <br /> Location: On the lower back, below the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra (L2). <br /> <br /> Clears Heat <br /> Regulates The Governing Vessel <br /> Tonifies The Kidneys <br /> Benefits The Lumbar Spine <br /> <br /> </p> <p align="left"><img src="images/acupuncturepoint-gv4.GIF" alt="back pain acupuncture point" width="200" height="268" /></p> <hr /> <p> </p> <p>Acupuncture Point Shen Shu • Bladder 23 Kidney Shu. Back Shu of the Kidney that connects with Front Mu GB25. <br /> Location: On the lower back, 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra (L2). <br /> CautionAvoid the Kidneys. <br /> <br /> Strengthens Essence <br /> Nourishes Kidney Yin <br /> Firms Kidney Qi <br /> Opens And Regulates The Water Passages <br /> Benefits The Uterus <br /> Benefits The Ears And Eyes <br /> Strengthens The Lumbar Region <br /> Regulates Urination <br /> <br /> </p> <p>Acupuncture Point Da Chang Shu • Bladder 25 Large Intestine Shu. Back Shu of the Large Intestine that connects with Front Mu ST25. <br /> Location: On the lower back, 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the fourth lumbar vertebra (L4). <br /> <br /> Regulates The Intestines <br /> Transforms Stagnation <br /> Strengthens The Lumbar Region And Legs <br /> Alleviates Pain <br /> <br /> </p> <p align="left"><img src="../../../ubchannel-acupuncturepoints.GIF" alt="Acupuncture for back pain" width="104" height="148" /></p> <hr /> <p>Acupuncture Point Wei Zhong • Bladder 40 Bend Middle. He Sea Point on the Bladder Channel. Command Point for the Upper and Lower Back. Earth Point on Water Meridian. <br /> Location: At the midpoint of the popliteal fossa. <br /> <br /> Strengthens The Lumbar Region And Knees <br /> Activates The Channel <br /> Alleviates Pain <br /> Tonifies Kidney Qi <br /> Dispels Wind Damp <br /> <br /> <br /> </p> <p><img src="images/ub40acupuncturepoint.gif" width="122" height="152" /></p> <hr /> <p>  </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p> </p> <p align="left"> </p> <p> </p> <p><br /> </p> </div> <p></p></td> <td width="233" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div align="center"> <h1 align="center"><font face="Lucida Sans, Engravers MT, Garamond, Matisse ITC, fantasy"><span class="style89"><strong>LOW BACK PILLS</strong><b></b></span></font><font size="2" color="#000000" face="Lucida Sans, Engravers MT, Garamond, Matisse ITC, fantasy"><font color="#FF0000"><b><br /> <font color="#000000">for Lower Body Circulation</font></b></font></font></h1> <h1 align="center"><font size="2" face="Lucida Sans, Engravers MT, Garamond, Matisse ITC, 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