Most people, when they think of acupuncture, can only picture needles being inserted into their bodies and nothing but pain being inflicted. Needles are, of course, inserted. That is what acupuncture is all about, but there is no pain involved in the procedure.
First, the needles are very, very, very small. They do not inflict any pain when they are inserted. An accomplished acupuncturist can insert needles and the patient will not feel even the tiniest twinge of pain.
As the needles are inserted, they are spinning rapidly, and because they are so very fine, there is simply no pain at all.
The object of the acupuncturist is to restore the balance of Qi (pronounced "chee") in the patient who is suffering from back pain. Once the Qi is balanced, the forces of Yin and Yang are also balanced.
The balance of Qi and Yin and Yang will do away with all pain in the body. When the body is balanced, pain cannot exist.
Acupuncture is described by those who practice Western medicine as alternative medicine. But since acupuncture has been around several thousand years longer than Western medicine, maybe Western medicine is the alternative medicine.
People have suffered from back pain probably since the dawn of time. It is second only to the common cold as reasons given for absences from work in today's modern world, as it most likely has been for many previous centuries.
Acupuncture has proven many times to many people over many years that it can and does work to relieve back pain.
The key to using acupuncture to relieve back pain is in finding an acupuncturist who is experienced and who has had success with other patients.
