If you suffer from chronic pain, you're not alone. According to the American Academy of Pain Management, 50 million Americans live with some type of chronic pain caused by disease, disorder or injury, including arthritis, back pain, joint and muscle pain, and fibromyalgia.
Traditional approaches to treating pain include surgery and drug therapy. However, many patients are concerned about the negative side effects of pain medications, including dependence, drowsiness, stomach upset and constipation, as well as the risks associated with surgery.
Acupuncture is a drug-free approach to reduce many types of chronic pain.
Recent discoveries in pain management indicate that some peoples' brains "learn" to feel pain more habitually than others, suggesting that retraining those nerve pathways can reduce or even eliminate unnecessary pain. Acupuncture stimulates the release of endorphins, the body's natural pain-killing substance and helps to subdue the pathways that are overstimulated. It is a non-invasive, drug-free approach to pain management that has provided relief to millions of people for thousands of years.
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