It’s no secret that many people in the Boston area suffer from low back pain. Lower back pain can stem from numerous causes and can affect sleep, eating habits, but most importantly your overall quality of life.

Acupuncture is very effective at treating lower back pain. In fact acupuncture might have grown so popular in recent years because of its unique ability to form a multi-pronged attack against low back pain.

In essence, acupuncture is able to provide general pain relief, anti-inflammatory effects, increased blood flow and relaxed supporting muscles while also helping to create proper structure within the body.

As an acupuncturist one of the main things that I do every single day with every single patient is to analyze the structure of their body to see if they are aligned correctly. Without alignment we are like a poorly designed building waiting to fall to the ground with a 1.2 scale earth quake. In order to have optimal performance of your body we must strive to have optimal alignment in our body.

Right as you are reading this article grab your t-shirt, sweater, or whatever garment you are wearing and pull down in the area around your navel towards your feet. What do you see?

If done correctly you will see lines in your shirt – these lines are what happens when the fascia or connective tissue in the body is misaligned. As a basic review ligaments connect bone to bone, tendons connect muscle to bone and FASCIA connects EVERYTHING to EVERYTHING. It is one of the most important factors in correcting posture and alignment problems.

Here’s the good news – acupuncture has distinct influence over fascial planes. Many acupuncture points on meridians are located on or over fascia planes in the body and can help trigger symptomatic relief.

And that’s not all. With proper acupuncture care beyond symptomatic relief acupuncture can help change the structure of your body and your alignement. We are able to as we say, “treat the roots and the branch of the tree.” Without watering or addressing the underlying CAUSE of your lower back pain symptomatic relief my occur, but long term it’s very likely to come back.

If you’re in the Boston, Waltham, Newton, Lexington or other metro west areas I strongly encourage you to give my office a call.

PS
Here’s an acupuncture secret that can help ease your lower back problems: the ear.  Check out the list of points in the ear and find a tender area using a q-tip or cotton swab – and press for 30 seconds?  Can you feel the pain relaxing?

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