Acupuncture for Chronic Pelvic Pain

The benefits of using acupuncture for issues of chronic pain have long been verified and supported by the Western medical community, so why not try acupuncture for chronic pelvic pain?

Acupuncture seeks to reduce chronic pain by assisting the body in healing itself.

Your acupuncture practitioner is a highly skilled, professional Chinese medical doctor who is trained to relieve your chronic pelvic pain by inserting small (they look larger because they're long, but actually some of them are no wider than a piece of hair) needles into very specific points on the surface of the skin.

Unlike when you receive a shot or have blood drawn, acupuncture needles are not inserted any deeper than the surface of the skin.

Most patients report that although the needles look "weird," they cannot actually feel them in their body and are only aware of their presence by looking at them.

Acupuncture Can Provide Relief

So, if you can get past your fear of needles, you may find that acupuncture for chronic pelvic pain is the answer you've been searching for.

It is a safe, effective, pain free way to treat chronic pelvic pain.

Acupuncture for chronic pelvic pain works by inserting the needles along special areas of the body referred to as meridians.

These areas help to stimulate the body's natural pain killing mechanisms, thereby assisting the body in healing itself.

Several clinical studies involving acupuncture for chronic pelvic pain have reported continued success in the treatment of pelvic pain that is occurring for a variety of reasons.

Acupuncture Treats the Cause of Chronic Pelvic Pain,
Not Just the Symptom

Chronic pain for no known reason is often a problem within the nervous system.

By treating only the symptom of pain and not the underlying problem, many more conventional forms of medicine fail to provide true relief for their patients.

A Chinese medical practitioner will see the chronic pelvic pain as a symptom of an underlying problem, and will develop an individualized treatment plan to begin alleviating this underlying problem as well as the symptoms it is causing.

While many patients report some level of relief from symptoms after only one session, it is common for treatment for chronic pelvic pain to last for several sessions.

In addition to stimulating the meridians, the use of herbal supplements may also be used so it is very important that you inform your doctor and acupuncturist of the different drugs and supplements you are taking in order to avoid unnecessary side effects and contra indications.