The best treatment for back pain, Phoenix patients can count on comes in the form of integrative medicine.  Acupuncture, trigger point injections, physical therapy, and sometimes medicines work together to strengthen the structural issues, reduce inflammation, and provide long-term pain relief.

Back Pain Phoenix

A variety of factors can cause back pain: injuries, repetitive motion stress, or imbalances in skeletal posture are common triggers. Holistic pain management provides back pain relief that works to identify and treat the root of the pain so the body can heal itself naturally.

Common Forms of Back Pain include:

Lower-back pain: Often the result of injury, repetitive stress/motion, or unbalanced skeletal posture.

Middle- and upper-back pain: Pain in these areas is usually the result of a traumatic injury or chronic posture issues.

Acupuncture for Back Pain

Acupuncture works to decrease inflammation, promote relaxation, and increase circulation. This reduces swelling and tension in compromised back muscles and injured tissues. Another benefit of acupuncture for back pain relief is that it releases endorphins, along with other "feel good" hormones, which are natural bio-chemical pain relievers. This release of positive hormones, combined with the reduction of inflammation and tension, allows tense and painful muscles in the upper-, middle-, and lower-back to relax.

Energy blockages from repressed emotions can manifest as back pain, too. Acupuncture works with the body's Qi, allowing these energy blocks to be freed.  We find this release to provide a relief from back pain that Phoenix patients can count on.

Trigger Point Injections for Back Pain Relief

For many people, back pain is a recurring or chronic condition. Long term tension in back muscles can cause the muscle fibers to become knotted. These knots, also called "trigger points," can be felt through the skin and are usually tender to the touch. They can cause referred pain as surrounding tissues become inflamed, aggravating nerve endings. Headaches and abdominal pain are common examples of referred pain resulting from trigger points located in the back.

Trigger Point Injections (TPI) can be used to treat these tightly bound muscle fibers, which also releases tension on nerve endings. Once muscles are relaxed, and healthy circulation is restored, the body can begin healing the tissues from previous injuries. During a TPI treatment, a Phoenix naturopathic physician will inject a solution containing vitamins or homeopathic antiinflammatories directly into the trigger point. This will release the knot almost immediately. The same type of therapy can be used on locally injured areas to improve healing time by decreasing inflammation and activation healing factors. Multiple trigger points can be treated in a single session.

Phoenix Back Pain Relief Through Integrative Medicine

Chronic back pain relief is often available by integrating eastern practices - such as acupuncture, acupressure and massage - with traditional western medicine practices such as trigger point injections and physical therapy.

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