Preparing for the Acupuncture Treatment
Hi, I’m Dr. Haddock with One Spine Chiropractic, and I’ve been practicing acupuncture and chiropractic for about 15 years. I went to Texas Chiropractic College down in Houston.
Today, we’re going to be doing acupuncture for my patient here who has chronic low back pain. I’m going to start by prepping the area before I place the needles.
Placing the Acupuncture Needles
I’m going to place a few needles in the area where he’s complaining of muscle spasms and nerve pain. We’ll put a couple more in there.
What’s going to happen is that this will open up these energy channels and bring fresh blood to the area. This also releases endorphins, which are your feel-good chemicals. That helps the body get rid of the inflammation and stress that it has.
Acupuncture and Chiropractic Adjustment
Once we’re done with the acupuncture treatment, we usually like to give the patient an adjustment because this gives us better pain management and helps us quickly get rid of the pain, inflammation, and muscle spasms.
