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Alternative Ways To Back Pain Relief
Indeed, today’s fast, modern and stressful world can make more and more people prone to a variety of illnesses, aches and pains, especially upper and lower back pain. People who spend almost all of their daily eight-hour shift working in front of a desk or a computer, are more likely to strain their back muscles and their spine. While extremely common in this busy modern world, it is recommended that those suffering from back discomfort seek treatment right away to avoid complications or a permanently damaged spine.
Unfortunately, many individuals who suffer from chronic back discomfort find that their muscular pain relievers are good for but a few hours and will not necessarily resolve their back problems. Thus, more and more people are now discovering and resorting to old world Chinese remedies and treatments like acupuncture to give their strained, painful backs the needed relief.
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What is Oriental Medicine?
Oriental medicine is a system of healthcare that seeks to treat the whole person, as all holistic health methods do. Balancing the mind, body and spirit, Oriental medicine therapies like acupuncture, herbal medicine, acupressure, Tuina, and other Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) applications have been in existence before the dawn of modern civilization. A matter of fact, Oriental medicine predates the birth of Christ by nearly 5,000 years.
In addition to nutritional counseling, modern Oriental medicine practitioners commonly use a combined variety of natural healing therapies including acupuncture, Tai Chi, moxibustion, cupping, and Chinese herbal medicine, among others, when treating patients.
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Pain – Chinese Herbs That Help Relieve Suffering
Pain is a common response to various types of conditions in the body. Mostly, people experience pain due to physical injury but pain can be caused by arthritis, shingles, cancer, menstrual problems, and many other diseases. The pain response is generally thought to be a way that the body tells the mind that there is a problem. Unfortunately, the sensation of pain is often very difficult to bear and can lead to a variety of health problems in itself such as loss of sleep, depletion of energy, further illness, and a general loss of well-being. This is, of course, not to mention a person’s inability to perform some basic functions in their life such as work, certain physical movements, and even just sitting can be a challenge. This article will address some of the basic causes of pain and how some herbs from Chinese medicine can help to relieve pain.
In Chinese medicine it is said that when there is pain there is stagnation of blood or qi, or both. This roughly means that there are various biological functions of the body that are not flowing smoothly and can often lead to or be the result of inflammatory conditions. For this reason Chinese herbs are used to encourage (quicken) the blood flow and move the qi. At the same time “clearing heat,” i.e. reducing inflammation is a common strategy used to assist in the relieving pain.
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