Descriptions of treating pain date back to very early Chinese Medicine literature, such as the ancient text, The Huang Di Nei Jing, or The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Medicine. The statement (from the Huang Di...) below answers the question, why does acupuncture treat pain so well?
The first character is the word "tòng", which means pain. The character itself is made up of two parts, one is for disease, and the other is for pathway, or something we move through.
The first character is the word "tòng", which means pain. The character itself is made up of two parts, one is for disease, and the other is for pathway, or something we move through.
痛 病 必 瘀 | Tòng bìng bì yū |
So, tòng, or pain, is a disease of a pathway that we need to move through. In Chinese Medicine, pain relates to pathways not moving appropriately. We deduce, in Chinese Medicine, when there's pain that there must also be stasis or stagnation.
The treatment strategy is obvious and easy, we reestablish movement to the pathway! ...And that my friends, is Acupuncture 101.
When treating pain, we also take into consideration 1) how long the blockage has been there, 2) how severe the pain is, and 3) the general state of health. The answers to those questions help us develop a treatment plan (a.k.a. how many visits it will take to make it go away...).
The treatment strategy is obvious and easy, we reestablish movement to the pathway! ...And that my friends, is Acupuncture 101.
When treating pain, we also take into consideration 1) how long the blockage has been there, 2) how severe the pain is, and 3) the general state of health. The answers to those questions help us develop a treatment plan (a.k.a. how many visits it will take to make it go away...).