| Any spinal problem is a serious health issue and spinal | | | | to rearrange the way the spine, vertebra, and spinal |
| stenosis is no different. Acupuncture can provide | | | | cord line up. Spinal Stenosis and acupuncture is also a |
| relief to spinal stenosis patients. | | | | natural match. One reason for this is the very high |
| Spinal Stenosis and Acupuncture | | | | success rate of acupuncture in the relief of lower |
| The condition known as Spinal Stenosis results from | | | | back pain. |
| the narrowing of the spaces between the vertebras | | | | When this high success rate is coupled with the |
| through which the spinal cord passes. The condition | | | | equally low success rate of dealing with chronic back |
| can be present at birth or it can sometimes be the | | | | pain by Western Medicine, acupuncture becomes |
| result of undue strain on the back or traumatic injury. | | | | more than a simple alternative. In many clinics in the |
| More often it is caused by degenerative aging and is | | | | West today, insurance will cover acupuncture |
| most common among men and women over the age | | | | treatments for the treatment of back pain. This is |
| of 50. The one thing that is completely certain about | | | | true even though there is still so much uncertainty |
| the condition is that it causes a great deal of pain | | | | about exactly why acupuncture success rates are so |
| and discomfort. | | | | high in the management of back pain. |
| The treatment for Spinal Stenosis is mostly based on | | | | Of course, the acupuncturist who is well versed in |
| the management of the pain and discomfort levels. | | | | the theories of Traditional Chinese Medicine |
| The accepted view is that there is not much that | | | | understands the reasons for the success of his |
| can be done about it other than relieving the | | | | treatments. It involves a complete understanding of |
| symptoms. The results and complications from | | | | the underlying principles of acupuncture from the |
| invasive surgery procedures have made this approach | | | | Chinese prospective to understand exactly how the |
| impractical and uncommon in dealing with Spinal | | | | practitioner is approaching the treatment. The |
| Stenosis. | | | | Western researcher might be looking at the almost |
| Whenever Orthodox Medicine is faced with a | | | | accidental release of chemicals into the body via the |
| problem that it really does not seem to have a good | | | | acupuncture treatment, or even seeing it as a mental |
| handle on, alternative medicine is more likely to be | | | | and placebo type of reaction. To the sufferer from |
| suggested. Chiropractors approach the problem of | | | | Spinal Stenosis or other forms of chronic lower back |
| Spinal Stenosis from what is almost an engineering | | | | pain, this ongoing debate is not as important as the |
| viewpoint. They use manual manipulation to attempt | | | | relief they receive from acupuncture. |