Back-Ache down the road it turns into a chronic
Last month I wrote an article on and deeper problem. I also notice
Sciatica and got so many phone that some of my patients who are
calls that I have decided to do a few older complain about an old problem
more articles on back problems. The whereby they have thrown out their
statistics on back pain are staggering. back maybe once every two years or
It is estimated that over 50% of people so. This leads to repeated sprains
in Western countries will suffer from and takes longer to heal and Chinese
back pain at some time in their life. herbs must be taken over a period of
Chinese medicine and in particular time in order to build up the Kidney-
acupuncture, gives excellent results in deficiency, which has taken place over
the treatment of this complaint. This time and with age.
article will focus on pain in the sacral Younger people can also experience
area, which is below the kidneys on the Kidney-deficiency and this can be
back and is right above the buttocks from overexertion, work patterns, or
and forms a “v” shape. It is still from a hereditary Kidney-deficiency.
considered part of the spine although Ballet as well as farm work before
there are sacral points involved. someone reaches the age of thirteen
There are three diagnoses that can weaken the Kidneys and the back.
present themselves in the sacral It can be combined with poor posture,
area. Stagnation of Qi and Blood is performing excessive exercise and the
characterized by severe, stabbing enormous increase of people traveling
pain, which becomes worse with rest in cars and not walking or biking to
and better with light exercise although strengthen the spine and joints.
it would be worse with overexertion. There is one more condition of back-
It is tender to touch, does not respond ache which is the retention of Damp-
to changes in weather and is much Cold whereby the pain is worse in the
worse standing or sitting. It is also morning and better with light exercise.
unaffected by the application of heat. This pain is relieved with heat and
There is a marked feeling of stiffness worse when the weather gets cold
and rigidity in the muscles and and damp. When Cold prevails there
an inability to flex and turn at the may be stiffness and contraction of
waist. Stagnation of Qi and Blood in the back muscles and the pain is more
the back in an acute case is due to a aggravated by rest and improved by
sprain. In a chronic case the sprain movement. It also responds to heat.
causes recurrent attacks of backache, When dampness is involved there
especially if there is a background of may be swelling, numbness and a
Kidney-deficiency. feeling of heaviness.
Kidney-deficiency is the cause of All these problems can be cured
chronic back-ache. In many instances a with Acupuncture and Herbs. They
patient will have one or two outbursts do not need to be lifetime problems.
of pain and not attend to this problem In my twenty years of practice I have
and over time it manifests and will witnessed back pain totally resolving
eventually end up with the patient itself. You do not need to live with
throwing out their back during a pain and you do not need to live on
simple event such as tying their pain medication. Please call if you
shoes. In Chinese medicine this type have any questions. I work with low-
of problem is best addressed when it income families and offer a free 10
occurs in the beginning, otherwise minute consultation.
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