Low Back Pain: Why Our Edmonton Acupuncture Clinic Creates Lasting Improvement

Our Edmonton clinic uses acupuncture with an integrated approach to treat low back pain that creates lasting improvement and not just short-term relief.  Here’s why: The way we do acupuncture focuses first on resetting and improving the function of the core muscles and sinews. During the first treatment, our main work is to reduce the sensitivity to pain. This creates the opportunity for the back to start healing in the…

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Acupuncture and the Back Mechanic: flexion/stretching can make back pain worse

As you would expect, we serve many people from Edmonton at our clinic and give them acupuncture for back pain.  Many come with a history of sitting too much and not getting enough exercise.   But ironically, just as many, maybe even more, despite or because of extensive and consistent strength training and/or stretching, complain of low back pain and intolerance to sitting. Why is this? There can be many reasons….

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