Bill Ferguson
Registered Osteopath, Cranial Osteopath, Acupuncture and Sports Injuries
Tenterden Osteopath
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Special Topics

Acupuncture for Back Pain
Muscle and Joint pain

 

When someone hurts their low back there is often painful muscle spasm that makes it hard to walk or even move, I use acupuncture to relax and desensitise the area so that I can examine the joints without causing pain. Typically 15 - 20 minutes is enough to make a big difference. The points I use most often are BL28, BL25 and BL23. Sometimes I will use elecroacupuncture between two of the needles if I want to focus the treatment at a specific level.

The picture shows treatment for a central low back pain using 4 cm needles into the painful muscles.

Lower back pain - acupuncture

 

The benefit of acupuncture for acute low back pain is that it is so comfortable for you as a patient. You will be able to lie on your preferred side, wedged in place with pillows while the needles do their magic.

 

Bill Ferguson
Osteopath Tenterden
wfferguson@gmail.com

Further reading:

Acupuncture from Tenterden Osteopath for knee pain
Acupuncture from Tenterden Osteopath for shoulder pain

 

 

   
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Osteopath Tenterden

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Tel: 01580 762754
 
 

Bill Ferguson
Tenterden Osteopath
2 St Benets Court
Tenterden, Kent
Tel: 01580 762754

Email: wfferguson@gmail.com

 

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Last Updated: 29 January, 2015