Acupuncture Murfreesboro Treats Back Pain


Close up needle tap

Back pain is one of the most frequent reasons patients come to our office.

Advantages of using acupuncture to treat back pain include effectiveness, virtually no side effects, cost savings over other treatment options, and the fact that the treatment is surprisingly comfortable.

Acupuncture can be very effective for a wide range of painful conditions, including back pain.  

Our exclusive treatment at Acupuncture Murfreesboro involves using the tiny painless needles to stimulate cutaneous nerves and subcutaneous nerves to indirectly stimulate the central nervous system to modulate pain syndromes as well as directly treat painful muscle spasm and knots.  

lumbar disc model

In the photo of the spine model above, notice how the nerves (yellow) can become pinched when the vertebrae (white-bones) are misaligned or too close together?  Research has demonstrated that deep spinal muscles can become excessively contracted, essentially pulling these bones abnormally close, pinching the nerves.

A modern form of acupuncture exclusively used in our office targets these deep spinal muscles to reduce the muscle contracture to treat the nerve impingement.  This treatment can be directed to treat sciatica, pinched nerve, bulging or swollen discs or other back conditions.

Please note that this particular form of acupuncture treatment is only available locally in our office.  No one else in the Murfreesboro area is trained to provide this treatment.  Our doctor at Acupuncture Murfreesboro uses a diverse combination of treatment options that are intended to resolve most painful conditions.