Acupuncture and Chinese medicine has been shown to especially effective for pain management. There are numerous studies that have come out recently about how effective acupuncture is for pain. In fact, we recommend you to go to check out the white papers and research that has been published by the Acupuncture Now Foundation about pain management. One area of pain that acupuncture has been shown to be effective for is knee pain. At Master Lu’s Health Center in Salt Lake City, we treat various types of knee pain. We can help you with your knee pain to alleviate pain, increase range of motion, and to feel good always.

The knee is the largest joint in the body. It is a hinge joint so it is able to do the movements that a knee does. The knee is also dependent upon all the ligaments surrounding the knee and the patella. Without the ligaments, the knee would not be stable and you would not be able to walk. That is why when someone injures a ligament such as the ACL they are not able to walk.

There are several reasons why there could be knee pain. Each condition varies in severity and treatments. There could be torn ligaments, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and bursitis. Western medical treatments could vary from surgery, medications, to injections. There could also be residual pain from surgery. We have treated several people who will have pain after their knee replacements. Many times people will get relief from some of the medical treatments for a period of time, but then the pain comes back or gets worse.

There are more and more people who are looking for alternative or complimentary treatments that will help with knee pain. Acupuncture has been shown to help with knee pain. Acupuncture and Chinese medicine will help with osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, patellar bursitis, and other types of pain.   There are times when your knee will just ache for no reason at all. Acupuncture and Chinese medicine will help with even those idiopathic pains and aches.

If you did have torn ligaments or needed surgery acupuncture will help with rehabilitation. The best time to have acupuncture is pre and post surgery. Acupuncture will help prepare your body and knee before surgery, and after surgery will help with rehabilitation to heal quicker.

Why and how does acupuncture help with various types of knee pain and conditions? Acupuncture will improve blood flow. The blood flow will promote the healing process and stimulate your body’s self -healing mechanisms. In the Chinese classics it says that when there is no free flow there is pain.   Free flow of what is the blood and other essential substances. Acupuncture will improve that blood flow and allow your body to heal itself and alleviate pain.

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Acupuncture and Chinese medicine has been used for pain for over 3000 years. It is a complete medical system in diagnosing and treating disease. If you have knee pain you can look into acupuncture and Chinese medicine as a form of treatment and healing.

 

 

Acupuncture and Chinese medicine is one of the oldest forms of medicine. It has an over 3000 year old history to diagnose and treat disease. It is a systematical and scientific form of medicine and healing. Over the years acupuncture has gained popularity in western countries.   Most people who seek out acupuncture has been for pain conditions such as low back and neck pain. However, because acupuncture and Chinese medicine is a complete medical system for diagnosing and treating disease, it can help you with many other health conditions besides pain.

Recently, the Acupuncture Now Foundation in collaboration with several other organizations put together a white paper that has shows the current research on many health conditions that acupuncture is effective for.

The white paper also goes through in depth how acupuncture works according to western medical terms. Summarizing the paper acupuncture will act on the nervous system of the body. It will act on the brain and release your body’s natural opioids, chemicals, and hormones such as endorphins, seratonin, and dopamine.  Research has shown  that acupuncture will release seratonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine. The releasing of these natural substances within the body will allow your body to self heal. Click on this link for the Acupuncture Now Foundation Whitepaper for an in depth discussion on how acupuncture works.

There are many conditions that acupuncture is good for. Pain has been the most common one. Here at Master Lu’s Health Center in Salt Lake City, we will use acupuncture and Chinese medicine to treat low back pain, neck pain, knee pain, and joint pain. Acupuncture is very effective for pain. The acupuncture now foundation in their white paper has shown that acupuncture can be effective for internal diseases such as depression and fertility.

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The World Health Organization through research has determined that acupuncture is effective for the following conditions:

As you can see acupuncture and Chinese medicine can be used for more than just pain. Some of the common health conditions that we have treated in our clinic in Salt Lake clinic include stroke rehabilitation, high blood pressure, infertility, diabetes, MS, dizziness, eye disorders, side effects from chemotherapy,  depression, emotional disorders, and gastrointestinal disorders.  There are many other health conditions that doesn’t even have a western term for or the physicians don’t know what it is that we treat as well.

Chinese medicine is a powerful and effective medicine that will help you heal your body and improve your health naturally.

If you feel that you suffer from a health condition and don’t want to take many medications please give us a call to see how we can help you regain your health.

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Master Lu has been practicing Acupuncture and Chinese martial arts for over 40 years. He was one of the first Licensed Acupuncturist in the state of Utah. He was trained in Taiwan in both Acupuncture and Chinese martial arts mainly Northern Shaolin Kung Fu and Old Yang Style Tai Chi. Master Lu was also twice national champion for full contact fighting in Taiwan.

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