Pain is a warning sign, an alarm, that goes off when your body is out of balance or when something is wrong. Often pain is the body's way of leading us to the most direct road that heals the root imbalance. Classic acupuncture texts say "the root can be treated by addressing the branch." Therefore, treatments that are directed at healing pain will also
How acupuncture relieves pain is unclear to Western science. Evidence points to two mechanisms; a nerve block, and a release of pain-killing chemicals (endorphin). First, the "gate theory" suggests that pain impulses are blocked from reaching the spinal cord or brain at various nerve connections or "gates" to these areas. This would be similar to how