How Acupuncture Treatment Works

Acupuncture treatment for pain progresses in a reasonably predictable pattern from the red light phase of crippling pain through to the green light of getting your life back…

• The red stage of treatment. Pain is so acute that movement is problematic. And the pain may be impacting things you used to enjoy – sports, going out, mundane tasks at work or in the house. Acute or chronic its important to get your pain treated to stop it progressing. The earlier you catch it, the easier and quicker it is to treat.
• The amber stage of treatment. As treatment progresses, pain levels drop, movement improves and many activities that were previously problematic become possible again. The pain may have gone, but often pressure on the previously painful area elicits pain. It’s important not to drop treatment too early as this latent pain can lurk, just waiting to be triggered again.
• The green stage of treatment. The end game of treatment. Normal movement is restored. The area is no longer sensitive to touch or pressure. Previously painful activities can be enjoyed pain free.

How long it takes to progress from red to green, depends on numerous factors; age, health, chronicity of pain, mental health.
Acupuncturte doesn’t just work for pain, its also very effective at treating headaches and migraine and helping to ease stress and anxiety.