physiotherapy or acupuncture? wat would u choose?

Question

for lower back pain and why

Answer 1

I had serious lower back pain for about 3 years and no doctor could help me I went for all sorts of therapy and took a lot of muscle relaxers and pain killers that kept me zoned out and I could not do anything constructive a friend suggested acupuncture I was afraid and did not go for a few months, until the pain killers started making me have other problems, I went and had 6 acupuncture sessions I could tell the difference after the first treatment that was about 15 years ago and I have not had a back pain since, I say go for the acupuncture, I went to a Chinese acupuncturist.

Answer 2

After many years of suffering with back pain , and many hundreds of dollars spend with physiotherapy i was final convinced to go and see an acupuncturist - long story short after 2 treatments pain was nearly gone - i enjoyed it so much i decided to study acupuncture and no treat many cases with back pain - its the staple condition which is treated - even though we are last line treatment we get very good results . with acupuncture we get to the point ( pardon the punt) of the problem not just stretch out the muscle

Answer 3

a sturdy physician has following factors.. *His social or verbal substitute qualifications with the sufferers which constitutes the two verbal and non-verbal (physique language) verbal substitute...As our occupation is an area provider. *He could desire to be a place style (a doctor who tells his/her sufferers to supply up smoking should not be seen smoking exterior the well being midsection 5 minutes after the affected person leaves.. the place's the intergrity in this outstanding?) *He could desire to have the means to communicate in a vogue the affected person knows (no longer likely off on the residences of amino acids... etc. etc) as this could pop out as conceitedness *He, ideally could desire to persist with up on his sufferers ... supply them telephone calls to confirm how they are doing *The physician could desire to be prepared to instruct!!... this is going alongside very nicely with preventive well being care. The physician could desire to supply the sufferers the fishing rods, fairly than the fish. If a doctor is familiar with the thank you to instruct his/her affected person what to do and what to no longer do, the physician could have the means to help the affected person substitute his way of life for the extra advantageous so as that the affected person does not could desire to save coming returned. *>And final yet no longer the least he could desire to be sensible, as much as date, And maximum Of all ethical. Dr Suraj A ok

Answer 4

I prefer P.T in back pain as there P.T modalities used to decrease inflammation ,muscle spasm which in turn decrease pain . there is in P.T therapeutic exercises used to increase muscle strength and stretch tight muscles which in turn fix the spinal bio mechanic.

Answer 5

They can both work and there is not reason why you can't do both.

I would also try meditation/relaxatin and Feldenkrais. You can find a Feldenkrais practitioner in your area at their website.

Answer 6

My backgroud is Oriental medicine as much as naturopathic medicine, one thing that I will choose for me it will be acupuncture. for more info [e-mail]

Answer 7

depends on what is causing the low back pain.
if it is muscular..physiotherapy
if is musculoskelatal...chiropractor
home remedy...ice..never heat