Inflammation, Pain, and NSAIDS

Almost every new patient in our Austin Acupuncture clinic has some type of pain. Managing the pain usually involves Non Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs like Advil and Tylenol. The problem with these drugs are three fold. One, they treat the symptom not the root cause of the pain. Two, they are hard on your kidneys and liver and can cause permanent damage. Three, they are often taken without the advice of any healthcare practitioner. Almost every Austin patient I have shared this information with has been surprised to know of the risk associated with consuming these powerful drugs.

We manage pain differently in our Austin Acupuncture clinic. We use Acupuncture to move the stagnant Qi(chee) and blood , relieving the pain and inflammation. Also, we provide Chinese and Western herbal supplements and Clinical Nutritional diagnosis and supplementation for every patient. Getting the pro-inflammatory chemicals out of the blood are an important part of our therapy. there are some foods that can cause the production of these chemicals if you are sensitive to the specific food. Therefore , we often start elimination diets with our patients to help determine if a certain food is causing irritation to the pain site.This clinical approach treats both the root cause and the painful symptoms that inflammation causes. If you would like more information about this or other health concerns, please call our clinic at 512-899-8996

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