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proprioceptive nerves to pain causing nerves. This
means that you will be more sensitive to pain -
movements that previously did not cause you pain
now do - and that pain may increase in both
duration and severity. This is why it is so important
to effectively treat pain because if you do not, the
body may make changes where the pain may
become chonic and more severe over time.
Imagine living with this pain for the rest of your
life. What would that do to the quality of your life?
No one should have to endure that.
This document is to help you understand what
is happening in your body, what it will take to treat
your pain, what to expect, and what to look for as
treatment progresses. This helps you to know how
to use acupuncture most effectively to promote
healing in your body so that you are getting your
money's worth
Acupuncture has survived and flourished as a
medical modality for over 2500 years because it
works. However, it is medicine not magic which
means that it works according to certain principles
which cause changes over time in the body that