Are you feeling frustrated by lack of progress in the treatment of joint pain, such as shoulder pain or a frozen shoulder? Would you like a quick, effective and more natural alternative to medicine and surgery? Consider this: One day Linda, a massage therapist, came into my office with chronic shoulder pain. The more she worked, the worse the shoulder got until it required medication to make it through the day. Linda mentioned that if we ever got her shoulder squared away we might want to look at her hip next; it wasn’t as bad but wasn’t quite right either.

So far everyone she saw was so focused on what might be wrong with the shoulder that very little thought went into what might be stressing it, making it weak and vulnerable. With her massage background Linda was quick to understand that the hips and sacrum are the base of support for the neck and shoulders. I treated the actual root of the pain (which actually began in the hip) with specifically placed acupuncture. After only 20 minutes of acupuncture treating her hip, Linda’s shoulder pain was gone.

Linda's situation is not uncommon. When we experience pain, our nervous system relays the signal to our brain and it would seem logical that the same area that transmits the signal is the area that requires treatment. This leads people to seek treatment through medication or surgery. This is the western approach to solving pain related problems; treat the symptom, rather than the source. This can lead to years of unnecessary suffering and expense.

It seems almost too good to be true that acupuncture could provide immediate results. Acupuncture comes from 2000 years of practice and understanding of the pain pathways of the human body. My life's work has been to bring this Eastern wisdom of healing to my patients.

Why is acupuncture often successful where other approaches have failed? The human body is a masterpiece of organization. Individual cells are organized into tissues which are organized into organs which are organized into systems, etc. etc. We believe that the meridian pathway system provides a communication network linking everything together. When it works properly the body has great restorative and healing properties at its disposal. When it is blocked due to stress, injury or illness many of the body’s natural capabilities are sidelined and unable to help maintain equilibrium. By clearing and enhancing the function of these pathways acupuncture can quickly and effectively stimulate the healing process and restore health.

Learn more about how acupuncture can help you, call Dr. Bieler's Orange County Acupunture Clinic at (714) 549-9999.