PAIN MANAGEMENT

What is pain management? 

Pain management is an approach in medicine that aims to help patients with pain. The main goal is to provide pain relief and improve the patient’s quality of life to restore function.

TCM pain management

TCM Pain Managemen is the treatment of chronic pain using the Traditional Chinese Medicine principles, which includes treating the root cause of pain and not just the pain symptoms. From the TCM perspective, pain arises due to the congestion of Qi and blood, causing deficiencies in the body. Treatment methods such as scraping (Gua Sha), cupping (Ba Guan), and acupuncture target acupoints along the meridians of your body, helping to ease the blockage of Qi and blood. These treatments help to trigger your body’s natural self-healing ability, providing an effective way to manage pain naturally. 

Can TCM pain management help me?

TCM is a holistic approach to find the root of pain and get to the cause of disease. Moreover, it is also effective in pain relief, providing patient comfort during treatment period. Here are some conditions that are most responsive to TCM treatment:

• Neuropathic vascular Pain:  Trigeminal neuralgia, Stroke, Headache/Migraine, Shingles.

• Neuromusculoskeletal conditions:

  Cervical syndrome, Sprains/ Strains, Sprain/strain, Sciatic pain (Intervetebral disc herniation/ Piriformis syndrome), Elbow and wrist tendinitis (Tennis elbow, Golfer’s elbow, De Quervain’s Disease, etc.), Myofascial pain syndrome, Heel pain, Osteophyte (Bone spur), Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis), Gout, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Osteoporosis, Adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder).

• Others:

  Chest pain, Gastrointestinal pain and discomfort, Dysmenorrhea, Postoperative pain management, Menopause symptoms.

How does TCM management work?

Throughout the years, Shanghai medical clinic has earned an undeniable reputation of effective pain management. Tour TCM physicians will assess your general health and customize a personal pain management treatment for your body needs. TCM Pain Management can be broken down into several protocols that have been used for centuries. 

Chinese herbal medicine: Prescribed according to patient’s natural constitution. Many herbs with Qi-mobilizing property are also analgesics, such as Corydalis (YanHuSuo), Salvia miltiorrhiza (DanShen) and Panax pseudoginseng (ChuanQi).

Acupuncture: acupuncture needle can reach deeply to the core of pain, and stimulate the brain to release endorphins that alleviate pain. Using a combination of local and distant acupoints can provide effective pain relief. In case of low back pain, physician may place needle at the site of pain and at Wei Zhong acupoint in popliteal space (behind the knee).

TCM Tuina: Tuina is effective in treating muscle aches and injuries by triggering acupressure points that relax tense muscles. Our TCM Physician and Senior Therapists are trained in specialised techniques to treat the problematic area in the session. This involves an understanding of the body meridian points and muscular systems to treat the pain spots. 

TCM Cupping: Cupping increases blood flow to promote healing of the site of injury. A cup is heated and overturned onto the body, and when the cup cools it creates a vacuum inside that produces a suction force. This relieves muscle tension and the increased blood flow also helps in tissue repair.

TCM Guasha: Guasha or scrapping involves scrapping the surface of the skin with a massage tool to release stagnant qi energy that results in inflammation associated with chronic pain. Scrapping the skin breaks up this energy and promote better blood circulation, which in turn reduces inflammation and allows the muscle to heal faster.

TCM back, neck & shoulder pain management therapy

Shanghai medical clinic is the top-rated Chinese medicine & acupuncture clinic in Dubai. At our clinic, we provide the best pain relieve treatment and joint pain management that are guaranteed to help you relieve these stubborn pains and aches in your body. The areas of our expertise include:

• Back pain
• Neck pain
• Knee pain
• Shoulder pain
• Muscle and joint pain
• Headaches
• Sciatica
• Arthritis