Acupuncture, Chiropractors, and Gall Bladder Problems with Back Pain
Back Pain and Acupuncture. Acupuncture has been around for over 5,000 years now. There has to be something to it, don't you think? When most people think of acupuncture, they can only picture needles being inserted into their bodies and nothing but pain being inflicted. Needles are inserted as this is what acupuncture is all about; but, there is no pain involved in the procedure.
First, the needles are very, very, very small. They do not inflict any pain when they are inserted. An accomplished acupuncturist can insert needles and the patient will not feel even the tiniest twinge of pain. As the needles are inserted, they are spinning rapidly, and because they are so very fine, there is simply no pain at all.
The object of the acupuncturist is to restore the balance of Qi (pronounced "chee") in the patient who is suffering from back pain. Once the Qi is balanced, the forces of Yin and Yang are also balanced. The balance of Qi and Yin and Yang will do away with all pain in the body. When the body is balanced, pain cannot exist.
Acupuncture is described by those who practice Western medicine as alternative medicine. But since acupuncture has been around several thousand years and longer than most Western medicine, maybe Western medicine is the alternative medicine.
Acupuncture has proven many times over to many people over many years that it can and does work to relieve back pain. The key to using acupuncture to relieve back pain is in finding an acupuncturist who is experienced and who has had success with other patients.
Back Pain and Chiropractors
Once many years ago, my friend had injured his back on a construction job. The pain was awful and he was really suffering. He had gone to his family doctor. This good doctor, who had the very best of intentions, prescribed a pain medication and a muscle relaxant and told my friend that he should go to bed and let his back get well. As the weeks went by the pain was getting no better.
Next, my friend made an appointment and saw a bone specialist. This bone specialist was supposed to be one of the very best. The specialist ordered x-rays of my friend's back and when he looked at them he said that he could see nothing wrong. My friend could hardly walk, so how could nothing be wrong!
A mutual friend came by to see my friend later that day and he told us how a chiropractor had helped him. My friend immediately made an appointment with the very same chiropractor. The next day, my friend crawled to his car and I drove him to the chiropractor's office. The chiropractor ordered more x-rays, but these x-rays were taken while my friend was standing not lying down.
The chiropractor looked at the x-rays. Then he did a spinal manipulation called an adjustment. My friend had crawled into the chiropractor's office but he WALKED out. It took many weeks of adjustments (spinal manipulations) to finally get my friend's back so that it would stay straight, but the pain became less with each and every adjustment.
What medical doctors (including specialists) hadn't been able to fix in three months, the chiropractor made better in one visit and healed completely in a few weeks. This is an absolutely true story. You can make the decision about how to treat your own back pain yourself.
Back Pain and Gall Bladder Problems
The doctor tells you that your lower back pain is being caused by your gall bladder. You, of course, have no clue what the gall bladder is, where it is located in your body, and what the function is. When you find out that the gall bladder is a tiny little organ that is situated near the liver, in the upper right quadrant of the torso, it is difficult to understand how this can be the cause of the pain in your lower back. The two hardly seem to be connected, do they?
The fact is that lower back pain can in fact be caused by gall bladder disease. It's one of those situations where the body seems to just do its own thing. Gall bladder disease, in its early stages, doesn't usually produce any pain at all. The symptoms of early gall bladder disease are usually bloating, nausea, vomiting, and sometimes diarrhea. The gall bladder works in conjunction with the liver. It stores the bile that the liver produces and delivers it to the small intestine and to the stomach as it is needed.
Problems occur when this bile backs up, and stones can be formed by bile that stays too long in the gall bladder. As the disease progresses, pain usually starts in the upper right quadrant of the torso. Sometimes this pain can become intense and some people will believe that they are having a heart attack. The pain will subside as the patient's diet is adjusted and fats are all but eliminated.
But the problem isn't really solved. It has just been put on hold. In later stages of the disease, the pain moves to the lower back. When this happens, it is time to see your doctor.
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