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Can having Acupuncture for a frozen shoulder give me back ache? |
I've had 3 sessions of acupuncture for a frozen shoulder and twice the next day my lower back was aching. The physio said it was coincedental - could it be connected? I don't think so. It's probably the shoulder problem causing the back pain. Your body isn't balanced and is trying to compensate somehow for the shoulder...sitting, laying, standing differently than normal. Source(s): Major reconstructive shoulder surgery 2 years ago. It sounds like it might be connected. Hello, (ANS) YES! I'm almost certain the experience of back ache after the accupuncture IS connected. No! its not just coincidental. Think about it, your shoulders & shoulder jionts are directly connected to your upper back muscles & muscle groups. That means your posture i.e. the way you hold yourself up has to adjust and compensate. The accupuncture is indirectly affecting your posture in a subtle way this means your body & your spine (your back) is also rebalancing itself hence the back ache, its possible a good sign it means the shoulder is adjusting into a new position and the back has to adjust too as a result. **Think in terms of the body being a balance, your frozen shoulder throws that balance out of alignment and the accupuncture is helping put the balance back. And where you feel it most is in your back. IR Yes expect a thigh bone pain next.......Because yer back bones connected to thigh bone, yer thigh bones connected to yer knee bones and that's what it's all about. Joking apart acupuncture can throw up all sorts of associated pains and perhaps this is the time for you to start looking at your posture especially if you sit in front of a computer screen a lot..perhaps at work or for study. Sounds like you need to look at the ergonomic factors too; Is the positioning and height of your chair and desk; the angle at which your screen is set, I think that all of these things may be contributing to both you shoulder and back pain. www.ergonomics.org - Good website as it also mentions the Alexander Technique -posture and breathing. Hope this is of some use to you and that the pains soon dissipate. Past long term back pain sufferer. In China, an acupuncturist has to undergo rigorous training that lasts longer than a western doctor's (5 yrs). In the west, it became part of the alternative bandwagon and many people jumped on it and, after a few month's ride, declared themselves as qualified acupuncutrists. Hopefully yours was trained well. But it's more than just sticking needles into pressure points. If the 'chi' is inadvertently directed to another channel, it could cause pain in another spot which was fine before. It's like directing a swollen river from one threatened spot into another dry bit. You aches could well be connected because you are one person/body (that's what holism means). The physio trained in the western tradition tends to see each pain and cause as being isolated. To compensate for your frozen shoulder, your back is doing things it never did before. The flow of energy/chi has taken a turn. It will restore but in the meanwhile, try not to strain it. I would forget the acupuncture and go see an osteopath. If your shoulder is giving you problems and treatment is starting to affect other parts of your back then as other answers have correctly mentioned your spine is out of alignment due to the shoulder problems. An osteopath will correct the position of the Neck, shoulder, back and lumbar regions and then give you exercises to strenghten the muscles which have caused the problem initially. I suffered for years with a shoulder problem, had acupuncture, saw a chiropractor, a phisio etc etc....to no avail. An osteopath fixed me in one visit and after a few follow ups I felt as good as new....give it a try. |
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