“How fast does acupuncture work for sciatica?”
I have sciatica and want to treat it. How fast does acupuncture work for sciatica?
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You should feel the change gradually with the modalities of massage, acupuncture and herbs. A good practitioner should be able to help you out.
it may take 1 -15 treatments, it depends on many factors
Lejla Fazlicic
Acupuncturist
It depends for how long you have sciatica. General rule acute symptoms respond faster than chronic health problem.
Good luck
Dr. Leila
Good luck
Dr. Leila
Very fast. After a few sessions patients usually pain free. Read more here:
https://philaacupuncture.com/natural-treatment-for-sciatica-pain/
https://philaacupuncture.com/natural-treatment-for-sciatica-pain/
Every body is different and what is causing the sciatica makes a difference. I can generally get pain reduction within 4 or 5 treatments unless it's being caused by vertebrae that are out of alignment and need a chiropractic adjustment. After that, it can be treated pretty quickly.
10 sessions of acupuncture can fix sciatica.
There are some people, for whom, acupuncture works very quickly - like a treatment or two. There are some people, for whom, acupuncture works more slowly - like 8-10 treatments. And there are some people, for whom, acupuncture does not work at all - statistically this is about 5% of the population.
I have no way of knowing which of those groups you're in, so I have no way to tell you how many treatments something like sciatica might take. This gets complicated by the fact that, in the US, there are many different providers who, depending on state law, may be able to offer 'acupuncture-like' services without actually being trained in Chinese medicine. If you're seeing a provider in that category, all bets are off as to timing.
My best advice is: make sure you're seeing an actual acupuncturist. Your provider should, at minimum, have an L.Ac. or R.Ac. credential issued by your state. And then be prepared to give that person at least 5 treatments. If your sciatica isn't responding by then either there's a structural issue in play that falls outside the scope of an acupuncture treatment, your acupuncturist doesn't understand your issue well enough to apply the correct treatment, or you're in the 5% of people who don't respond to acupuncture.
I have no way of knowing which of those groups you're in, so I have no way to tell you how many treatments something like sciatica might take. This gets complicated by the fact that, in the US, there are many different providers who, depending on state law, may be able to offer 'acupuncture-like' services without actually being trained in Chinese medicine. If you're seeing a provider in that category, all bets are off as to timing.
My best advice is: make sure you're seeing an actual acupuncturist. Your provider should, at minimum, have an L.Ac. or R.Ac. credential issued by your state. And then be prepared to give that person at least 5 treatments. If your sciatica isn't responding by then either there's a structural issue in play that falls outside the scope of an acupuncture treatment, your acupuncturist doesn't understand your issue well enough to apply the correct treatment, or you're in the 5% of people who don't respond to acupuncture.
