“How many acupuncture sessions are needed for chronic pain?”

Excellent question. It depends on your severity, list of medical diagnoses/conditions contributing to your chronic neck pain, lifestyle modifications, compliance to acupuncture treatment frequency, and other factors. It's best to assess you holistically in the office before determining prognosis.

Is depend how severe the pain is usually Acupuncture have quick response for pain it can go up too 4-6 sessions easily Sincerely, Dr. Shlomi Gavish DOM,AP CEO 11098 Biscayne Blvd Suite 401-4 Miami FL, 33161 Phone - 1-888-770-6887 acuactiv.com aitpain.com

There is no standard number of sessions. The main focus is the level of pain. It can vary from 1 to 3 treatments per week for a period of 5 to 6 weeks. And then reevaluate the patient.

The answer is not simple. As chronic pain is very complex. And the origin of the pain can be very varied. But normally a course of acupuncture is about 10 treatments. In those initial 10 treatments you should feel relief of the symptoms in three possible ways (or combination): reduction of intensity, improvement on range of motion, or reduction of the time frame of the pain.

The best way to answer your question and help you is to set an appointment.

I would suggest a minimum of 12...depending on the type& severity of the pain and how long it has been an issue.

It is not possible to provide a number of treatments to reduce chronic pain. We have to consider many factors: the condition, duration, surgery vs no surgery and age of the patient. It is important to note that acupuncture doesn't cause any side effects. Alexandre Hillairet, DAOM. Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. 2660 E. Main street., Suite 202, Ventura, CA, 93003. 22048 Sherman Way, Suite 206, Canoga Park, CA, 91307. (805)798-4018 or (818) 307-6326 IMPORTANT NOTE! The information in this electronic message is intended

Response to treatment is varied from person to person. It depends on the root cause of the pain, how long youve had it, lifestyle, diet, and more. Neck pain can show improvement in just a few sessions but may need maintenance thereafter. If you do chiropractic care and physical therapy along with acupuncture, the results can be faster. Kathy Martin, MS.Ac. Beach Acupuncture

We start with 6 sessions at 2x a week for 3 weeks. Everyone responses differently to treatment but usually expect you to be 30-40% better by the 6th session. Then we will taper down to every other week, so on and so forth.

I think three sessions are needed your chronic neck pain.

There is no one answer to how many sessions are needed for any kind of treatments. Sorry I can't be more specific.

Usually 4 treat per year of problem +or minus 10%

I usually recommend 12 sessions, but depending on the severity it varies.

It's hard to give an exact number of sessions without knowing more about your chronic pain (where it is, how long you've had it, possible cause, etc.). I recommend you get a consultation with an experienced acupuncturist.

There's not enough information provided in this format to answer your question. Treatment in Chinese medicine is individualized - while a generic category may be enough for a western MD (and this is an arguable position), it's not enough for someone practicing acupuncture. I'd need to know where the pain is, how you experience it, how the pain started, how long you've had it, a bunch of other details around the pain, and a lot of background on your general health.

There are some statistics I can throw at you though. First off, acupuncture has about a 5% non-response rate. In plain english this means about 5% of the population receive no benefit from acupuncture. We don't know why this is the case, and there's no test anyone can give you to determine if you're in that 5%. You have to try acupuncture and see what happens. The upside is there is a 95% chance acupuncture will work just fine for you.

Second, we do have some general statistical information around number of treatments required across pain conditions. The average appears to be somewhere between 8 and 10. Please keep in mind, this is an *average*. That means some people responded in fewer than 8 treatments and some people required greater than 10. Again, there is no way to predict in advance where you might end up.

In addition to these two points, there is one more thing to keep in mind. In my experience, folks inside the 95% who respond to acupuncture tend to vary in terms of how fast they respond. I've had people get relief in as few as 1 treatment and I've had people who took 2 or 3 treatments before they experienced any change. If you decide to try acupuncture, you need to be able to commit to at least 3 sessions. Going one time then deciding it didn't work isn't really trying acupuncture.