Acute and Chronic Pain Treatment
What first caused your pain? Can you relate it back to an injury, or did it come on gradually over time? What makes it better, what makes it worse?
Sometimes patients come to me right after a bike accident, surf board collision or simply trying to pick up the dog and hearing a crunch. These are acute injuries which at that point are not complicated. The Orthopedic Program which combines specific acupuncture protocols with body work is specifically geared towards these individuals.
But what about the back pain that has been steadily getting worse for ten years? You can’t remember what caused it, but you do know it hurts every morning when you get up. Or how about the general muscle pain or joint stiffness that seems to have no rhyme or reason to when it comes or when it goes? Mysterious numbness in the legs and arms, tight neck muscles and headaches….these problems plague millions of Americans.
Treating chronic pain differs from treating acute pain because there are many different reasons that pain develops or lingers. Either an injury never healed or a pattern of inflammation and blockage has developed over time…either scenario begs the question, “Why” and “How can I fix that”? At this point my job is to serve as a guide and educator as well as a doctor. Degenerative diseases and chronic pain syndromes are often the product of old injuries, dietary and lifestyle choices and/or habits of movement that put continually strain ligaments, tendons and joints. Even hormonal imbalances can cause chronic pain!
After a through medical history and examination I give my patients an acupuncture treatment to reduce their pain and restore balance. During my doctoral studies in the United States and in China I learned several acupuncture protocols for relieving muscle pain, restoring vertebral alignment, healing strains and sprains and reducing inflammation.
I had muscle pain for 15 years and tried everything, including hypnosis, massage, rolfing, and Western and Eastern medicine and everything in between with no luck. Until I found Dr. Rozenn. In desperation I decided to try acupuncture one more time. She has changed my life! She is an extremely talented acupuncturist (and I have been to enough different ones to know a good one) and extremely professional. She operates her clinic on time and is absolutely respectful of her client’s issues. I would recommend her to anyone. Pam D.–Santa Cruz
Patient empowerment is very important to me. A lot of my time with patients is spent talking about specific dietary choices that may be contributing to their pain cycle, specific exercises and nutritional supplementation to strengthen the body and reduce inflammation, bruising and pain. When appropriate I also prescribe herbal formulas, essential oils, massage and heat therapy.
You don’t have to live with pain.
Schedule a New Patient appointment or an Orthopedic Program initial visit to start your journey towards health today!