Nerve pain behaves differently from muscle or joint pain — burning, electric, worse at night, and often unresponsive to the things that help everything else. Some patients with neuropathic pain, including chemotherapy-related neuropathy, get relief from Acupuncture when other options have fallen short.
We are straightforward about this one: the evidence is less settled than it is for low back pain, and it does not work for everybody. What it offers is a drug-free option worth trying, with a defined endpoint rather than an open-ended commitment.
When medication has not been enough. Or when its side effects are costing more than the pain relief is worth.
Alongside the medical workup, not instead of it. New or progressing numbness and weakness need a diagnosis. Pain Management sits in the same building.
A course with an endpoint. We re-evaluate against your goals. If it is not helping, we say so rather than continuing.
Acupuncture needles are hair-thin — nothing like injection needles — and insertion typically feels like a brief tap, or like nothing at all. Once the needles are placed you may notice warmth, heaviness or a dull ache at the point, which practitioners consider a good sign. Most patients simply relax; falling asleep on the table is common.
Your first visit includes a review of your history and treatment goals, then your first treatment — usually forty-five to sixty minutes in total.
Every one of our clinics in Colorado and Arizona has Acupuncture, including both Arizona locations. No referral is needed, and appointments are usually available within the same week.
Does acupuncture help nerve pain?
Some patients with neuropathic pain, including chemotherapy-related neuropathy, get relief when other options have fallen short. The evidence is less settled here than for low back pain, and it does not work for everyone.
Will it replace my medication?
That is a decision for you and the prescribing physician. Acupuncture is often used to reduce reliance on medication rather than to replace it outright.
Do I need a referral?
No. A referral is not needed for Acupuncture, or for any of our services.
How will I know if it is working?
A course usually runs six to twelve sessions, with improvement often showing within the first three or four. We re-evaluate against your goals rather than continue indefinitely.
Should I be seen by a physician as well?
New or worsening numbness, weakness or balance problems should be worked up properly. Pain Management is in the same building, and you can be seen for both.
How soon can I be seen?
Appointments are usually available within the same week.
Acupuncture is offered at every Mountain View Pain Center clinic in Colorado and Arizona — see the full clinic map, Colorado or Arizona.
