
Do you tell your doctor that you get acupuncture and how it helps you? Seeking acupuncture for chronic back or joint pain is common nowadays, but most people don’t mention it to their doctors. A study published in The American Journal of Managed Care in July 2015 found through surveys that a majority of people in an HMO were using acupuncture and/or chiropractic care irrespective of their insurance coverage in order to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. 35% of acupuncture users did not however discuss this care with their doctors at all and it wasn’t in their medical records.
Here at Triangle Acupuncture Clinic we see an uptick of patients for knee pain, low back pain and shoulder pain every spring. This is in large part due to the impending bathing suit season and everyone dusting off their running shoes to get back out there and exercise. What makes us think that we can go from “hibernation on the couch mode” to “training for the Olympics” in just a couple of weeks?