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?
Suffering from chronic anxiety can sometimes be the main reason someone is trying acupuncture but more often it is just an accepted state of being. I have yet to meet a patient who doesn’t at some point in our initial intake tell me that they experience anxiety. Patients who are seeking treatment for pain have anxiety about their pain levels, whether or not it will ever get better or if they will be able to function and do the things they need to do with their kids or at work.