Chinese Herbal and Acupuncture Treatment Protocols for Neck Pain - Formulas, Protocols, TCM Diagnoses

Neck Pain - Basics

Neck pain or stiffness can be caused by several different conditions, lifestyle factors or traumas, and can occur in the muscle, nerves, discs and cervical spine. Some conditions related to neck pain include fibromyalgia, osteoporosis, spinal stenosis, infection, herniated cervical disc, or spine-related cancer. Certain lifestyle factors such as poor posture and awkward sleeping positions can also contribute to neck pain, especially minor strain. Traumas can lead to certain neck issues as well, such as whiplash or bone fracture.
Below you will find alternative and natural treatment options including those from a Chinese Medicine perspective for neck pain.

Neck Pain - Acupuncture Protocols

The treatment of conditions with acupuncture can be a complicated endeavor that should only be undertaken by individuals with a deep understanding of the underlying Chinese Medicine theory (and/or whatever system being used for treatment). There are many approaches, but generally speaking few viable approaches are involved on a point to condition basis. Rather using proper diagnostic procedures the patients diagnostic pattern is ascertained and that is what is treated. The protocols listed here exemplify some of these clinical approaches.

The following Acupuncture Treatment Protocols May Be Used With Neck Pain

• Acupuncture for Neck Pain - Treatment Protocols

Neck Pain - Formulas From Our Store

The following herbal formulas are potentially useful in the process of treating neck pain. For a complete list from our store with more details see our neck pain formula section.

• Jin Gu Die Da Wan
• Jing Zhui Tong Wan
• Shao Yao Gan Cao Wan
• Sorig Arthritis Oil – Druum Bue Juknuum
• Sorig Massage Oil – Juk Nuum Agar Dhethear
• Tibetan Aru Balm
• Yan Hu Suo Zhi Tong Wan

Neck Pain - Questions

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Neck Pain - Related Acupuncture Points

The following (20) acupuncture points may be useful for neck pain. A subset of these could potentially be useful with acupressure stimulation and/or tongren therapy methods as well.

Generally treatment would be based on the TCM patterns listed above instead of selecting points by function alone, (see general points selection rules.)

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