Back Pain: Acupuncture is best thing you can do.Zak acupuncture in Bristol

Needles 'are best for back pain' BBC News 25/09/2007



Acupuncture - is more effective at treating back pain than conventional therapies, research suggests. A German team found almost half the patients treated with acupuncture felt pain relief. But the Archives of Internal Medicine study also suggests fake acupuncture works nearly as well as the real thing. In contrast, only about a quarter who received drugs and other Western therapies felt better. --From BBC



The highly qualified (MB1985, MATCM) and experienced Chinese acupuncture and acupressure massage practitioner( worked in army hospital for 20 years). Dr Zak Han is available for private consultations at Clinic in Bristol.By looking at pain from a traditional acupuncture approach, and from an in-depth orthopedic, neuro-muscular and anatomical perspective, he also combines acupuncture with specific stretch exercises that can quickly relieve pain .Dr Zak Han specialities in Chronic Low Back pain, Thoracic (mid and upper back)pain, and Neck Pain ;Sciatica and other Spinal Nerve Problems ;Muscle Pain :Neuralgia (nerve pain problems like Shingles, trapped or injured peripheral nerves) :Osteoarthritis affecting larger joints (hip, knee, ankle, shoulder, elbow, wrist). http://www.backachetherapy.co.uk (Alternative medicine website)

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