Acupuncture for Chronic Pain

Evidence-based acupuncture in Christchurch in support of relieving chronic pain.

If you are struggling with chronic pain, we'd love to help.

We provide a holistic approach with acupuncture and cupping to bring support for chronic pain such as back, neck, headache or migraine, and osteoarthritis pain.

If you’d like more information on how our acupuncture services can support you, call us on 021 081 59228 or make a booking online.

How does acupuncture help chronic pain?

Acupuncturists help relieve chronic pain by placing needles in specific points throughout your body, stimulating the release of natural pain-relieving chemicals. 

Research indicates acupuncture helps to:

Acupuncture can be used as a stand alone support for chronic pain or alongside treatments like medication, physiotherapy and exercise. Acupuncture is gentle and effective method to assist with surgery recovery.

How long does acupuncture take to help chronic pain?

Studies show regular treatments resulted in a clinically significant reduction in chronic pain that persisted over time.

It may take 2-3 sessions for you to notice a significant improvement to your pain levels. A course of 5-10 treatments is recommended. 

After this, treatment can be spaced at longer intervals to help keep pain symptoms manageable and aid in flare-ups.

Get in touch

We’d love to help you, so please let us know if you have any questions or if you are ready, you can book an appointment online.