If you are like me you suffer from one of the most common but difficult to treat medical problems-- chronic low back pain. The cool winter weather here in Texas makes the pain more intense, almost unbearable at times. The pain can take the fun out of life fast and the common treatment, strong narcotic painkillers, is almost worse than the pain itself. A round of physical therapy after a particularly bad spell helps for awhile but you must keep it up daily. If you get slack the pain comes back!

It is a vicious cycle to say the least. There is mounting evidence that acupuncture can help people with back pain break the cycle of pain without the use of prescription drugs. Some health insurance companies are even beginning to cover the procedure for treatment of chronic back pain. I have found that most Austin acupuncture and alternative healthcare centers will work with you to make their treatments affordable to you whether your insurance will cover the treatment or not. They will also file most health insurance claims for you at no charge.

Texas residents have decisions to make before choosing an Austin acupuncture or alternative healthcare center. First, check with your insurance company to see if any of the Austin acupuncture clinics are on your plan. Then look for a center that looks to serve the entire body and mind as the treatment will be more effective. Wellness or holistic acupuncture places an emphasis on working with and developing the patient's understanding of health and illness.

TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) and The Balance Method are both practiced in Austin acupuncture and alternative healthcare centers. I prefer the Balance Method since fewer, thinner needles are used. You become very relaxed during treatment which helps restore your body and mind to harmony and balance.For more information about TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) visit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_medicine" \l "TCM_theory) &  To know more about  Balance Method  please check out (http://www.drtanshow.com/medicine/Balance.htm).

Acupuncture treatments consist of placing very thin stainless steel needles into the skin in areas that are believed to correspond to certain organs and areas deep within the body. Several thousand "acupoints” have been described by acupuncturists.  Each acupoint has a particular significance in the treatment of different diseases and symptoms. The traditional Chinese understanding of the human body believes that a natural form of energy that is vital for the proper functioning of the human body flows through twelve "meridians" in the human body. This energy force is understood to have both good and bad qualities.  The balance between these two aspects of the life force, the yin and the yang controls every aspect of the human body. Acupuncture seeks to correct imbalances in the amounts of yin and yang within the human body by inserting needles into accupoints that are aligned with certain meridians.

Acupuncture is usually painless and modern disposable needles carry almost no risk of infection.  Austin acupuncture and alternative healthcare centers offer this ancient procedure in clean, modern facilities. Other services that are offered in some Auriculotherapy, which is said to be great for pain relief.

At the Quan Yin center, their goal is simple: to help you reach your personal health objective. They are committed to assisting you in the process of natural healing of the mind and body. They have a very informative website at Acupuncture and Herbs - that does a great job of describing the services that they offer at the Quan Yin Austin acupuncture center.

The Quan Yin Center for Compassionate Healing is an Texas Acupuncture alternative healthcare center located in Austin, Texas, offering a full range of natural healing services from acupuncture to nutritional medicine. We offer the best of ancient wisdom combined with modern knowledge, dedicated to bringing an individual back into balance by restoring the body, mind and spirit.