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Our typical image of pain killers are drugs that block nerve conduction signals to the brain; natural pain treatments work much differently and optimally initiate true healing and long term relief from pain.

Chinese medicine recognizes these common causes of lower back pain:

1.) Trauma
Trauma due to a car accident, improper lifting, or strains, is the most common cause of lower back pain and results in Blood Stagnation, Qi Stagnation, and inflammation. This type of lower back pain is acute, and is typically sharp and severe in nature, especially in the early stages. Use our Great Mender Formula for lower back pain from trauma.

2.) Deficiency
Overworking, poor lifestyle habits and aging lead to ‘Kidney Deficiencies?in Chinese medicine. This condition is typically chronic in nature with dull, achie pain and progresses gradually. Other Kidney Deficient symptoms such as knee pain, tinnitus, coldness, and low energy could also present with this type of lower back pain. Use our Ancestor Treasure Formula for lower back pain from deficiency.

3.) External Invasions
In Chinese medicine, environmental factors can have a dramatic effect on our health, especially if we are run down. Many people recognize that their pain syndromes are exacerbated with cold or damp weather. This type of lower back pain is often dull, achy and heavy in nature, improving with heat. Use our Resilient Warrior Formula to boost your immune stystem and strengthen yourself against external invasions.

Often, those with lower back pain have a combination of all three causes; someone with a weak back from deficiency would be more susceptible to injury. Similarly, if your back were injured and weak, you would be more susceptible to an external invasion of cold and damp.

Healing Strategies for Lower Back Pain in Chinese Medicine

There are many natural approaches to reversing lower back pain in Chinese medicine. They can be used alone, or in unison for speedy healing.

Stimulating the Free Flow of Blood & Qi
Qi (pronounced “chee? is generally thought of as the vital force within our bodies. Qi is yang in nature and is responsible for animation of the human form. Qi travels through the 12 meridians (channels) very much like blood through vessels. Chinese medicine works to insure that Qi is able to move freely, that it is moving in the correct direction, and that there is an abundant availability of Qi. Blood in Chinese medicine is similar to the Western medical concept, as it circulates nutrients and healing agents in the body. Where Qi goes, Blood follows. If a person’s Blood & Qi are flowing freely, he/she will be pain free; good blood circulation to the lower back will speed healing. Natural herbs such as Red Sage, acupuncture, massage, and essential oils such as cinnamon and rosemary all improve Blood & Qi circulation. Great Mender Formula moves Qi & Blood.

Reduce Inflammation & Clear Heat
Inflammation is a natural part of the healing process; however, excessive swelling can cause additional tissue dame in cases of trauma and strain. Cold therapy is often applied immediately after an injury to stop the inflammation, as cold is quite restricting. This restricting quality of cold therapies will cause increased Blood & Qi stagnation if it is used after the initial 24 hours of an injury. Although cold therapies applied to the lower back, even in deficient conditions, will provide temporary pain relief, it essentially aggravates the condition and delays lower back pain relief. Anti-inflammatory herbs such as wild yam and meadowsweet are effective in safely clearing inflammation over the long haul. Acupuncture is also effective in reducing inflammation. Our Lower Back Pain Cream contains pure essential oils to reduce inflammation.

Tonify Kidney Deficiencies
This is probably the most important aspect of attaining true and lasting relief from lower back pain. Chinese Kidney Tonic Herbs can be taken over a number of months to restore vitality and strength naturally. The concept of the Organs in Traditional Chinese Medicine is radically different from that of contemporary Western medicine. Understanding this difference is very important because the physiology and pathology of the Organs is fundamental to the understanding and treatment of disease. Our Ancestor Treasure Formula strengthens the Kidney function.

To a modern Westerner, the Chinese concept of Organs might seem unusual as the Chinese Medical concept of Organs lack emphasis on a physical structure. Although many terms used when speaking of Organs are similar to Western concepts, they do not refer to the specific tissue, but rather to semi-abstract concepts of interrelated functions.
Each Organ system has an affect on the other Organ systems when it becomes imbalanced. These functions are not based on surgical discoveries, but on clinical observation of patients over many thousands of years.

Kidney
Control the waterways
Store the Essences
Bases of all Yin & Yang of the Body

Common Symptoms of Kidney Imbalances
?Afternoon and night sweats
?Low energy
?Fear, panic attacks, phobias and anxiety
?Premature aging including graying of hair
?Memory loss
?Sexual dysfunctions including impotence
?Infertility
?Urinary disorders

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