TCM treatment plans are customised according to the patient’s body diagnosis, acceptance level, and tolerance to pain.

For example, those with excess wind, coldness, and dampness will be required to dispel wind and coldness from the body. We can first address the patient’s yin and yang with acupuncture to restore his joint mobility. Next, we can use a combination of moxibustion with tuina or osteopathy bone adjustments to relieve his pain, relax his muscles, and stimulate the nerve sensors. Patients are often prescribed Chinese medicine to regulate their internal constitution so that they can maintain and continue to enhance the balance of yin and yang in the body after leaving our pain management clinic in Singapore. If the onset of the condition is recent, patients should be feeling a significant improvement within 2-3 treatments.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), pain management is done with a combination of acupuncture, Tui Na and herbal medication where necessary. The advantage of TCM lies in its ability to treat both the symptoms and root cause of the problem, leaving a lasting effect. The side effects are minimal and there is no risk of being addicted to herbal medication. Acupuncture clears blockage within the meridians and strengthens the flow of qi and blood; it restores the healthy balance of Yin & Yang, hence alleviating pain. The World Health Organisation has even recognised acupuncture as an effective treatment for various conditions such as facial pain, headache, knee pain, low back pain, neck pain, frozen shoulder, postoperative pain, rheumatoid arthritis, sciatica, sprain, tennis elbow, and beyond.

Tui Na aids the recovery of adhesions, dispersing blood stasis and swelling, and corrects dislocations. It stimulates the circulation of blood and repair of damaged tissue, hence relieving pain. For instance, tui na is used as a treatment for a variety of sprains, tennis elbow, cervical spondylosis, tenosynovitis, periarthritis of the shoulder, shoulder impingement syndrome, strains and back pain, lumbar disc herniation, and sacroiliac joint injuries.

At Sin Kang TCM, we work on providing holistic pain management therapy programmes to improve your total health and well-being. Expect the full suite of Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment methods with a special emphasis on pain management. Our experienced physicians provide comprehensive health assessment and personalised treatment plans, tailored to fit the individuals’ body constitutions to ensure optimum recovery.

As the saying goes: Knowing is half the battle won. Knowing how chronic pain comes about and mitigating the aggravating factors goes a long way in the management of chronic pain. Depending on the age and type of condition, some can even rid themselves of the constant aches and tension with proper treatment and care.

Relief Your Discomfort at Our Pain Management Clinic in Singapore

While home remedies like pain relief plaster, stretching, maintaining good posture and acupressure massage can help alleviate your discomfort, chronic pain, especially back pains, are usually more complicated. As such, getting proper pain management will require professional treatment to loosen the knotted fascia and correct spinal misalignment for optimal healing to occur.

The treatments involved, session durations and the number of sessions will differ from patient to patient, thus a consultation with our physician is highly advised to recommend the best way forward. Book a pain management therapy session with our highly experienced TCM physicians and therapists for effective and painless relief of your discomfort.