Chico Community Acupuncture

Back pain

I can usually tell within about thirty seconds whether someone’s back pain is just in their back.

Sometimes people walk in carrying their pain like a heavy backpack they forgot they were wearing years ago.
Their muscles are braced.
Their breathing is shallow.
Their nervous system hasn’t unclenched in months. Maybe years.

And often somewhere in the middle of the appointment they say something like: “I don’t even know what relaxed feels like anymore.”

That lands in my heart every single time. Because the body adapts to the life it’s living.
To stress.
To grief.
To overwork.
To sitting too much.
To carrying too much.
To always being the reliable one. To never fully resting.
And eventually the body starts speaking on behalf of all of it. Sometimes through low back pain.

One of the things I love most about this medicine is that it gives us a way to listen without judgment.

To get curious instead of punitive.
To help the body soften enough that healing can actually begin.

If your back has been trying to get your attention lately, I’d love to help you listen differently.

To make an appointment, call (530)345-5300 or book online www.chicocommunityacupuncture.com