What does acupuncture provide for muscle pain?

🔹 Analgesic effect
Increases the body’s own painkillers such as endorphins and enkephalins
Suppresses pain signals by regulating nerve transmission

🔹 Relieves muscle spasm
Provides relaxation in continuously contracted muscles
Reduces trigger point activity

🔹 Increases blood circulation
Increases intramuscular oxygenation
Accelerates the removal of lactic acid and inflammatory substances

🔹 Reduces inflammation
Suppresses local inflammation
May reduce edema and tenderness

🔹 Increases mobility
As pain decreases, joint range of motion increases
Provides functional improvement

In which muscle disorders / muscle-related pains can it be applied?

✔️ Mechanical and functional muscle pain
Myofascial pain syndrome
Muscle spasms
Neck, back, and lower back muscle pain
Shoulder girdle muscle pain
Muscle pain related to postural disorders

✔️ Sports and strain-related conditions
Muscle strains
Overuse syndromes
Post-exercise muscle pain
Muscle problems accompanying tendinomyopathic pain

✔️ Neuromuscular-origin pain
Muscle spasms accompanying cervical / lumbar disc pathologies
Muscle tension accompanying sciatica or radiculopathy
Jaw muscle pain related to bruxism

✔️ Chronic pain syndromes
Fibromyalgia (in symptom control)
Chronic low back and neck pain
Muscle tension accompanying tension-type headache