Chronic Pain Awareness Month

Did you know September is Chronic Pain Awareness Month? For many people acupuncture works well for the management of both chronic and acute pain. Helen Wang LA.c, Phd. writes in her blog, September is Pain Awareness Month that "understanding the various types of pain and their treatments can bring a stronger awareness to those suffering from pain and the people around them that are/have been affected by their conditions." Dr. Wang explains that "[a]cute pain may be mild or severe, and it can persist briefly, for weeks or months." and clarifies that acute pain "is different from chronic pain in that it has a specific beginning and end, and its sensations decrease as healing occurs." She counsels that left untreated or not "treated properly or quickly, acute pain can become chronic pain" or pain that is "long-standing pain that can last for an indefinite amount of time, often beyond the expected recovery period for an injury or illness."