Like traditional acupuncture, electro-acupuncture involves placing needles in the same spots with small electrodes on one end. Electricity is then run through the electrode, giving a soft hum or vibration during the treatment.

1. 5 Electro Acupuncture
Points You Can Use for
Back Pain
Spinal Bracketing
Bladder 60 (UB60)
Small Intestine 3 (SI3)
Liver 3 (LV3)
Large Intestine 4 (LI4)
When low frequencies are used, this
point can stimulate the body to
produce beta-endorphins and
endogenous opioids, relieving pain.
Using these two points as a general
pain reliever, you can focus on the
area causing the pain in the lower
back.
The small intestine meridian is also
connected to the bladder meridian, so
points on this meridian are also used
to treat back pain.
Higher frequencies can cause the
body to produce serotonin, a natural
and fast-acting painkiller that affects
your mood, memory, appetite, sleep,
wound healing and learning, among
other things.
sing both low and high frequencies, the
body can be induced to produce both
lasting and immediate pain relief,
reducing inflammation in the area
where you’re experiencing the pain.
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