How to Treat Sciatic Nerve Pain with Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture

The approach and length of treatment depends on the differential diagnosis in Chinese medicine, and this will determine how to address the current pain as well as the root cause of the complaint. Chinese medicine uses a pattern and systems approach to diagnose and treat the symptoms and the root cause by also looking at the unique constitution of the individual.  This intricate understanding of various vantage points to view and assess patterns according to the underlying theories, principle and tenets of Chinese medicine has endured over the millennia and makes it relevant even today notwithstanding advances in western medicine and pharmacology.