We treat pain in a few ways with TCM. The basic underlying treatment principle is to remove the blockage and promote healing. When we use acupuncture to relieve pain, we can use certain points that are local to the pain. These local points focus on creating movement around the injuried or painful area. Additionally, we can use points that along the same meridian to move the energy along that channel, but not have to be around the specific area. There are empirical points on the body that move energy through the body that can be used too.

Herbal medicine is used to help create movement in the body just like the acupuncture. The herbs can be used to help with the pain associated with the blockage. Pain relieving and blood moving herbal formulas are used prevalently throughout TCM to help remedy these situations.