Tifton Pain Management Clinic is proud to announce the addition of medical acupuncture as an alternative option to treatments of various medical conditions.

Dr. Alvis Perry M.D. will be providing medical acupuncture treatments for back pain, arthritis, sinusitis, musculoskeletal pain, appetite suppression, smoking cessation, obesity, headache, stress, insomnia, fibromyalgia, sciatica and other numerous medical conditions.

Perry is a board certified anesthesiologist with additional qualifications in pain management. He has received approval from the Georgia Medical Board for including acupuncture in the scope of his practice after completing additional training in acupuncture. He has practiced anesthesia and pain management for over 20 years and has incorporated acupuncture in an effort to provide care without the usage of pain medication. The addition of acupuncture with traditional Western medical treatments allows a reduction in narcotic medication, steroids and non-steroidal medication and their side effects.

Medical acupuncture is a healing discipline that is incorporated into medical health practices in Western countries. As an over 2000-year practice of medicine, acupuncture has been used in Asia, Europe and the United States on many medical conditions. In the United States alone, more than one million people receive treatment through acupuncture. Acupuncture treatments consist of placement of hair-thin needles in various points of the body for stimulation of energy flow or stimulation of release of endorphins, a natural pain reliever in the body. Typically an acupuncture treatment lasts 20 to 40 minutes. Most acute conditions require from eight to 20 treatments. Chronic conditions can require maintenance treatment throughout the year.

The National Institute of Health (NIH) evaluated acupuncture for treatment of pain, respiratory, gynecological, neurological and psychiatric conditions and gave acupuncture a favorable consensus after rigorous trials. The World Health Organization recommends acupuncture for the treatment of many ailments.

Acupuncture services will be offered at the Tift Pain Management Office at 1602 Madison Ave.. New patient consultations and treatments will be offered from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturdays with routine follow-up appointments being offered from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. Monday-Friday. Call 229-326-5901 for scheduling.

Visit the Web site at www.acupunctureinswga.com.