Tai chi may offer relief from back pain

The most common reason for using nontraditional medicine is back pain. Annually, 30 percent of the U.S. population experiences back pain severe enough to require medical therapy. Approximately 60 percent of the population uses some form of nontraditional medicine to relieve their pain.

Hands-on class teaches ancient technique of pain relief

— It’s Chinese and it’s American. It’s strange and it’s familiar. Bonnie Dunkelberger said the class she’s taking isn’t some weird new idea. Even if it involves poking one part of her body to ease pain in another part.