Acupuncture for Back Pain and Sciatica
Wondering if acupuncture can help with back pain or sciatica? Below are testimonials from patients who received treatment at Salin Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine in Nanoose Bay, BC. Many came for relief from back pain, sciatica, arthritis, muscle tension, and injuries related to lifting or chronic strain.


I came in here 10 months postpartum with severe back pain and numbness on both my hands. And fear of needles. She handled me very well, she’s very careful. I didn’t feel any pain from the procedure. First session, back pain completely gone. Hands feeling a lot better. Such a relief! Highly recommended!

I have struggled with severe lumbar pain for over 20 years and after only 5 electroacupuncture treatments from Salin I feel she has significantly reduced my pain. I have gone to countless health-care providers continuously over the years and no one has been able to help me reduce my pain level that now exists today. Recently an acquaintance told me a remarkable story about how Salin cured her daughter from an ailment that doctors were unable to cure. So, I simply had to visit her. In my opinion, she is “one of a kind” in her profession which must be due to her extensive education in acupuncture which included training in a major hospital in China and her passion for continuing education in her field. In addition to her extraordinary talent as an Acupuncturist, she has developed a deep understanding of physical exercises from A1 courses which she is taking to help her clients. She has changed my exercise routine to focus on strengthening muscles which will aide in improving areas causing my pain. She inspired me with an effective exercise program that gives me hope of ending my pain while carefully watching my trigger points. Salin, I am very grateful to you. Gerry Larke

Salin is a very skillful practitioner of Acupuncture and a truly gifted healer who has helped me with chronic pain relief. Her warm and welcoming clinic sets the tone for a peaceful and relaxing experience. (So relaxing that I fall asleep during treatment) Salin’s thorough but gentle techniques yield very good results of which I am most grateful. I highly recommend her.

Very happy with Salin’s acupuncture technique. Pain relief happens in the 24 hours following treatment and lasts.
Especially happy with the care she shows when tracking my pain paths. Never have had such care & attention to detail from a health practioner before. I highly recommend her.

If you are like me and had a problem that Drs or other members of the health services were not able to help you with, go see Salin Acupuncture. For 4 years I was suffering from headaches that would come on 16 days out of every months, Saw Neurologist, he could not find anything wrong, saw Physiatrist they decided to give me injections in the neck twice, nothing worked, saw Ostheopath, it would help but two days later the pain was back. Not to mention Physio Therapist, Sports therapist I had done them all. The Drs kept giving me pills and more pills, try this or that. The only think I had not tried was acupuncture. During my first visit to Salin, she was able to diagnose that the problem was not coming from my neck but my shoulder. I had a first treatment and I felt like a new women, for 10 days headaches where a thing of the past, I was able to reduce by 2/3 the amount of pills I was taking….Today was my second visit and I am sure that with Salin’s help and my determination I will never need to endure those awful headaches! For those who might be afraid of needles, IT DOESN’T HURT AT ALL. Thank you Salin for giving me my life back!

It took a while to find an acupuncturist that provided as much expertise/pain relief as the one I had been seeing for chronic pain on the mainland for the last 25 yrs, but Salin has filled that spot. She took the time on my first appointment to listen about the areas I was having problems with, and then also gained further insight using TCM methods I had become used to being used. My first appointment gave me much pain relief, and with the help of some exercises she emailed later things improved even more. My follow-up appointment provided even more relief, to the point where I may only need maintenance sessions going forward. (not to mention that I find the treatments so very relaxing and revitalising, almost like a spa treatment). Salin is caring, knowledgeable and genuinely interested in helping people heal. Highly recommend!!

i would highly recommend Salin Accupuncure to anyone who suffers from pain. She is fantastic, knowledgable and extremely accomodating. I showed up in a transfer chair and cane with a year old muscle pain caused by sneezing and voila she made the pain go away while having to rearrange her treatment area with no fuss or making me feel like i was causing her trouble. The needles that make people so afraid are the size of a human hair not what is depicted on media, she is very attentive to any discomfort in everyway. This is not the first accupuncurist I have seen but she is the only one i would reccomend. Five stars aren’t enough she should get 10 stars.


I’ve had back and shoulder pain for a while before I made an appointment to see Salin. Her extensive knowledge and exceptional service makes her the only acupuncturist I trust. I recommend a combination of acupuncture and cupping in one visit if time permits. You will leave feeling lighter…healed.

I didn’t have to wait. Salin is always on time. She takes great interest in my condition and always asks how the last session compared to the previous one. My pain has shown much improvement. Salin’s treatment area is very clean and organized. And we always have some great chats. See you soon Salin.

You tried so hard and took so much time to bring comfort to the pain I’m in. You explained your treatment so well to me so I could understand the reasons for what you did today. Thank you Salin.

I have been a client of Salin’s for 5 months now. I have been suffering with chronic hip, low and middle back pain for years, which I have been managing through regular registered massage therapy treatments. Although those treatments have been beneficial, the relief was only temporary. After my first acupuncture treatment with Salin, my pain disappeared in the targeted areas and I have been living pain free for months. I was in disbelief !!!! I continue to see Salin regularly for maintenance as I am an active person and my body has never felt better. The location is convenient, close to highway access in a country setting. Very peaceful and beautiful. Her office is clean and I feel very relaxed when I am there. Salin listens, takes lots of notes during each treatment and appears to be just as invested in my health and well being as I am. Thank you Salin!!!!!! I have since been referring my friends and family to her.

I was referred to Salin, by one of her clients, for chronic back and knee pain, which was keeping me up at night. I received three treatments, over two months, and have been pain free for several months.

It is very seldom to find a practitioner who puts their heart into every treatment. Salin is a very intuitive and thorough acupuncturist.

Salin Acupuncture gets my two thumbs up and five stars for quality of service, expediency of service and for something that is rare these days in clinics – compassion and empathy. In three visits Dr. Salin Webb was able to treat my acute neck pain ( which I had been hospitalized for a week prior) taking it from an unbearable state ( not being able to turn my head to the left or get out of bed without excruciating pain) to a pathway back to functionality and normalcy. I highly recommend this clinic!!

Having come to Canada on a Holiday from Holland. I never expected to end up in Salin Acupuncture Clinic. During my time in Canada. I traveled to Alberta visiting friends along the way. After a few weeks I spend time doing carpentry and did some heavy lifting. Bad idea, as I sprained my lower back and was in severe pain during my return to Vancouver. By that time I had difficulty to function normal, could not bend my back ,or put my socks on. A good friend of mine made the suggestion to try acupuncture to relieve the pain and discomfort . I made a appointment with Salin acupuncture clinic for my first treatment. Doctor Salin ask me a lot of questions and took her time to find out exactly how I had injured my back and where the pain was located. She then proceeded to give me my first treatment, which took about forty five minutes. I made another appointment for my second treatment which I received three days after my first appointment. A few days after my second treatment my back had improved by 80% and I could function again. Doctor Salin recommended a third treatment which I was grateful for, because a few days after my third treatment my back pain was completely gone and I was able to spend the last week of my holidays in Vancouver pain free. What a relief!
I would recommend Salin Acupuncture to anyone with a back problem, or any kind of pain problem. I was impressed by her professionalism and the time she took to locate the problem and cured me.
Thank you so much Doctor Salin!

Wish to thank you so much for all your help and information both to myself and Ian and for all your good work. I so enjoyed the great massage, and the cupping and acupuncture, it has made such a difference to my neck and back pain due to my arthritis and lifting heavy articles etc.
I can’t recommend you enough to my friends, as you have been the best so far in the treatment for my arthritis in upper and lower back. GREAT JOB.
We will miss you so much wish we could take you to Europe with us!!!

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
You have done what a series of doctors, physiotherapists and pain specialists could not do. After hurting myself in yoga class and living in constant pain for two years, your acupuncture treatment has finally freed me from back, neck and leg pain. You have given me my life back. I can now exercise and sleep throughout the night again.

I’ve never tried acupuncture before, until my friend convinced me to. I had pain on my left arm for years and I also had lower back pain, due to heavy lifting at work. Taking painkillers helped only for a few hours, then the pain comes back. After my friend told me about Salin, I thought that I should give acupuncture a try. The needles are very small, thin, sterile, and disposed after the first use. (I thought the needles would be bigger and thick like in the movies). I don’t feel the needles at all. I feel something that Salin calls ” a sensation” running from my shoulder to my finger tip. The “sensation” from the needles on my buttocks run through my leg. About 2 hours after the treatment, I felt much better. The next day, the pain is all gone.”

In 1997 I was involved in a car accident which left me with soft tissue damage to my neck and shoulders. Over the years I experienced neck and back pain with numbness down my right arm to the point I could not even lift my arm. I spent years going to the Chiropractor and Massage Therapist. I got temporary relief but no long term relief. After seeing Salin for acupuncture she was able to release a pinched nerve in my neck which had been causing the numbness to my right arm. My neck and back pain doesn’t bother me anymore and I am able to gain true mobility of my neck again. Whenever I feel tightness I will go to Salin for a tune up. I can’t believe the results as I was not a believer of acupuncture until I actually had the treatments.
I would strongly recommend to anyone who has neck or back pain to try Salin Acupuncture.

Thank you so much for curing all my pain. Now I can sleep through the night. I had so many problems. Neck pain, shoulder pain, knee pain and leg pain. My family doctors recommend me to see an acupuncturist. I hope god will give you more power and strength so you can help more patients that are in
need of your services.