Needle left in back

Well I&#39m sorry to hear that that happened to you. The pain is likely from nerve irritation from the needle being pushed in further than it should have been and/or from it being in while you were walking around. In general the nerve/deep tissue irritation wouldn&#39t be permanent but it can take 4 to possibly 15 weeks to heal (it&#39s generally quite slow to heal). Oddly perhaps, while you might not feel comfortable with this, acupuncture can be very useful to help issues like this heal. So if you are not opposed to it, I would go back to your practitioner (or a new one) and let them treat the area to get it to heal faster. Cupping in the area can be quite useful - so a practitioner that does cupping and, ideally, tuina massage (chinese medical massage) would be ideal.

Well nerve pain is more difficult unfortunately. Generally heat will make it worse - although -if- heat makes it feel better that is far more preferable than ice. Epsom salt baths could be helpful - again not too hot if heat makes it worse. There are also Chinese herbal pain plasters (external) that can be useful and your practitioner should be able to get you some of those.