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Learn about how acupuncture and dry needling can help with everything from back pain, to physical symptoms of stress, and sports injuries.
Acupuncture for Tennis Players
Acupuncture and dry needling for tennis players: lateral epicondylalgia, rotator cuff conditions, wrist tendinopathy, hip rotation overuse.
What Is Myofascial Pain Syndrome?
Myofascial pain syndrome explained: trigger points, referred pain, diagnosis, and how acupuncture and dry needling treat the root cause.
Dry Needling for Elbow Pain
Dry needling for elbow pain targets the trigger points behind tennis elbow, radial tunnel syndrome, golfer’s elbow, and chronic elbow aching. NYC sports acupuncture clinic.
Best Acupuncture Points for Sports Recovery
ST36, GB34, BL40, LI4, and SP10: the evidence-based acupuncture points for faster sports recovery, reduced muscle soreness.
Acupuncture for Jaw Pain
Acupuncture and dry needling for jaw pain, TMJ disorder, and TMD: masseter trigger points, bruxism, jaw clicking, headaches.
Muscles That Cause Hip Pain
Hip pain is often caused by trigger points in the gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, piriformis, and iliopsoas. Learn which muscles refer pain to the hip and why.
Dry Needling for Golfer's Elbow
Dry needling targets trigger points in forearm flexors to relieve medial epicondylalgia (golfer’s elbow) and restore elbow function.
5 Studies that Show How Acupuncture Works
Five peer-reviewed studies that show how acupuncture works, from brain opioid receptors and nerve function to adenosine, inflammation, and blood flow.
KI2 Acupuncture Point (Rangu)
KI2 (Rangu): the Kidney channel's ying-spring fire point. Anatomy, nerve mechanism, clinical use for night sweats and arch pain, and what research shows.
Best Acupuncture Points for TMJ
Best acupuncture points for TMJ pain: masseter, temporalis, and pterygoid trigger points, local jaw points, and distal nerve-modulating points.
Fall Marathon Recovery with Acupuncture
What happens to your muscles after 26.2 miles, why passive rest does not resolve marathon-generated trigger points, and how acupuncture and dry needling can help you recover better.
Acupuncture After ACL Injury and Reconstruction: What a 2026 Review Found
A 2026 review of acupuncture after ACL injury and reconstruction: what needles near the knee reach, what the trials show, and what remains unproven in rehab.
Acupuncture for Hip Arthritis
Acupuncture and dry needling for hip arthritis and hip osteoarthritis: pain management, trigger point treatment, evidence-based care, and what to expect in NYC.
Dry Needling for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Dry needling for thoracic outlet syndrome: how scalene and pectoralis minor trigger points compress the brachial plexus, causing arm pain and hand numbness.
Best Acupuncture Points for Migraines
GB20, LV3, TE5, and GB41: the evidence-based acupuncture points for migraine prevention and acute relief. How needling targets possible sources of migraine headaches.
Acupuncture for Basketball Players
Acupuncture and dry needling for basketball injuries: ankle sprains, patellar tendinopathy, hip flexor pain, back pain, and shoulder conditions common in...
Acupuncture for Hip Bursitis
Acupuncture and dry needling for hip bursitis (greater trochanteric pain syndrome): gluteus medius trigger points, tendinopathy.
SI17 Acupuncture Point (Tianrong)
SI17 (Tianrong): a Window of Heaven point on the lateral neck. Anatomy, nerve mechanisms, clinical use for throat and neck complaints, and what research shows.