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Golfers Elbow Treatment NYC
Discover a first-line treatment for Golfer’s elbow or medial epicondylitis using an integrated approach of acupuncture and dry needling. Learn the science behind wrist pain and schedule your appointment today.
What is a Licensed Acupuncturist?
Learn the difference between a Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac.) and other acupuncture providers. Discover why choosing a fully licensed practitioner ensures safe, effective, evidence-based care.
Carpal Tunnel Treatment NYC
Discover a first-line treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome using an integrated approach of acupuncture and dry needling. Learn the science behind wrist pain and schedule your appointment today.
Tennis Elbow Treatment NYC
Discover a first-line treatment for tennis elbow or lateral epicondylitis using an integrated approach of acupuncture and dry needling. Learn the science behind elbow pain and schedule your appointment today.
Understanding Acupuncture for Gastrointestinal Health
Learn how acupuncture balances autonomic pathways—especially the vagus nerve, hypothalamic nuclei, and spinal segments—to regulate digestion, reduce gut inflammation, and modulate gastric motility. Discover how points like ST21, ST25, ST36, ST37, GB34, PC6, BL21, GB30, LI11, and RN12 can improve gastrointestinal function.
Understanding Acupuncture for Cardiovascular Health
Learn how acupuncture targets key pathways in the brainstem and hypothalamus to regulate blood pressure, heart rate, and sympathetic tone. Discover how points like HT5, HT7, PC5, PC6, PC7, ST36, and ST40 can help maintain cardiovascular health.
Understanding Acupuncture for Analgesia
Explore how acupuncture alleviates pain through brain regions such as the amygdala (AMG), ACC, and PFC, while utilizing acupoints like BL25, ST25, ST37, ST36, GB34, PC6, SP6, and GB30.
Neck Pain Treatment NYC
Discover a first-line treatment for neck pain using an integrated approach of acupuncture and dry needling. Learn the science behind neck pain and schedule your appointment today.
Acupuncture’s Effect on the Autonomic Nervous System
Explore how acupuncture—encompassing dry needling and electroacupuncture—helps regulate the autonomic nervous system (ANS), improving cardiovascular, GI, and immune health.
Hip Flexor Tendinitis Treatment NYC
Discover a first-line treatment for hip flexor tendinitis using an integrated approach of acupuncture and dry needling. Learn the science behind tendon overuse and inflammation, and schedule your consultation today.
2025 Research on Acupuncture for Low Back Pain
Evidence supports acupuncture as a first-line treatment for chronic low back pain. See how it compares to other non-drug therapies in this 2025 Cochrane review.
Piriformis Syndrome Treatment NYC
Discover a first-line treatment for piriformis syndrome using an integrated approach of acupuncture and dry needling. Learn the science behind sciatic nerve compression due to piriformis spasm, and schedule your consultation today.
Hamstring Strain Treatment NYC
Discover a first-line treatment for hamstring strain using an integrated approach of acupuncture and dry needling. Learn the science behind hamstring muscle strains and schedule your appointment today.
Stress Fracture Treatment NYC
Discover a first-line treatment for stress fractures using an integrated approach of acupuncture and dry needling. Learn the science behind bone microfractures and schedule your consultation today.
IT Band Syndrome Treatment NYC
Discover a first-line treatment for iliotibial band syndrome using an integrated approach of acupuncture and dry needling. Learn the science behind IT band pain and schedule your appointment today.
Shin Splints Treatment NYC
Discover a first-line treatment for shin splints using an integrated approach of acupuncture and dry needling. Learn the science behind lower leg pain and schedule your appointment today.
Plantar Fasciitis Treatment NYC
Discover a first-line treatment for plantar fasciitis using an integrated approach of acupuncture and dry needling. Learn the science behind heel pain and schedule your appointment today.
Runner’s Knee Treatment NYC
Discover a first-line treatment for runner’s knee using an integrated approach of acupuncture and dry needling. Learn the science behind patellofemoral pain syndrome treatment and schedule your consultation today.