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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.
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.
Combining Acupuncture and Physical Therapy for Frozen Shoulder
Explore how adding acupuncture to physical therapy enhances pain relief and range of motion for patients with frozen shoulder, based on a 2024 systematic review and meta-analysis.
Pectoralis Muscle Trigger Points Can Mimic a Heart Attack
Learn to distinguish between chest pain from pectoralis major trigger points and heart attack symptoms, ensuring timely and appropriate care for your health.
Treating Pectoralis Major Muscle Pain
Explore the causes of pectoralis major muscle pain, learn how pectoralis major trigger points contribute, and discover effective treatments like acupuncture and dry needling.
What is Pectoralis Minor Syndrome?
Discover the causes, symptoms, and effective non-surgical treatments for Pectoralis Minor Syndrome, a hidden source of shoulder and arm pain, including acupuncture and dry needling.
Dry Needling for Tennis Elbow
Discover how dry needling can effectively treat tennis elbow, or lateral epicondylitis, by targeting muscle trigger points to alleviate pain, enhance function, and improve grip strength.
Acupuncture for Tennis Elbow
Explore the benefits of acupuncture for tennis elbow, offering pain relief and improved healing as a stand alone treatment or part of a comprehensive treatment approach.
What is Tennis Elbow?
Explore the causes, symptoms, and effective treatments for tennis elbow, or lateral epicondylitis, in our comprehensive blog post. Learn about preventive measures, exercises, and when to seek professional help to manage this common condition affecting the elbow's extensor muscles.
Acupuncture for Subscapularis Pain
As one of the rotator cuff muscles, subscapularis trigger points can cause back of arm, back of shoulder, and wrist pain. Learn more about subscapularis pain and how acupuncture and dry needling can help.
Acupuncture for Teres Major Pain
Teres major trigger points can cause back of arm, back of shoulder, and dorsal forearm pain. Learn more about teres major pain and how acupuncture and dry needling can help.
Acupuncture for Deltoid Pain
Deltoid trigger points commonly cause localized shoulder pain. Learn more about the deltoid muscle, causes of pain, and how acupuncture and dry needling can help with deltoid pain.
Acupuncture for Teres Minor Pain
Teres minor trigger points can cause posterior shoulder pain as well as numbness and tingling of the 4th and 5th fingers that can mimic cervical radiculopathy. Learn more about the teres minor muscle, causes of pain, and how acupuncture and dry needling can help.
Acupuncture for Levator Scapulae Pain
Levator scapulae trigger points are often the cause of a “stiff neck” and can cause neck, shoulder, and upper back pain. Learn more about levator scapulae trigger points, causes of pain, and how acupuncture and dry needling can help.
Acupuncture for Trapezius Trigger Points
Trapezius trigger points can cause neck, shoulder, upper back pain, and headaches. Learn more about trapezius trigger points, causes of pain, and how acupuncture and dry needling can help.