CV4 (Guanyuan): Gate of Origin, front-mu of the Small Intestine. Anatomy, segmental mechanisms, use for fertility and urinary care, and what research shows.

Acupuncture for rotator cuff pain and shoulder injuries. Evidence, mechanisms, and what to expect.

PC7 (Daling): shu-stream and yuan-source point of the Pericardium channel. Anatomy, median nerve mechanism, use for carpal tunnel and agitation, plus research.

GB8 (Shuaigu): Gallbladder point above the ear. Anatomy, trigeminocervical mechanism, clinical use for temporal and migraine headache, and what research shows.

Dry needling for frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) in NYC. Learn how subscapularis, infraspinatus, and pectoralis minor trigger points can be part of the issue.

The best acupuncture points for hip pain: GB30, GB29, BL54, and more. How these points address piriformis, gluteus medius, TFL, and psoas trigger points.

Trigger points are hyperirritable taut bands in muscle that cause local and referred pain. Learn what they are, why they form, and how dry needling treats them.

Acupuncture for postural pain: forward head posture, upper crossed syndrome, desk worker myofascial patterns.

ST33 (Yinshi): a quadriceps point above the knee. Anatomy, femoral nerve mechanism, clinical use for anterior thigh and knee pain, and what research shows.

Dry needling for posture releases the tight trigger points that make good posture impossible, creating the muscular conditions for lasting postural change.

The best acupuncture points for knee pain: ST35, GB34, BL40, SP9, SP10, and more. Anatomical locations and clinical use for arthritis, tendinopathy symptoms.

Which muscles produce buttock, leg, and foot symptoms that mimic sciatica, how to distinguish trigger point pseudo-sciatica from true radiculopathy.

Acupuncture and dry needling for cervical radiculopathy: treating the myofascial component of nerve root pain, arm paresthesia, and neck-to-arm symptoms.

Post-needling soreness, mild bruising, and fatigue are normal after dry needling. Learn what reactions are expected, how long they last.

Low back pain is often caused by trigger points in the quadratus lumborum, multifidus, iliopsoas, and gluteus medius. Learn which muscles refer pain to the low back.

Can acupuncture help a pinched nerve? Learn how acupuncture and dry needling address cervical and lumbar radiculopathy, nerve compression pain.

The most effective acupuncture points for neck pain: GB20, BL10, GB21, GV14, SI3, and more — anatomical locations, mechanisms, and how they treat neck pain.

Spring running ramp-up injuries explained: why NYC runners get hurt in March and April, and how acupuncture and dry needling can help.