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ST19 Acupuncture Point (Burong)
ST19 (Burong): Stomach channel point on the upper abdomen. Anatomy, segmental gastric reflexes, clinical use for epigastric pain and nausea, and what research shows.
Best Acupuncture Points for Sciatica
The best acupuncture points for sciatica: GB30, BL40, BL57, BL60, and the full bladder meridian pathway. How these points may help with sciatic pain.
ST35 Acupuncture Point (Dubi)
ST35 (Dubi): the lateral knee-eye point below the patella. Anatomy, segmental mechanism, clinical use for knee osteoarthritis, and what research shows.
ST31 Acupuncture Point (Biguan)
ST31 (Biguan): the Stomach channel gate of the upper thigh. Anatomy, segmental mechanism, clinical use for hip, groin and thigh pain, and what research shows.
Muscles That Cause Neck Pain
Which muscles cause neck pain and cervicogenic headaches? The trigger point anatomy of chronic neck tension, stiffness, and referred pain.
CV4 Acupuncture Point (Guanyuan)
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
Acupuncture for rotator cuff pain and shoulder injuries. Evidence, mechanisms, and what to expect.
PC7 Acupuncture Point (Daling)
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 Acupuncture Point (Shuaigu)
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
Dry needling for frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) in NYC. Learn how subscapularis, infraspinatus, and pectoralis minor trigger points can be part of the issue.
Best Acupuncture Points for Hip Pain
The best acupuncture points for hip pain: GB30, GB29, BL54, and more. How these points address piriformis, gluteus medius, TFL, and psoas trigger points.
What Is a Trigger Point?
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
Acupuncture for postural pain: forward head posture, upper crossed syndrome, desk worker myofascial patterns.
ST33 Acupuncture Point (Yinshi)
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
Dry needling for posture releases the tight trigger points that make good posture impossible, creating the muscular conditions for lasting postural change.
Best Acupuncture Points for Knee Pain
The best acupuncture points for knee pain: ST35, GB34, BL40, SP9, SP10, and more. Anatomical locations and clinical use for arthritis, tendinopathy symptoms.
Muscles That Cause Sciatica-Like Symptoms
Which muscles produce buttock, leg, and foot symptoms that mimic sciatica, how to distinguish trigger point pseudo-sciatica from true radiculopathy.
Acupuncture for Cervical Radiculopathy
Acupuncture and dry needling for cervical radiculopathy: treating the myofascial component of nerve root pain, arm paresthesia, and neck-to-arm symptoms.