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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.
LU6 Acupuncture Point (Kongzui)
LU6 (Kongzui): the xi-cleft point of the Lung channel. Anatomy, segmental mechanism, clinical use for acute cough and forearm pain, and what research shows.
Bailao Acupuncture Point (M-HN-30)
Bailao: the Hundred Taxations extra point of the neck. Anatomy, segmental mechanism, clinical use for neck stiffness, and what research shows.
LI16 Acupuncture Point (Jugu)
LI16 (Jugu): Great Bone, in the notch above the shoulder. Anatomy, nerve mechanisms, clinical use for shoulder and rotator cuff pain, and what research shows.
Acupuncture for Shoulder Bursitis
Acupuncture and dry needling for shoulder bursitis: subacromial impingement, rotator cuff trigger points, and the myofascial drivers behind persistent shoulder pain.
ST22 Acupuncture Point (Guanmen)
ST22 (Guanmen): Stomach channel point 3 cun above the navel. Anatomy, gut reflexes, clinical use for bloating and irregular bowels, and what research shows.
ST29 Acupuncture Point (Guilai)
ST29 (Guilai): a Stomach channel point on the lower abdomen. Anatomy, segmental mechanism, clinical use for period pain and fertility, and what research shows.
BL62 Acupuncture Point (Shenmai)
BL62 (Shenmai): confluent point of the Yang Motility vessel. Anatomy, sural nerve mechanism, clinical use for insomnia, headache and ankle pain, plus research.
ST7 Acupuncture Point (Xiaguan)
ST7 (Xiaguan): the temporomandibular joint point. Anatomy, trigeminal mechanism, clinical use for TMJ and jaw pain and ear symptoms, and what research shows.
Dry Needling for IT Band Pain
Dry needling for IT band pain and iliotibial band syndrome in NYC. See why TFL, glute muscle, and lateral quadriceps trigger points often are the driving factor behind IT band syndrome pain.
ST15 Acupuncture Point (Wuyi)
ST15 (Wuyi): a Stomach channel chest point. Anatomy, segmental mechanism, clinical use for chest tightness, cough and pectoral pain, and what research shows.
ST14 Acupuncture Point (Kufang)
ST14 (Kufang): a Stomach channel point in the first intercostal space. Anatomy, segmental mechanism, use for chest tightness and cough, and what research shows.
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.
BL54 Acupuncture Point (Zhibian)
BL54 (Zhibian): the deepest gluteal point of the Bladder channel. Anatomy, nerve mechanism, clinical use for sciatica and pelvic pain, and what research shows.
BL55 Acupuncture Point (Heyang)
BL55 (Heyang): Bladder point where the channel's branches reunite below the knee. Anatomy, nerve mechanism, calf and low back pain use, and what research shows.
BL51 Acupuncture Point (Huangmen)
BL51 (Huangmen): outer Bladder line point at L1. Anatomy, segmental mechanism, clinical use for low back tension and constipation, 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.
BL43 Acupuncture Point (Gaohuangshu)
BL43 (Gaohuangshu): outer Bladder line point at T4 famed for moxibustion. Anatomy, mechanism, use for fatigue, cough, upper back pain, and what research shows.