Post-Surgery Recovery

Acupuncture is a beneficial therapeutic modality to enhance post-surgery recovery by addressing both the physiological and symptomatic aspects of healing. It helps in the reduction of post-operative pain through the stimulation of endogenous analgesic systems, including the release of endorphins and enkephalins, which provide pain relief. Acupuncture also promotes blood circulation to the affected areas, facilitating the delivery of nutrients and oxygen essential for tissue repair and regeneration. Additionally, it reduces inflammation by modulating the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines, which in turn helps minimize swelling and discomfort at the surgical site. Acupuncture can accelerate healing time by promoting cell regeneration and optimizing collagen production, essential for wound healing and tissue remodeling. Moreover, it plays a crucial role in enhancing immune function, assisting in the reduction of infection risks. These combined effects make acupuncture an invaluable adjunct to surgical recovery, supporting both the body’s natural healing processes and improving overall recovery outcomes.

Post-Stroke Recovery

Acupuncture supports post-stroke recovery by tackling muscle stiffness and boosting movement in a natural, science-supported way. It helps reduce spasticity—tight, overactive muscles—by triggering the release of endorphins and calming signals in the nervous system. Acupuncture also improves blood flow to the brain, delivering oxygen and nutrients that fuel neuroplasticity, the brain’s ability to rewire and heal after a stroke. It eases swelling and discomfort by lowering inflammation, specifically through reducing cytokines like TNF-α. Plus, it enhances sensorimotor integration, strengthening how your senses and movements work together for better balance and coordination. By supporting brain repair and recovery, acupuncture speeds up the process. It’s a powerful addition to rehab, helping your body heal naturally and improving your overall progress.

Post-Concussion Recovery

Acupuncture helps post-concussion syndrome (PCS) patients manage symptoms like headaches, dizziness, fatigue, cognitive fog, and mood swings after a mild brain injury. Though not a cure, it offers relief through scientific mechanisms. Headaches ease as acupuncture triggers endorphin release and blocks pain signals via spinal pathways, reducing medication needs. Dizziness improves with enhanced cerebral blood flow—via nitric oxide vasodilation—and vestibular regulation. Cognitive fog clears as it boosts prefrontal perfusion and balances serotonin and dopamine. Fatigue lessens by stabilizing the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, cutting cortisol levels. Emotionally, it calms limbic overactivity and stress hormones, reducing anxiety. It also curbs neuroinflammation by lowering oxidative stress, as seen in brain injury research. Sleep improves with melatonin increases and sympathetic suppression, supporting repair. Autonomic balance shifts, easing sensory overload. Starting 1-2 weeks post-injury with weekly sessions, acupuncture’s benefits for pain and stress are study-backed, providing a low-risk complement to therapies like rehab, helping patients recover more comfortably.

Sports Performance Enhancement

Acupuncture enhances athletic performance by improving muscle strength, endurance, and flexibility. It stimulates specific points to optimize neuromuscular function, increasing muscle coordination and strength. Acupuncture also regulates the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, helping the body transition from a stress state to a recovery state. This speeds up muscle repair, reduces lactic acid buildup, and promotes quicker recovery. By improving blood circulation, acupuncture enhances the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to muscles and helps clear metabolic waste, reducing muscle soreness and inflammation. This process not only accelerates recovery time but also improves joint mobility and flexibility, essential for ongoing performance. Acupuncture is a powerful tool to help athletes break through performance plateaus and enhance their training results.

Back Injuries

We treat both sudden (acute) and long-term (chronic) lower back pain, including muscle strains, sprains, and joint issues such as facet joint and sacroiliac (SI) joint pain. Conditions like degenerative disc disease (spondylosis), herniated or bulging discs, and sciatica (nerve pain radiating down the leg) are also addressed. Additionally, we manage stenosis, the narrowing of spaces within the spine or nerve passages, which can lead to nerve compression and cause pain, numbness, or weakness. We also treat bone spurs (osteophytes) that contribute to stiffness and discomfort, as well as conditions like spondylolisthesis (vertebrae slipping out of place), mid-back pain, general thoracic spine discomfort, and more.

Head & Neck Injuries

We help manage neck pain caused by muscle spasms, joint problems, and injuries resulting from sudden movements (e.g., whiplash). Degenerative issues affecting the neck, like spondylosis, as well as conditions such as disc injuries and stenosis (narrowing of spaces within the neck or nerve passages) are also treated. We also address the formation of bone spurs in the cervical spine, which can lead to stiffness, pain, and reduced range of motion. Additional conditions include tension headaches, migraines, and facial nerve pain (e.g., trigeminal neuralgia). We also provide care for jaw issues (TMD), facial weakness and paralysis (Bell's palsy), recovery from strokes, lingering symptoms after a concussion, and more.

Shoulder Injuries

We provide treatment for frozen shoulder, rotator cuff issues, and general shoulder pain from overuse or injury, including impingement syndromes. Additionally, we address conditions such as labral tears, biceps tendon problems, and arthritis. Nerve compression syndromes like thoracic outlet syndrome and shoulder stiffness from limited rotation are also managed. Other common shoulder conditions we treat include bursitis, tendinopathy, AC joint dysfunction, and scapular dyskinesis, all with a focus on restoring function, reducing pain, and improving mobility.

Hip Injuries

We treat hip flexor and groin strains, hip joint pain, and arthritis. Additionally, we address femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), labral tears, gluteal tendon issues, bursitis, and deep gluteal conditions like piriformis syndrome, which can cause sciatica-like symptoms. Other common hip disorders we manage include hip instability, snapping hip syndrome, and nerve entrapments (e.g., lateral femoral cutaneous, femoral, obturator), all with a focus on restoring mobility, reducing pain, and improving overall function.

Thigh & Knee Injuries

We treat hamstring strains, runner’s knee (patellofemoral syndrome), jumper’s knee (patellar tendinopathy), IT band syndrome, meniscus injuries, and ligament tears (e.g., ACL, PCL, MCL, LCL). Degenerative changes in the knee joint, such as osteoarthritis, are also addressed. This condition involves the breakdown of cartilage, leading to pain, stiffness, swelling, and reduced range of motion. Symptoms of knee arthritis, including discomfort and limited mobility due to these degenerative changes, are managed with therapies aimed at improving function and alleviating pain. We also treat Baker’s cysts and fibular head misalignment.

Leg, Ankle, & Foot Injuries

We manage ankle sprains, shin splints, calf strains, and Achilles tendon issues. Other conditions treated include peroneal tendon problems, plantar fasciitis/fasciosis, posterior tibialis tendinopathy, Morton’s neuroma, stress fractures, tarsal tunnel syndrome, and arthritis in the foot and ankle. Additionally, we address heel spurs, sesamoiditis, cuboid syndrome, metatarsalgia, and other nerve entrapments that affect foot function and mobility.

Elbow & Forearm Injuries

We address conditions such as tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis), golfer’s elbow (medial epicondylitis), ligament sprains, triceps tendon issues, and olecranon bursitis. Nerve compression problems, such as cubital tunnel syndrome, as well as arthritis in the elbow, are also managed.

Wrist, Hand, & Finger Injuries

We treat wrist tendinitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, and thumb tendon issues such as De Quervain’s tenosynovitis. Other conditions addressed include trigger finger, finger pulley injuries, TFCC tears in the wrist, ganglion cysts, arthritis in the wrist and hand, and CMC (carpometacarpal) joint pain, which can cause discomfort at the base of the thumb, often due to degenerative changes or osteoarthritis.