sports injuries

Patient Healing Journey Overcoming Asthma to Become a Triathlete

Patient Healing Journey Overcoming Asthma to Become a Triathlete

Joanne had a history of mild allergies and childhood asthma so her respiratory tract and sinuses were her weak areas. She had to stop running and swimming and was relying heavily on steroids and decongestants and had gained weight due to these medications and inactivity. No surprise she also was feeling fatigued, irritable and depressed when she started acupuncture. There are a number of ways to treat allergies and asthma with acupuncture.

Scholarship Athlete Recovers from Injury via Acupuncture, Cupping + Gua-Sha

Scholarship Athlete Recovers from Injury via Acupuncture, Cupping + Gua-Sha

Lindsey had gone through physical therapy with limited success. She had even received dry needling, a form of acupuncture performed by physical therapists who have very little training, without good results. On her holiday break from school Lindsey came to the Acupuncture Center of New Jersey in Morristown to see me for evaluation and treatment.

Boy Overcomes Chronic Migraines • ACNJ Healing Story

Boy Overcomes Chronic Migraines • ACNJ Healing Story

A recent patient of mine exemplifies the power of acupuncture for children. Kenny (not his real name), a 10 year old boy, experienced frequent migraine headaches every day for 4 months when he initially came for acupuncture. He was missing school regularly and was unable to participate in his favorite sports, forgoing soccer and baseball practices and games.

Michael Phelps Brings The GOLD with Ancient Acupuncture Healing Cupping to Rio

Michael Phelps Brings The GOLD with Ancient Acupuncture Healing Cupping to Rio

Cupping works on soft-tissue injuries to the muscles and joints that are often caused by over working the muscles during heavy training. Cupping in Chinese is translated as ba guan, because it is administered by using an open flame inside a glass, plastic or bamboo cup to create a vacuum.

Avoiding Sports injuries for a Healthy + Active Summer

Avoiding Sports injuries for a Healthy + Active Summer

Acupuncture is great for treating and preventing common muscle and joint injuries that occur from over-use or over-strain. Here at the Acupuncture Center of New Jersey we utilize several traditional acupuncture techniques to support our patients.