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If you have ever seen an athlete on television with a cluster of dark circular marks on their shoulders, you haveseen the aftermath of cupping therapy. Once a niche practice mostly associated with Traditional ChineseMedicine clinics, cupping has become widely recognized after appearing on Olympic swimmers andprofessional athletes, but plenty of misconceptions still surround exactly…

Fibromyalgia is one of the more misunderstood conditions in modern medicine. It brings widespread muscleand joint pain, deep fatigue that sleep does not seem to fix, brain fog, and heightened sensitivity to touch andpressure, yet standard imaging and bloodwork often come back normal. For many patients, that combination ofvery real symptoms and few objective test…

If your first few steps out of bed each morning bring a sharp stab of pain through your heel, there is a goodchance you are dealing with plantar fasciitis. It is one of the most common causes of heel pain, especiallyamong people who spend long hours standing or walking, whether that means a job on…

Knee pain has a way of quietly shrinking your world. Stairs become something to plan around, a long walkthrough the park sounds less appealing, and simply kneeling down to tie a shoe can bring a wince. For manypeople, especially those with osteoarthritis, the instinct is to assume that pain medication or eventually surgeryare the only…

Look around any subway car in Brooklyn and you will see it: shoulders rounded forward, chin jutting toward aphone screen, neck bent at an angle that would look painful even for a few minutes, let alone several hours aday. “Tech neck” has become one of the most common complaints among people in their twenties throughforties,…

Anyone who has tried to push through a full workday with a migraine building behind one eye knows howcompletely it can derail your plans. Between the light sensitivity, nausea, and throbbing pain, migraines are farmore than “just a bad headache,” and many people who suffer from them have tried medication aftermedication with limited or inconsistent…

Sciatica has a way of turning ordinary movements, standing up from a chair, bending to tie your shoes, or evensitting through a subway ride, into a genuine challenge. The sharp, burning, or electric sensation that radiatesfrom the lower back down through the buttock and leg is caused by irritation or compression of the sciaticnerve, and…

Low back pain is one of the most common reasons people search for an acupuncturist, and for good reason: itis one of the leading causes of missed work and reduced mobility worldwide. Whether your pain comes fromyears at a desk, a old injury that never fully healed, or no clear cause at all, acupuncture offers…

Most people think of acupuncture as a treatment for back pain, and while it is excellent for that, its benefitsstretch far beyond the muscles and joints. Because Traditional Chinese Medicine treats the body as aninterconnected system, a single course of treatment often improves several areas of health at once. Here areten benefits patients frequently report.

If you have ever driven past a friend with tiny round bruises on their shoulders or heard a coworker rave about “getting needled” for their back pain, you have probably wondered what acupuncture actually involves. It is one of the oldest documented forms of medicine in the world, yet for many New Yorkers it still…