06/17/2026
“I hold stress in my neck and shoulders.”
Sound familiar?
Often people have been living with neck and shoulder tension for months or even years because it doesn’t seem serious enough to do anything about.
Patients say these very words: I hold stress in my shoulder/neck/upperback/jaw (insert area of body).
In other words, the patient has noticed that tension and discomfort increases with periods of increased postural and mental stress.
What finally brings them in is an exacerbation that’s causing real pain in the upper body, jaw pain, clenching, or grinding.
Here are some of the techniques I use (keep in mind all sessions are custom tailored to each individual patient:
✅ Release trigger points in the face and jaw
✅ Acupuncture to Large Intestine 4 - an acupoint located on the hand that relieves pain and tension in the jaw
✅ Face-down treatments focused on the neck, shoulders, and upper back
✅ All treatments aim for parasympathetic engagement to help regulate the nervous system and provide a relaxing session.
📍Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine near Union Square in Manhattan
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