Sports Acupuncturist

Sports Acupuncturist We focus on musculoskeletal pain. Chronic and acute pain conditions such as back pain, neck pain, elbow pain, knee pain, hip pain.

07/31/2026

Shoulder pain when lifting your arm? Wondering if it’s a rotator cuff tear?

These 3 simple shoulder tests can help screen for a possible rotator cuff injury by checking the three main rotator cuff muscles. Compare your painful shoulder to the opposite side. If one side is significantly weaker, it may indicate a rotator cuff injury that should be evaluated.

Keep in mind that pain alone doesn’t necessarily mean you have a rotator cuff tear. Many people with shoulder pain have tendon irritation, bursitis, or shoulder impingement. However, significant weakness compared to the opposite shoulder is a reason to have your shoulder assessed by a healthcare professional.

If you have shoulder pain, pain reaching overhead, pain lifting weights, pain sleeping on your shoulder, or weakness when raising your arm, these tests are a simple place to start.

Save this video so you can compare both shoulders if shoulder pain ever develops.

⚠️ Educational purposes only. This content is not medical advice and is not intended to diagnose or treat any medical condition. If you have persistent pain, severe weakness, or a traumatic shoulder injury, seek evaluation from a qualified healthcare professional.

07/11/2026

Your body is smarter than you think.

Ever notice that whenever something hurts, your first instinct is to rub it?

That’s not random.

When you rub an injured area, you’re activating fast touch nerves that help turn down the “volume” of pain before more of those pain signals reach your brain. The injury hasn’t changed—but your brain receives less pain information, so it hurts less.

This is one of the many ways your nervous system is constantly working to protect you.

Understanding why your body does what it does is the first step toward understanding pain.

07/07/2026

What is the most common cause of back pain?

Most people usually jump to blame the spine. And in some cases that might be true. But your back starts giving you signals long before any spinal degeneration takes place.

That looks like that back being sore or achy. Muscles stop doing their job-> aches begin -> support decreases -> years later structural changes follow.

Key to relieving that back pain is proper muscle function. If muscles are active, they support the proper posture, which also supports your spine.

07/03/2026

That “tennis elbow” pain? It usually doesn’t start in your elbow. 🎾

Tennis elbow occurs where the forearm extensor tendons attach to the outside of the elbow. Repetitive gripping, lifting, racquet sports, and even computer work can overload these tissues over time.

Tight, overworked wrist extensor muscles can increase tension through the tendon, contributing to pain at the outside of the elbow.

In this video: motor point acupuncture targeting the wrist extensor muscles to reduce excessive muscle tension, improve neuromuscular function, and decrease strain on the tendon attachment so the area can settle down and recover.

Common signs of tennis elbow:
✔️ Pain on the outside of the elbow
✔️ Pain with gripping, lifting, or shaking hands
✔️ Tenderness at the bony spot on the outside of the elbow
✔️ Symptoms that worsen after tennis, pickleball, padel, golf, or repetitive computer work

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