Acupuncture Pain and Stress Center

06/21/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗕𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻?

Everything.

When you receive dry needling, you assume the practitioner has mastered the fine motor control necessary to work painlessly with your delicate network of muscles, fascia, and tendons.

But true finesse takes decades, not hours.

The foundation of my 20-year career studying the human body wasn’t just clinical anatomy; it was a deep immersion in Internal Arts like Qigong, Tai Chi, and Bagua (what you see here). These practices are built entirely on developing three core skills:

Refined Structure & Alignment.
Exceptional Tactile Sensitivity (feeling exactly where tension is held).
Complex Fine Motor Control.

In the clinic, this training translates directly to my hands. This sensitivity allows me to feel subtle changes in the body both during palpation and as I needle. Detecting and navigating these subtle changes in real-time allows for a precise release of muscle tissue—maximizing results while minimizing unnecessary discomfort and bruising.

You aren’t getting "50-hour continuing education weekend-course needling." You are getting treatment with the finesse that only 20+ years of dedicated practice can produce.

Ready to experience a truly expert structural reset?
Link in our bio to book your comprehensive assessment.

06/20/2026

𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻.

Most people think acupuncture or dry needling is just about "sticking the spot that hurts." But if you want reliable, repeatable results, you have to look at the body's architecture.

In my clinic, the assessment is the most important part of the treatment. I look at:

Force Steadiness Testing (FST)
Structural alignment
Anatomical compensations

When I find the "why," the "how" becomes easy.

Has your pain been 'chased' but never caught? Let’s change that.

06/19/2026

𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀?

The short answer is no.

Many practitioners offering dry needling today learn the technique through a 50-hour continuing education course. While they understand the anatomy, developing the tactile feedback and fine motor control required to manipulate a needle painlessly takes years, not hours.

When treating chronic pain or sports injuries, the goal is not just to release a single trigger point, but to increase the flow of blood and fluids in and out of the connected muscle chain to completely reset the tissue. With over two decades of dedicated needling experience and anatomical study, my approach focuses on precision over force. You get the exact same structural, myofascial release, but executed with the finesse that maximizes results while minimizing unnecessary discomfort.

If you are looking for the anatomical results of dry needling but want it performed by a specialist, let's talk. Link in bio to book a session at the clinic.

06/18/2026

𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺, 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘁?

If you have had dry needling where they just "needle the knot" without assessing your movement and biomechanics first, you are only getting half the treatment. Pain is usually just a symptom of a breakdown somewhere in the network of fascia, muscles, and tendons.

At the clinic, we don’t chase symptoms. Before a single needle is inserted, I use Force Steadiness Testing (FST) and manual muscle testing (MMT) to assess how your nervous system communicates with your muscles. By measuring if your muscle can generate force, and which muscles might be jumping in to compensate for a weakness, we can locate the exact origin of the weakness or tension.

Once we identify where the communication is breaking down, the dry needling becomes incredibly targeted. No guesswork—just a clear path to eliminate your pain, regain your range of motion, and increase your strength.

If you are an active individual tired of short-term relief, let's get to the underlying cause of your symptoms so you can get off the sidelines and back to doing what you love.

Link in bio to book your assessment.

05/12/2023

https://www.wired.com/story/machine-learning-chinese-medicine-acupuncture-study-design/

I really enjoyed this article and how the author explained both AI and acupuncture.

Now that I work in machine learning, I’m often struck by the parallels between this cutting-edge technology and traditional Chinese medicine.

03/04/2020

https://elemental.medium.com/the-healthiest-people-in-the-world-dont-go-to-the-gym-d3eb6bb1e7d0

Go ahead and cancel your membership, you already have the tools you need