How Electroacupuncture Can Help Shoulder ‘Stingers’

In contact and collision sports such as football, peripheral nerve injuries are quite common. One American football study showed that the lifetime rate of brachial plexus injuries was 50.3%. This nerve can be found in the neck, with many branches going down to the ribcage, the armpit, and down to the upper arm to the […]

Why Choose Fast Relief Acupuncture?

If you’re looking for an experienced and effective acupuncture clinic in Bergen County, NJ look no further and read on to learn why Fast Relief Acupuncture IS the place for YOU!Specialization in Sports Related InjuriesWhether you’ve obtained an injury from weightlifting, cycling, playing football, soccer, golf, tennis or running, we’ve successfully treated it all at […]

How Acupuncture Can Relieve Your Shin Splints

​Shin Splints (also known as tibial stress syndrome) are one of the top ten most common sports related injuries. Runners, joggers, and anyone who plays a sport with a lot of running involved are at risk from this injury. The pain you feel from shin splints happens due to the shinbone (or tibia) and the […]

Sciatica Pain Relief with Fast Relief Acupuncture

One the most common sport injuries for athletes is Sciatica. This disorder is an irritation of the largest nerve in the body known as the Sciatic nerve. The cause of the nerve irritation can be from a bulging or protruding disc pressing onto the nerve or tight muscles, especially around the gluteus/ butt region, squeezing […]

How Electroacupuncture Inhibits Pain: On A Chemical Level

​The study “Mechanism of Acupuncture-Electroacupuncture on Persistent Pain” published in February 2015 shows that electroacupuncture activates the nervous system in a different way when in healthy conditions than in pain conditions. Electroacupuncture blocks pain by being able to activate several different bioactive chemicals though spinal, peripheral, and supraspinal mechanisms. These chemicals include opioids, which are […]

Electroacupuncture Promotes Tissue Repair in Sports Athletes

A study conducted by Indiana University School of Medicine published in the journal Stem Cells in March 2017 found that the utilization of electroacupuncture releases stem cells, which in turn helps tissue repair. This can be especially helpful for athletes who need to heal from various injuries as quickly as possible so they can get […]

Trigger Points and Pain:

It is not uncommon to hear someone complain about having pain on their body specifically their muscles. ​It is also very common to hear many health practitioners of different scopes to say that the cause of these muscle pains is due to ‘trigger points’ or ‘knots’. But what are these ‘trigger points/knots’ exactly and how […]

Sports Acupuncture Benefits Vs. Traditional Acupuncture

​If you’re an athlete who trains (whether it be running, weight lifting, tennis, golfing or just casual weekend activities) on even a semi-regular basis, then looking to find an acupuncturist who specializes in Sports Acupuncture may be the right move for you. Why, you may ask?The focus of a sports acupuncturist is the body’s movement […]

Cupping- What is it? How can it help me?

During the 2016 Summer Olympic competition in Rio, Brazil, there was a picture of the US Men’s swimmer Michael Phelps circulating. What made this picture so special was that he had these bruised looking circles on his shoulders. When interviewed and asked what these circles were, he stated that he had gotten ‘cupping therapy’. There […]

How Acupuncture can Increase Flexibility and Body Movements

One of the most common questions I get asked is how acupuncture can help treat musculo-skeletal disorders. While there are many thoughts and theories about how acupuncture can improve the human body’s functions i.e. Qi/energy, release of neurotransmitters from the brain, improved blood/ lymph circulations to eliminate toxins, etc… I am going to try and […]