When you are in significant pain, you need more than temporary relief. You need a treatment that directly targets the source of the problem and helps your body reset. Our Woodbury chiropractors provide acupuncture and dry needling for patients experiencing everything from persistent daily discomfort to severe muscle tension, chronic conditions, and sports-related injuries that are limiting movement and quality of life.

Both acupuncture and dry needling are safe, highly precise techniques designed to calm irritated nerves, release deep muscular tension, and restore proper communication within the body. Using ultra-fine, sterile needles, often combined with electrostimulation, we stimulate specific points and trigger areas to activate your body’s natural healing response. This increases circulation, reduces inflammation, improves mobility, and helps interrupt pain cycles that have not responded to other treatments.

For patients dealing with intense neck pain, back pain, headaches, sciatica, trigger points, or muscle spasms, these therapies can provide meaningful relief when it feels like nothing else has worked. Treatments are typically well tolerated and often described as relieving rather than painful.

Acupuncture and dry needling are powerful components of modern pain management. They combine time-tested therapeutic principles with today’s anatomical and neurological understanding, giving patients a comprehensive, evidence-informed option for reducing pain, improving function, and regaining control of their health.

We proudly accept Medicaid and Medical Assistance for patients 20 and under. If you have questions about your plan or are interested in learning more about how acupuncture and dry needling can benefit your life, please contact our Woodbury acupuncture clinic or schedule an appointment today.

Acupuncture and dry needling share many similarities, notably the use of very thin needles to treat musculoskeletal dysfunction. In our clinic, both treatments may be combined with electrical stimulation (E-stim), which adds a mild electrical current to the needles to induce muscle contraction and relaxation. 

However, the two techniques differ slightly.  

Our acupuncture approach focuses on stimulating the nervous system to relieve pain and improve mobility by placing thin needles at precise points that activate the body’s pain pathways, boost circulation, and promote healing. 

We use two types of acupuncture: electroacupuncture and battlefield acupuncture.

What is Electroacupuncture (EA)?

EA is a variation of acupuncture that applies a small electric current to acupuncture needles once they are in place. This reduces inflammation and alleviates pain. It’s commonly used for chronic pain, neuromuscular issues, and sometimes to enhance the effect of traditional acupuncture, with sessions often lasting 10–20 minutes.

What is Battlefield Acupuncture (BFA)?

BFA is a specific, standardized protocol using auricular (ear) therapy to provide rapid relief for acute pain. Small needles are inserted into points on the ear in a specific order; they remain in place for two to four days and provide ongoing painrelief.

In contrast, dry needling targets tight muscles or trigger points directly, effectively releasing muscle tension, enhancing range of motion, and alleviating pain.

Both methods restore function by modulating pain signals, reducing inflammation, and increasing blood flow to tight or injured areas, thereby accelerating recovery and improving outcomes.