Neck pain relief that starts
at the first visit.
Dry needling and acupuncture in one visit, releasing the upper trapezius, levator scapulae, and suboccipital muscles that restrict the neck and refer pain into the skull base.
5.0 · 62 reviews on GoogleTreated, you check the blind spot, sit through the workday, and sleep on either side without a thought.
Seek urgent medical care first for:
neck pain after a fall or car accident,
neck pain with fever and a stiff neck,
clumsy hands or trouble walking,
arm weakness or numbness that is getting worse,
or a sudden severe headache with the neck pain.
First visits are typically $300, follow-ups $250. Acunatomy is out-of-network with all plans; HSA and FSA cards are accepted, and a superbill is provided for reimbursement. Coverage and costs, explained.
"Eugene has helped significantly with my back, shoulder, and neck issues. His bedside manner is incredible — a calm demeanor, clear and thorough explanation of what he is doing and why, and genuine concern for your wellbeing and healing. If you are seeking a holistic, tried and true method to help remedy any type of injury, go see Eugene."
Does acupuncture help neck pain?
Yes. Across 39 trials and 20,827 patients, acupuncture beat sham treatment for neck pain, and the benefit held at one year. Trigger points in the upper trapezius, levator scapulae, and suboccipitals restrict rotation and refer pain into the skull base and shoulder blade. Dry needling releases those muscles and restores rotation; acupuncture lowers the sensitivity of the irritated nerves.
Vickers et al., Journal of Pain, 2018
A typical treatment timeline.
Headache frequency and neck stiffness typically decrease between visits.
What resolution looks like for your neck.
Turning your whole body to change lanes.
Blind spots without a thought.
Neck stretches every hour at your desk.
Sitting comfortably all day.
Waking up when you roll the wrong way.
Any position, all night.
Common questions about neck pain treatment.
Yes, when the anatomy, needle depth, and angle are precise. In a prospective survey of 7,629 dry needling treatments, one in five produced a bruise, minor bleeding, or brief soreness, and none produced a serious complication. Every neck treatment here follows protocols developed over 21 years of practice.
Yes, and the same trigger points produce both. The upper trapezius, sternocleidomastoid, and suboccipitals refer pain into the skull base, temple, and behind the eye, the pattern of tension and cervicogenic headache. Releasing the neck treats both. If the headache has its own independent pattern, that is treated as well.
Yes. The desk is not the problem; the trigger points are. Once they are released and the nervous system resets, the same desk and posture stop producing pain. The visit also covers the positions at fault and the corrections, so results hold.
No. Desk work creates a muscular adaptation, not permanent damage. The muscles that hold the head forward shorten and fill with trigger points, and the deep muscles that should hold the head weaken. That is a functional state, and it changes at any age with treatment.
They can contribute to it. The upper neck muscles carry position sensors the brain uses to track the head. When those muscles stay contracted, the signal degrades, and some people feel unsteady or lightheaded. Dizziness has many causes and deserves medical evaluation, but cervicogenic dizziness is real and improves when the muscle dysfunction is treated.
A pinched nerve sends pain, tingling, or numbness down the arm along one line, and weakness can follow. Trigger points in the scalenes, infraspinatus, and pectoralis minor also send pain down the arm, without the numbness pattern. The first-visit assessment separates the two and treats what it finds.
Where does it hurt?
Or find it on the body →Your neck can
turn again.
Let’s restore it.
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Out-of-Network Insurance Accepted: Horizon BCBS · Oxford · UnitedHealthcare · Cigna · Aetna · Self-Pay Available