Shoulder pain relief that starts
at the first visit.
Dry needling and acupuncture in one visit, releasing the infraspinatus, subscapularis, and teres minor trigger points that restrict the shoulder and refer pain down the arm.
5.0 · 62 reviews on GoogleTreated, you reach the top shelf, fasten a bra or belt behind your back, and sleep on that side again.
Seek urgent medical care first for:
shoulder pain with chest pain or shortness of breath,
a shoulder that is deformed or cannot be moved after a fall,
a hot, swollen shoulder with fever,
a lump or unexplained weight loss,
or arm weakness or numbness that is getting worse.
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.
"I came in dealing with years of shoulder pain from sports and lifting. I had gotten used to living with that discomfort but have done a total 180 with Eugene. Every session feels intentional and collaborative. He takes the time to explain exactly what he’s doing and why, which made me feel comfortable and genuinely involved in my own healing process."
Does acupuncture help shoulder pain?
Yes. Across 39 trials and 20,827 patients, acupuncture beat sham treatment for shoulder pain, and the benefit held at one year. Trigger points in the infraspinatus, subscapularis, and teres minor restrict rotation and reach and refer pain down the arm. Dry needling restores the shoulder's natural rotation and acupuncture reduces the pain and inflammation in the capsule.
Vickers et al., Journal of Pain, 2018
A typical treatment timeline.
Range increases progressively and night pain typically reduces early.
What resolution looks like for your shoulder.
A jacket, one careful arm at a time.
Dressed without a strategy.
Stopping halfway to the top shelf.
Full reach. No catch.
The shoulder wakes you every night.
Rolling over, still asleep.
Common questions about shoulder treatment.
Yes. Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) involves a thickened, contracted joint capsule and rotator cuff muscles that stay contracted around the joint. In pooled trials, acupuncture reduced pain and improved function and reach in frozen shoulder. Dry needling releases those muscles; acupuncture reduces the pain that keeps the shoulder from moving. Treatment does not undo the capsular contraction overnight; needling restores what the muscles are holding, and acupuncture takes the pain out of the process.
Yes. Surgery repairs the structure, but the muscle pattern that developed around the injury does not repair itself. Trigger points in the infraspinatus, subscapularis, and pectoralis minor produce pain that lingers after a sound repair, and dry needling reaches them directly.
Shoulder pain without an injury is common, and the muscles are the first place to look. In one clinical series, trigger points were found in the infraspinatus and upper trapezius of nearly every painful shoulder examined. They develop from sustained postures, repetitive movement, and sleep position. The infraspinatus alone can refer pain to the front of the shoulder and down the arm. Clean imaging points to soft tissue.
Night pain is a hallmark of rotator cuff involvement. Lying on the shoulder compresses irritated tissue directly, and lying on the other side lets the arm drag the joint into positions that stress it. Persistent night shoulder pain is a reason to treat it, not to sleep around it.
The key difference is passive motion. With a rotator cuff problem, someone else can move your arm through a fuller range than you can move it yourself, because the limit is pain and weakness. With frozen shoulder, the capsule itself is contracted, so the arm will not go there no matter who moves it.
No. The first-visit assessment separates muscle, rotator cuff, and capsule by examination, and imaging does not show trigger points. If you already have a scan, bring it.
Where does it hurt?
Or find it on the body →Your shoulder
can move again.
Let’s restore it.
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