Acupuncture · Downtown Fort Lauderdale

Acupuncture for Chronic Pain & Sports Injuries

I treat pain that has stayed for months or years, and I treat new injuries from training and sport.

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What I Treat

Pain, from head to heel

Chronic pain

Low back pain and sciatica
Neck and shoulder pain
Migraines and headaches
Arthritis and joint pain
Knee and hip pain
Jaw pain (TMJ)
Fibromyalgia
Pain after surgery

Sports injuries

Sprains and strains
Tennis elbow and golfer's elbow
Runner's knee
Rotator cuff and shoulder injuries
Heel pain (plantar fasciitis)
Shin splints
Tight, overworked muscles from training

I treat many other conditions. The focus of Chinese medicine is on treating the whole person.

How It Works

How acupuncture treats pain

Acupuncture treats pain by bringing blood flow to the injured area, releasing tight muscle, lowering inflammation, and changing how the nerves carry pain signals to the brain.

I place the needles where the pain is and along the pathways it radiates through. I also use cupping within the acupuncture visit when the muscles call for it.

Sciatica is the pain I treat most. I wrote a full page on it: acupuncture for low back pain and sciatica.

Your Acupuncture Visit

What to expect

Treatment comes first

Patients in too much pain to sit go straight to the table. I ask my health questions while I am needling.

I treat the whole person

The first acupuncture visit addresses sleep, mood, and energy alongside the pain.

Gentle and effective

Needles work without hurting. I adjust or reinsert any needle that feels uncomfortable.

Imaging is welcome

An MRI or X-ray can show the cause of the pain. My focus is treatment.

Acupuncture plays well with others

It works alongside physical therapy and chiropractic care.

How many acupuncture visits

Some patients experience results after one acupuncture visit, some after ten. I ask patients to give acupuncture the same chance they give physical therapy: two to three times a week for four to six weeks.

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In Their Words

Patients on their pain

★★★★★

I suffered shoulder pain for over 3 years, visiting different doctors, wasting time and money, yet I was still in pain. Until I started acupuncture treatments with Valencie. Now I am pain free.

N.C.