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Acupuncture for Pain Relief

Get out of pain and back to living your life—with a team that treats the root cause, not just the symptom.

Ready to have your mind blown? Chronic pain is never simply the result of the original injury. Of course, scar tissue and structural damage need to be addressed, but chronic pain is also a result of how your nervous system has decided it needs to function to keep you safe. Chronic pain arises from compensatory patterns of movement and, patient depending, on circulatory and peripheral nervous system issues.

Real talk - only getting soft tissue work without integrating the rest of your body is wasting time and money. To truly feel better, not only do you need a practitioner who understands this, but an entire office that uses this concept as the guiding principle in treatment. (Hint: that’s us!)

Rest, digest, & Heal

  • This page is for people who are in pain—and are tired of treating the same symptom without getting real relief. Whether your pain started from an injury, developed over time, or seems to have no clear cause at all, there is a reason it is still present.

    If you have tried rest, stretching, or isolated treatments without lasting change, it often means the underlying systems driving your pain have not been addressed. At BPH, we look beyond where it hurts to understand how your body is functioning as a whole—so we can help you actually resolve the issue, not just manage it.

  • If you were to break your femur (the largest bone in the body, the thigh bone) and it was a clean break, it would take 6 weeks for it to heal. Anytime there is an injury that lasts for more than 6–12 weeks, we have to ask ourselves why.

    If tissue and bone are healed within 6 weeks, then why would pain persist? Pain is often the result of how your nervous system has adapted to protect you. The body develops compensatory patterns and protective responses that can continue long after the original injury has healed.

    These may include:

    • Guarding and restricted movement

    • Altered circulation

    • Increased pain signaling

    • Changes in how muscles activate and coordinate

    A good acupuncturist evaluates your peripheral nervous system, circulation, and any guarding in the body. Through expert evaluation and care, we combine the intricacies of these systems in the body to better help you heal and stop feeling pain.

    The bonus is that we get you able to enjoy your life again without fear and discomfort. Pain should not be something you just learn to live with.

  • Acupuncture works by addressing the systems responsible for pain—not just the area where pain is felt.

    What Acupuncture Does in the Body

    • Regulates the nervous system to reduce pain signaling

    • Improves circulation to injured or restricted areas

    • Releases muscle tension and improves movement patterns

    • Supports communication between muscles, nerves, and brain

    • Reduces inflammation and supports tissue healing

    Why This Matters for Pain

    When these systems are not functioning together, pain can persist even when the original injury has healed.

    By improving circulation, reducing nervous system sensitivity, and restoring movement patterns, acupuncture helps the body return to a more normal and functional state.

    This is why acupuncture works when other treatments fall short.

  • We approach pain through a structured system of care.

    Our 3 Pillars of Pain Treatment

    1. Stop Pain

    2. Get stronger to prevent pain

    3. Identify potential threats, give resources, and establish goals beyond pain management

    This is how we get you out of pain—and keep you out of it. We almost always pair our orthopedic treatments with tissue work such as cupping, gua sha, or tui na (therapeutic massage). In addition to these modalities we may suggest SoftWave therapy for particular conditions.

  • Every treatment is custom and personalized.

    In your first treatment, we have a full health history, review imaging, review new patient paperwork and do any relevant testing. You will also receive a full treatment at that appointment.

    All patients are seen for approximately 3 visits and then reassessment, resources, and a more spaced out treatment plan is put into action.

What We Treat

  • Chronic Pain

    Chronic pain is never simply the result of the original injury. It is often driven by how your nervous system has adapted, along with changes in movement, circulation, and muscle coordination.

    Chronic pain arises from compensatory patterns of movement and, patient depending, on circulatory and peripheral nervous system issues.

    If you were to break your femur and it healed in six weeks, but you still had pain months later, that tells us something deeper is going on.

    A good acupuncturist will evaluate your peripheral nervous system, circulation, and any guarding in the body. Through this, we are able to identify why pain persists and how to resolve it.

  • Back and Neck Pain

    Neck and back pain are deeply connected to how the entire body functions. By addressing core stability, posture, and nervous system regulation, we are able to treat these issues in a more meaningful and lasting way.

    The funny thing about the neck and back that other clinics miss is that they are connected.

    Many practitioners forget that the segments of the spine are connected and are part of what knits our body together.

    Our acupuncturists are versed in pelvic health. This may seem unrelated, but it is actually the key to understanding the foundation for stability in our core, orientation of our diaphragm, and head carriage.

    Whether it is herniations, surgery, or a great mystery, we have seen it all and we can help.

    It is possible for you to be in less pain.

    There is a reason your pain hasn’t been resolved yet—and it’s not because your body is broken.

  • Sciatica

    Sciatic pain often involves both nerve irritation and movement compensation patterns. Treating the system—not just the nerve—is key to long-term relief.
    Sciatica is rarely just a nerve problem. It is often influenced by how your hips, pelvis, and core are functioning together.

    When these systems are not working in sync, the body creates patterns that continue to irritate the nerve and reinforce pain.

    By addressing circulation, movement, and nervous system regulation together, we are able to reduce irritation and restore normal function.

  • Plantar Fasciitis

    Tendon-based injuries like plantar fasciitis respond well to treatments that improve circulation, reduce inflammation, and stimulate healing at the tissue level.

    Plantar fasciitis is often treated as a foot problem, but it is usually part of a larger movement pattern involving the calf, Achilles, and even the hips.

    Shockwave therapy and acupuncture work together to stimulate healing, break up scar tissue, and improve blood flow to the affected area.
    This allows the tissue to recover while also addressing the underlying patterns that caused the issue in the first place.

    Tendon-based injuries like plantar fasciitis respond well to treatments that improve circulation, reduce inflammation, and stimulate healing at the tissue level.

  • ...and more

    • Hip pain

    • Knee pain

    • Shoulder pain

    • Rotator cuff injuries

    • Tennis elbow / golfer’s elbow

    • Carpal tunnel syndrome

    • Achilles tendinopathy

    • Post-injury pain

    • Post-surgical pain

    • Scar tissue-related pain

    • Fibromyalgia

    • Myofascial pain syndromes

If you are thinking about starting care, this is the time to begin.

Pain does not resolve itself when the underlying systems are still stuck in protective patterns. Waiting rarely makes pain better—it just makes it more familiar.

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