Easing Pain & Injury

Treating Acute & Chronic Pain

Stephanie uses integrative orthopedic therapy to relieve pain and restore proper body function. Grounded in western orthopedic and Traditional East Asian Medicine, integrative orthopedic therapy brings together acupuncture, electo-acupuncture, cupping, gua sha, and manual bodywork therapies to treat neuromuscular injury and chronic pain.

Conditions treated include:

  • Low back, neck, and thoracic spine pain caused by tight muscles, sprains/strains, or degenerative changes

  • Sciatic and radicular nerve pain

  • Carpal tunnel syndrome, thoracic outlet syndrome, repetitive stress injuries

  • Ankle sprains

  • Plantar fasciitis

  • Knee pain due to degenerative changes, sports injury, post-surgery

  • Shoulder pain due to degenerative changes or tendon injuries

  • Tendinitis (tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow, achilles tendonitis)

  • Migraines, tension headaches

  • Arthritis (osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis)

  • Fibromyalgia

  • Acute injuries (bruising, swelling, sprains, pulled muscles)

  • TMJ, bell’s palsy, facial pain

  • Side effects of cancer therapy

Acupuncture therapy is a safe, simple, and effective adjunct to support health and recovery, particularly in conjunction with physical therapy and exercise-based rehabilitation programs.

How Acupuncture Works

Acupuncture promotes pain relief and tissue healing by stimulating:

  •  Endorphins & other neurotransmitters to control pain

  •  Leukocytes to fight infection & boost immune response

  •  Prostaglandins to reduce inflammation & swelling to prevent tissue damage

  •  Nerve conduction to regenerate healthy tissue & restore muscle tone

  •  Quicker recovery from soft tissue injury, surgery & fracture

  •  Homeostatic normalization & regulation of  body functions

Acupuncture exerts a powerful analgesic effect on the body's perception of pain.  As a tool for rehabilitation, acupuncture can be used to impact mending bone, support the regeneration of healthy tissue and help to restore muscle tone.  Acupuncture plays a vital role in the healing process, by directly stimulating the bones, muscles, and nerves, and by supporting the body's innate healing capacity.

Tools Used in the Treatment of Pain & Injury 

  •  acupuncture

  •  electroacupuncture & dry needling

  • cupping

  •  moxibustion

  •  manual orthopedic therapy

  •  sports & deep tissue massage

  •  therapeutic exercises

Herbal Therapy for Pain & Injury

In addition to acupuncture and manual therapy, Stephanie prescribes Chinese herbal medicines and nutritional therapy and supplementation to support recovery.  Herbal medicines are prescribed internally to decrease inflammation, decrease pain, and accelerate tissue healing. Herbal soaks and plasters are utilized to speed tendon, ligament, and bone healing.