Sports Acupuncture
As a practitioner of this system, I utilize the ancient wisdom of Chinese Medicine and refine my approach using modern sports medicine research. This allows a comprehensive approach to simultaneously treating specific injuries and a person as a whole. This is vital because chronic injuries are affected by the individual's overall health, not just the bio-mechanics of the injury.
As a sports acupuncturist, I address these issues by using motor point needling, which will ‘reset’ the muscle fibers, leading to a balancing of the opposing muscle groups involved in the injury.
When I start treatment with a new patient, it is my ultimate goal to be able to educate and give the tools necessary for better managing their injury and overall health. I am always humbled and honored when I am given the opportunity to assist someone on their health journey. I am one of the lucky people who truly love what they do, am fascinated with the human body, and am constantly expanding my knowledge base and skill set to allow me to help as many people as possible.
"My treatments are designed to restore function, reduce pain and inflammation, and improve your well-being."
- Jay Palladino
Treatment
As a patient, you will undergo orthopedic tests, manual muscle tests, and a static and dynamic postural exam to locate the root cause of the pain and inefficient movement patterns. These inefficient movement patterns are usually caused by muscle imbalances and the nervous system becoming more sensitive to protect the body.
After this reset, I applied many different manual therapy techniques and corrective exercises to increase the range of motion, stability, and mobility of the tissue/joint being treated. These manual techniques include myofascial release, PNF (proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation) stretches, Gua Sha (Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization), Kinesio taping, cupping, neurodynamics, and compression.
Conditions treated with acupuncture include:
Arthritis
Baker’s Cyst
Bursitis
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Cervical Radiculopathy
Degenerative Disc/Joint Disease
De Quervain’s Syndrome
Facet Joint Syndrome
Muscle Tension Headaches
Neck Pain/ stiffness
Herniated Discs
Hip, knee, and shoulder arthritis
IT Band Friction Syndrome
Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis elbow)
Low Back Pain
Lumbar Radiculopathy (Sciatica)
Medial Epicondylitis (Golfer’s elbow)
Morton’s Neuroma
Paresthesia
Patellar Tracking Disorder
Peripheral Neuropathy
Piriformis Syndrome
Plantar Fasciitis/Fasciosis
Postural Imbalance
Rotator Cuff tears/ imbalance
Sacroiliitis/ SI Joint Pain
Shin Splints/ Tibial Stress Syndrome
Shoulder Impingement/Frozen Shoulder
Spinal Stenosis, Spondylosis
Sprained Ligament(s)
Strained Muscle(s)
Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Pain
Tendonitis/Tendinopathy
Tenosynovitis
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Whiplash
Aim Sports Medicine
Call or Text: (310) 937-2323
1035 Aviation Blvd.
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
M-F 9:00am to 6:00pm
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