At Brick Acupuncture, in Brick, New Jersey, the cornerstone of our treatments is to practice herbal medicine and nutrition, including acupuncture, based on your body’s individual needs. We'll work with you to minimize and prevent illness while optimizing and rejuvenating your body for years to come. Whether you are coming for an acupuncture treatment, reiki, or a therapeutic massage, we offer treatment modalities suited to all types.
Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is administered by "laying on hands" and is based on the idea that an unseen "life force energy" flows through us and is what causes us to be alive. If one's "life force energy" is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress, and if it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy.
Recent studies show that acupuncture effectively treats sports injuries such as strains, sprains, neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee and ankle pain, swollen muscles and shin splints. In addition to treating the injury, Acupuncture can also improve performance and give athletes a competitive edge.
After the needles are inserted you are usually left to rest for a period of 10 – 45 minutes. Within some styles the needles are inserted quickly and removed immediately and in others they are left in for a longer period of time. Most people feel fairly relaxed during this period and many simply fall asleep.
By activating specific points with acupuncture, we’re helping your nervous system use new ways of problem-solving by accessing different sets of nerves to approach a set of symptoms. We’re helping your body establish new habits of healing. For some people, this takes one treatment. For others, this takes several treatments.
Yes, we have ample parking spots right outside the office. We have elevators and wheelchair accessibility.
The sensation you will feel when being needled is generally fairly minimal. In some styles you will feel almost nothing, while in others the needle will be rotated slightly until you feel a heavy or distended feeling indicating the arrival of qi.
Acupuncture rarely “hurts”. The most that people experience is a dull ache around the base of the inserted needle, or a slight tingling feeling when the needle is inserted. Points at the extremities, like toe or finger ends, can sometimes be a little sharp, but the sensation is usually brief.
We accept most major health insurances including but not limited to Oxford, United Health Care, Horizon, Blue Shield Blue Cross. Contact us for a complete and up to date list of insurances we accept.
The needles used within acupuncture are both sterile and extremely thin. Most people are surprised to see how thin the needles actually are. They range in width from approximately .14 mm to .30 mm and in length from 15 mm (.5 inch) to 75 mm (3 inches). The most commonly used needle is a 25 mm (1 inch) .25 mm width needle. Generally, they are inserted about 1-3 mm into the body – deeper on fleshy areas.
Generally, cupping is combined with acupuncture in one treatment, but it can also be used alone. The suction and negative pressure provided by cupping can loosen muscles, encourage blood flow, and sedate the nervous system (which makes it an excellent treatment for high blood pressure). Cupping is used to relieve back and neck pains, stiff muscles, anxiety, fatigue, migraines, rheumatism, and even cellulite
We are located at 1617 NJ-88 in Brick, NJ and we have a Colts Neck location at Colts Town Plaza Charms Building, Suite 133 at 315 NJ Route 34 N in Colts Neck, NJ 07722.