Treating Pain & Injury
Acupuncture approaches pain differently than most treatments you may have tried. Rather than managing the symptom, it asks why the symptom is there. Where is movement blocked? Where is circulation impaired? What patterns have built up over time that the body hasn't been able to resolve on its own? The goal of treatment isn't relief as a temporary state — it's a shift in the underlying conditions producing the pain.
A Different Kind of Practice
What makes Jeanne’s approach to pain and injury distinctive is the depth of perspective she brings to it. She is not only an acupuncturist trained in a variety of clinical styles, including trigger point therapy/orthopedic acupuncture— she is also a movement teacher and bodyworker with rigorous training in anatomy and biomechanics.
In practice, this means she looks at how you hold your body, how you move through space, and how patterns of tension, compensation, or restriction may be contributing to your pain. The body tells a larger story, and understanding that story leads to more effective treatment.
This integrated lens — Chinese medicine alongside a deep reading of the body's structure and movement — is unusual in an acupuncture practice, and it is particularly valuable for complex or persistent pain presentations.
Jeanne works with a wide range of pain and injury presentations, including:
Back pain
Neck and shoulder pain
Sciatica and radiating nerve pain
Headaches and migraines
Sports injuries and post-surgical rehabilitation
Repetitive strain and overuse injuries
Hip, knee, and joint pain
Plantar fasciitis and foot pain
Chronic pain with unclear origin
Injury prevention for athletes and performers
1. Reach out
Use the contact form to share your general availability and, if you'd like, a note about what you're dealing with. You'll hear back to schedule your first session.
2. First session
The intake appointment begins with a conversation about your pain or injury — what's happening, how long it's been going on, how it's affecting daily life, and what you've already tried. Analysis of your posture, range of motion, and patterns of tension, along with the diagnostic tools of Chinese medicine, inform a treatment plan tailored to your body.
3. Course of treatment
Treatment builds over a series of visits — typically weekly to start. Each session includes acupuncture and may include bodywork, manual therapy, or corrective movement depending on what your body needs that day. Most people feel a noticeable shift after the first visit. Deeper, lasting change accumulates over time, with the plan adjusting based on how your body responds.
4. Transition to maintenance
As pain decreases and function improves, visits space out — from weekly to every other week, then monthly or as needed. The goal is lasting resolution. Many people return periodically for maintenance or when something new comes up.
The Process Is Simple
Getting Started
Location
NoMad/Flatiron, Manhattan — 1123 Broadway at the corner of West 25th Street, Suite 714. More than 15 years at this location. Convenient to multiple subway lines.
Get in Touch
If you're living with pain you haven't been able to resolve, or recovering from an injury and looking for support beyond what you've already tried, please reach out.