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Dr. Janet G. Travell (1901–1997)
Physician and pioneer in myofascial pain medicine whose research helped define muscular trigger points and their characteristic referred-pain patterns.
Dry Needling in Jupiter, FL :
Discover the Acupuncture Connection
Looking for Dry Needling? You're in the Right Place.
Perhaps you've heard about dry needling from a friend, physical therapist, or healthcare provider. It's increasingly recognized as an approach to relieving muscle tension, trigger-point pain, and restricted movement.
What many people don't realize is that acupuncture physicians also use these same types of needles and have a long history of treating painful, sensitive muscle points.
At Absolute Wellness Spa in Jupiter, Florida, we integrate Western myofascial trigger-point techniques with traditional and contemporary acupuncture approaches, offering individualized care for pain relief, improved mobility, and overall well-being.
What Is Dry Needling?
Dry needling is a technique derived from Western physical medicine and myofascial trigger-point therapy. Using fine, solid needles similar to those used in acupuncture, practitioners stimulate targeted areas of muscular tension and tenderness, known as trigger points.
The goal is to help:
• Reduce muscular pain and tightness
• Address sensitive myofascial trigger points
• Improve flexibility and range of motion
• Reduce movement restrictions associated with muscle dysfunction
The term dry originally distinguished needle insertion without medication from trigger-point injections using substances such as local anesthetics.
Dry Needling and Acupuncture: More in Common Than You Might Think
Although dry needling is generally presented as a Western musculoskeletal technique, it shares important similarities with acupuncture.
Traditional acupuncture has long incorporated Ah Shi points—tender or painful areas identified through palpation rather than fixed anatomical point locations.
Modern myofascial trigger-point needling and Ah Shi acupuncture can overlap in their anatomical targets, needle techniques, and therapeutic objectives.
The distinction is often less about the needle itself and more about the practitioner's education, diagnostic framework, and range of treatment strategies.
Dr. Mark D. Seem
Acupuncturist, educator, and founder of Tri-State College of Acupuncture, known for integrating meridian acupuncture, palpation, and trigger-point approaches.
Our Clinical Approach:
Where Eastern & Western Medicine Meet
Greg Bartosiewicz, BSMLS, MAcCHM, is a Florida-licensed Acupuncture Physician with more than 24 years of clinical experience. His graduate education at Tri-State College of Acupuncture in New York City incorporated the integrative approach developed by Dr. Mark Seem.
This training combined:
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Traditional Chinese acupuncture and meridian theory
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Japanese palpation-based acupuncture techniques
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French-Vietnamese meridian acupuncture
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Western physical medicine, including the myofascial trigger-point and referred-pain concepts developed by Drs. Janet Travell and David Simons
This background supports a clinical approach that considers muscular trigger points alongside regional anatomy, referred pain patterns, acupuncture channels, and functional relationships throughout the body.
Our objective is not simply to needle where it hurts, but to evaluate which combination of treatment points and techniques may be most appropriate for your condition.
A Historical Connection: Janet Travell, MD, and Acupuncture
Dr. Janet Travell helped establish modern medical understanding of myofascial trigger points and referred pain.
In May 1992, she lectured to students and healthcare professionals associated with Dr. Mark Seem's Tri-State acupuncture institute in New York.
Seem's approach incorporated elements of Travell's trigger-point medicine into a broader acupuncture framework, helping connect Western myofascial assessment with traditional tender-point acupuncture.
This historical relationship is particularly relevant to the integrative acupuncture education underlying our clinical approach today.
Why Consider Acupuncture When You're Looking for Dry Needling?
If your goal is relief from muscle pain, tightness, or restricted movement, acupuncture may offer many of the localized needling strategies you are seeking. It also provides additional treatment options, including distal point selection, meridian-based approaches, and individualized strategies that consider symptoms beyond the immediate painful area.
At Absolute Wellness Spa, we believe the most useful question is not simply dry needling or acupuncture?
It's which treatment approach—or combination of approaches—best addresses your particular needs.
Explore Your Treatment Options
Whether you're familiar with dry needling, have previously benefited from trigger-point treatment, or are considering acupuncture for the first time, we welcome the opportunity to discuss your concerns.
Absolute Wellness Spa
Jupiter, Florida
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