Tag Archives: sprains

I am a male senior who enjoys hiking, cross-country skiing and working around the house and yard.  A few years ago arthritis in both knees caused me to seek medical help for the pain.  The doctor administered cortisone injections.  After two years of treatment, the shots became ineffective and the pain became debilitating.  I could barely go up or down steps, could not hike anymore and even walking became very difficult.  Not being a good candidate for surgery, I decided... Read more »

After injuring my left shoulder, I had several months of physical therapy. I regained *almost* full usage of my shoulder and continued with physical therapy exercises on my own, but had to stop. Then the shoulder pain got much worse. I saw an orthopedic surgeon and was diagnosed with a frozen shoulder. Before trying a cortisone shot, I wanted to better understand the alternatives. I recalled how a friend had been helped by David and decided to give acupuncture a... Read more »

I had a terrible pinched nerve behind my shoulder blade and could not turn my head or use my arm to pick things up for 4 days and it kept getting worse.  I went to David Karlovich at Acupuncture of Morris County and the very next day I was able to function again!  He has a gentle touch with the needles and after he removed them, he manually worked the knotted muscles along my neck and shoulder blade to break... Read more »