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Traditional acupuncture is based on the belief that the body is controlled by a flow of energy, referred to as qi, and pronounced "chee." According to ancient texts, qi travels through pathways in your body called meridians. Acupuncturists believe that interruptions with energy flow in these meridians are responsible for modern ailments.
Acupuncture improves your body's functions and helps boost its self-healing processes through anatomic site stimulation - usually called acupuncture points. To stimulate acupuncture points, professionals typically insert fine, sterile needles you're your skin. Most patients feel little-to-no discomfort as the needles are applied. Typically, needles are left in the skin anywhere from five to 30 minutes. After their session, patients often report an incredible feeling of relaxation.
While some practitioners still adhere to traditional acupuncture philosophies, modern acupuncturists take an integrative approach. Today, professional acupuncturists use the therapy to stimulate the body's natural healing and pain-fighting processes. When coupled with personalized chiropractic care and physical therapy, patients can find real relief from painful physical conditions.
At Denville Medical, your licensed physical therapist's goal is to maximize your body's structure and increase its overall function for long-term health. To accomplish this, our physical therapists combine traditional and innovative techniques focused on increasing muscle strength and improving the body's range of motion. Our goal is to discover the root cause of your pain or mobility problems. That way, we can address the true reason why you need physical therapy, and work towards achieving long-lasting relief.
Of course, we understand that every patient is different. Your doctor can provide expert care in an encouraging environment by creating a customized treatment plan for you using modern, evidence-based research.
Professional acupuncture treatments can be incredibly helpful for patients suffering from a wide range of disorders. When paired with personalized chiropractic care and other medical treatments, acupuncture is even more effective.
With a systematic treatment plan, patients can find help for painful symptoms like:
Professionals practicing acupuncture in Butler, NJ, use several techniques to achieve overall patient wellbeing, from Cupping and Gua Sha to Needling and Facials.
Made popular by Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, most acupuncturists describe cupping as giving an inverse massage. Rather than using pressure to release tight muscles, acupuncture cups create a suction effect. The suction pulls on muscles and fascia to relieve tension and improve blood flow. Like a massage, cupping is very relaxing for patients. Most people describe it as enjoyable, although the suction cup markings may look painful to friends and family.
Acupuncture cups are made using various materials, including glass and plastic. Cupping applications also vary - some clinics go the traditional route with cotton balls, rubbing alcohol, and fire. Other applications include manual placement with silicone suction points. Usually, patients receive one of two cupping styles. The first uses stationary cups, which remain for about 10 minutes. The second uses moving cups, supplemented with massage oil to let the cups glide over painful areas.
Also called "dry needling," chiropractors and acupuncturists often use this technique to reduce trigger points within soft tissues and muscles. In this application, acupuncturists use a sterile needle and insert it into the trigger point, which fosters a feeling of "release" that helps reduce muscle tension and pain while boosting mobility.
Trigger points are hypersensitive, irritable skeletal muscle areas formed in rigid bands of muscle fiber. Trigger points lead to neuromuscular dysfunction and manifest in painful symptoms, increased stress, and lower overall functionality. During an acupuncture session, these needles are applied to trigger points, which cause a twitch, essentially releasing and restoring proper muscle function.
Gua Sha is the practice of using tools to scrape the skin and apply pressure to painful areas of the face and body. A Gua Sha is a flat, hard tool, usually made of stone. Recently, Gua Sha has taken the skincare world by storm, but the technique has been providing relief for centuries. It is one of the oldest forms of Chinese medicine used to boost blood circulation and energy flow.
In traditional Chinese, Gua means to press or stroke, while Sha refers to redness. Gua Sha usually causes small red spots or bruises to form, which are also called microtrauma spots. When using Gua Sha on microtrauma areas, your body elicits a response that can help break up tough scar tissue. When paired with professional chiropractic care, Gua Sha can be quite effective, even for moderate injuries.
At Denville Medical, we aim to serve you with long-lasting quality of life through personalized acupuncture treatments in New Jersey. The path to a pain-free life begins with a friendly, informative appointment, where one of our doctors develops a customized treatment plan tailored to your body's needs. It starts with your first evaluation, where our experts learn about your medical history, diagnostic tests, current condition, and overall health goals. From there, we'll create your plan and help you hit your milestones until your quality of life is improved.
With treatments like needling, cupping, Gua Sha, and acupuncture in Butler, NJ, included in your scope of treatment, musculoskeletal relief is right around the corner.
If you're sick and tired of living with painful limitations, our doctors are here to help you live a normal life free of debilitating body issues. No surgery. No addictive medicine. Only comprehensive acupuncture treatments, crafted with health and happiness in mind.
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Special to the Asbury Park PressDuring her professional career, Nancy Van Benschoten had a few pivotal experiences that cemented her love of catering and event planning.And she’s successfully channeled that expertise and passion into The Nauti Butler, her year-old Manasquan-based food and beverage/event planning business that supports seafarers and landlubbers alike.“In high school, I worked at a d...
Special to the Asbury Park Press
During her professional career, Nancy Van Benschoten had a few pivotal experiences that cemented her love of catering and event planning.
And she’s successfully channeled that expertise and passion into The Nauti Butler, her year-old Manasquan-based food and beverage/event planning business that supports seafarers and landlubbers alike.
“In high school, I worked at a deli in Spring Lake where I was taught about perfection in presentation,” recalled Van Benschoten, a lifelong Manasquan resident. “I learned that the preparation and transfer of food is a gift and that by making the customers’ food with care and intent, it can have an incredible impact."
After high school, Van Benschoten attended Brookdale Community College in the Lincroft section of Middletown and then the Stuart School of Business in Wall, where she trained to be an executive administrator. She spent the next two decades supporting day-to-day operations for senior-level executives at a corporation in Eatontown, but soon found herself overseeing another role as well.
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“A fellow colleague and I started handling all of our company’s corporate events, transforming bare venues through themed décor,” she said of the experience that catalyzed her love of event planning. “It was so nice to see people so happy and appreciative and that eventually became one of my primary and favorite jobs at the company.”
Though she left that job in 2012 and moved to New York, Van Benschoten moved back to Manasquan with her husband six years ago and felt the lure of her former pastime calling.
“My husband is an avid fisherman and we have a boat docked at Brielle Yacht Club,” she said. “Every weekend, I’d be up before he and his friends left to go fishing creating brunch boxes or lunch platters for them to enjoy on the water, along with ice and drinks. And on holidays, we’d have 30 to 40 friends over for cocktail parties on the dock, where I’d bring a mobile bar and create themed platters of food, such as red, white and blue vegetable displays for July 4th.”
After several years of that activity and the rave reviews it garnered from friends and family, Van Benschoten began thinking about building a business around the catering and event planning she was so passionate about.
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"My husband and I spend a lot of time on the water, so I wanted to incorporate the ‘nautical’ word/concept into the name of my business somehow, and the term ‘butler’ truly covers what I do,” she said of the launch of The Nauti Butler with its signature anchor logo in spring 2021.
She kicked off her venture by promoting her ability to prepare lunches for fishermen’s outings or platters of cigars, drinks and sandwiches for post-excursion consumption among several angling groups on Facebook.
“The response was huge and I soon began receiving requests to provide food and beverages on charter boats for bachelorette parties,” she said. “When one of the brides subsequently asked me to provide her wedding party’s breakfast on her wedding day, we officially became a land and sea business.”
A year later, “we’re a unique, all-inclusive service that will bring food, beverages and décor to any venue, set everything up, and then come back to clean up, pack up leftover food for guests and retrieve our serving pieces, many of which are vintage silver platters and tiered cake stands,” Van Benschoten said.
Offering free delivery within 20 miles and primarily serving Monmouth and Ocean counties but servicing the entire state, “we provide food and event planning for birthdays, bridal showers, engagement parties, bride and groom’s breakfasts, cocktail parties, boat outings, dock parties and more.”
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According to Van Benschoten, packages include everything from a sunset cruise selection of cocktails and appetizers (featuring such items as sushi coupes, watermelon and feta bites with fresh mint, shrimp or vegetable shooters, kebabs, smoked salmon cucumber bites, etc.) to a "Bride and Groom's Wedding Day Breakfast" and packages for "Rock the Dock" events, cocktail parties, post-fishing parties, bridal showers and more. Breakfast and brunch menus with cocktail bars featuring mimosas, bloody marys, and champagne fountains are also available.
“If someone wants lobster, crab cakes or to host a clambake, for instance, we’ll utilize our network of small businesses and restaurants to source the best products,” said Van Benschoten, who possesses a food handler’s license and has set up service everywhere from clients’ homes to country clubs without in-house catering and even a farm.
“Customers can request anything they want and we’ll make it happen,” she said of the team of restaurant industry friends she’s able to call on for help if needed.
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As for her menu of prices, “we’re very reasonable, providing a beautiful lunch or appetizer selection in a box or on a platter for roughly $15 to $20 per person, while the small version of our ‘Day in Versailles’ grazing platter (featuring bread, Danish, croissants, macarons, cheese and fresh fruit) serves eight to 12 people for $119, or customers can choose their own items from our extensive à la carte menu,” she said.
Among trends, “people love charcuterie, and shooters (mini portions of food served up in glasses or other small vessels) are also very popular today and can feature so many different ingredients,” said Van Benschoten, who’s catered events of anywhere from 15 to 100 people.
“In general, people are moving away from heavy foods and sit-down dinners, instead preferring appetizer parties or events with different food stations and easy-to-handle items so that they can mill around and socialize,” she said.
Van Benschoten said that promoting her business during the pandemic was challenging because many outlets were closed, forcing her and a friend to go "old school" and hand out flyers to boaters along the dock to get the word out.
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But now, “social media has been a great platform for our beautiful food shots and for word-of-mouth advertising,” she said.
As someone who prides herself on her keen attention to detail, “putting yourself out on social media with your own creations can be a lot of pressure, and the hours involved in this job can also be demanding,” she said, recalling a recent event in Belmar that required her to load up charter boats with food at 5 a.m. “But I love what I do and believe that creating something beautiful for guests and receiving such positive response is worth every second of the exhaustion.”
“I’ve gotten amazing feedback and many repeat customers and my hope for The Nauti Butler is that it continues growing to a point where I’m the go-to caterer/planner that people call for all events,” she said.
While she pursues that goal, Van Benschoten continues to relish every minute of the journey. “I enjoy building relationships and meeting so many great people,” she said. “And I truly love creating beautiful things that nurture people and make them happy.”
Location: Manasquan
Phone: 732-284-7660
Owner: Nancy Van Benschoten
Opened: Spring 2021
Website: thenautibutlers.com
Separated by a year and over 30 pounds, Butler 190-pounder Will Friscoe knew if he ever wanted to share a starting lineup with his brother and starting 165-pounder Tyrus, now was the time it needed to happen.Will hadn’t wrestled much before high school and had spent the pas two years playing basketball. But, wanting to be around his brother, he decided to go out for the wrestling team and lo and behold he made varsity right away.He made an impact right away, too, as Will, Tyrus and five other Bulldog wrestlers each record...
Separated by a year and over 30 pounds, Butler 190-pounder Will Friscoe knew if he ever wanted to share a starting lineup with his brother and starting 165-pounder Tyrus, now was the time it needed to happen.
Will hadn’t wrestled much before high school and had spent the pas two years playing basketball. But, wanting to be around his brother, he decided to go out for the wrestling team and lo and behold he made varsity right away.
He made an impact right away, too, as Will, Tyrus and five other Bulldog wrestlers each recorded pins in Butler’s 52-28 rout on the road against Verona.
The win was Will’s first at the varsity level in his first ever varsity bout, pinning Verona’s Nick Priori in 5:16.
And even though everything went according to plan and even though junior Will had older brother Tyrus there to calm him down, the former still couldn’t help but think about the proverbial what ifs.
“He [Tyrus] kept me grounded and we talked about it a lot every day after practice. He really just made sure I was calm and collected,” Will said post-match. “If I overthought it, he’d come over and tell me not to worry about it and that it was one match out of my whole high school career, but I definitely was still nervous.”
Butler coach Jason Luciani was especially impressed with the Friscoe’s performance.
“We won where we thought we’d win and then we had a couple of nice surprises in there. The Friscoe brothers coming through was really, really big,” Luciani said. “They both never wrestled much before high school. They’re both high character boys and are incredibly tough. They really push each other and the rest of the guys in the room.”
Indeed, no one in Butler’s room pushes the Friscoe brothers like they push each other.
“The fact that we both practice together — he works me to the absolute limit,” Will said. “I work him as much as I can but he gives me the best competition I’ve ever had in my entire life.”
And even though Will is younger and less experienced, he’s already confidence that what he’s throwing at Tyrus is more than enough to prepare the latter for whatever’s coming.
“It makes me think he already has his match in the bag,” Will said. “I push him to his absolute limit so there’s no reason this kid should be any better or any harder working than he should ever be.”
Tyrus doesn’t bother to hold out on Will, either. The sibling rivalry and competitiveness wouldn’t let that happen.
But it also can’t happen because Tyrus recognizes the importance of what he’s throwing at Will and how mutually beneficial it is to them both.
“I know I’m pushing him to his limit every freaking day. I know he’s got it,” Tyrus said. “If he can withstand me beating the crap out of him every single day, then he can beat this kid, whoever it is. It doesn’t matter. He always pushes me no matter what, that’s the bottom line.”
They recognize each other’s strengths and weaknesses, too. Tyrus fully admits Will is the far more aggressive, offensive-minded wrestler and more willing to attack. Tyrus, meanwhile likes to wait and react to what his opponent does, and if the situation permits, go for his signature collar tie.
The Friscoe’s trademarks worked well for them on Tuesday, but they’re part of a larger strategy and system Luciani has in place. It was on fill display and was a major reason why Butler notched seven pins in its opening dual of the season.
“We have a system we like to stick to and we tell the kids that when they execute it, the pins will come. Of course we definitely want to pin and we know pins and bonus points are always the key to dual meet victories,” Luciani said. “They know based on matchups where bonus points have to come and where they can’t give up bonus points and our kids did a good job on both of those fronts.”
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Second-seeded Weequahic downed third-seeded Butler, 45-28, in the semifinals of the NJSIAA/Rothman Orthopaedics North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1 playoffs at Untermann Field in Newark.Complete Box Score »With the win, the Indians (9-1) will meet fourth-seeded Cedar Grove in the sectional final next week at home.Butler’s Bobby Battipede completed a 2-yard touchdown to Wyatt Frawley, and then followed it up with a 2-point c...
Second-seeded Weequahic downed third-seeded Butler, 45-28, in the semifinals of the NJSIAA/Rothman Orthopaedics North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1 playoffs at Untermann Field in Newark.
With the win, the Indians (9-1) will meet fourth-seeded Cedar Grove in the sectional final next week at home.
Butler’s Bobby Battipede completed a 2-yard touchdown to Wyatt Frawley, and then followed it up with a 2-point conversion run to make it 38-28. Elijah Motley iced the game with a 10-yard rushing down for Weequahic with about a minute to go.
Earlier in the playoffs, Weequahic defeated seventh-seeded Hasbrouck Heights, 24-14.
Lamont Spates was 7-of-7 passing for 88 yards and two touchdowns -- on each to Motley, who had four receptions for 67 yards, and one to Ikeef Jenkins.
Rashawn Marshall ran 24 times for a whopping 304 yards and two touchdowns. Sultan Hinton scored on the ground, too.
Quentin Reid posted two sacks and 10 total tackles on defense while Tyheed Simmons was in on eight stops. Marshall made seven tackles as well.
Weequahic has won the last three games against Cedar Grove and four of five dating back to 2016. The last time the two teams played, the Indians won, 44-34, in 2020.
The final appearance for Weequahic is its seventh all-time. It has won titles twice.
Butler is 7-3. Battipede completed 21-of-29 passes for 250 yards and three touchdowns and an interception. Frawley caught six balls for 69 yards and two scores, Jack McNear had four grabs for 68 yards, and Kyle Perry caught a touchdown, too.
Rocco Presti also tallied 94 yards on the ground with a touchdown on 22 carries for the Bulldogs.
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Just two years ago, the possibility of reaching the NJIC final was an afterthought for the New Milford wrestling program.It was just trying to survive.New Milford only had six wrestlers in the program, and obviously had a tough time fielding a team in what was a 2-20-1 season. Fast forward two years later, the Knights are way up in numbers with 37 wrestlers in the program and thriving.New Milford defeated Butler on the road in the NJIC semifinals, 46-24, on Tuesday evening to move its record to 9-6 on the year.&ld...
Just two years ago, the possibility of reaching the NJIC final was an afterthought for the New Milford wrestling program.
It was just trying to survive.
New Milford only had six wrestlers in the program, and obviously had a tough time fielding a team in what was a 2-20-1 season. Fast forward two years later, the Knights are way up in numbers with 37 wrestlers in the program and thriving.
New Milford defeated Butler on the road in the NJIC semifinals, 46-24, on Tuesday evening to move its record to 9-6 on the year.
“I thought the team fought and wrestled very hard tonight,” New Milford head coach Ray Cottiers said. “I thought that Butler is a very tough team. They have some good wins under their belt this year. The boys showed up and rose to the occasion. We’re excited to be moving onto the finals.”
“I’m excited,” senior Ryan Hartung said. “I know my team put in the work. I know we’ve worked hard than a lot of teams in the NJIC, so I think we can get the job done. We knew what we had to do coming into it. We took our points where we needed to get them. We won the matches we were supposed to and won some we weren’t supposed to. That’s what really got it done.”
Butler forfeited three bouts on the evening, beginning with the first one at 106. Thus, the first matchup was at 113 pounds and a rematch of a Region 1 third-place match between Devin Ryan of New Milford and Jason Chrostowsky of Butler. Ryan dominated and was able to deliver a 16-7 major decision to get New Milford out to a 10-0 lead that would eventually grow out to as large as 37-0.
JoJo Langschultz recorded a quick pin in 31 seconds at 120, Butler forfeited at 126, Jerzey Ryan pinned at 132 in 1:25, Hartung pulled out a 7-1 decision at 138 and Butler forfeited at 144. Kris Dunn (165), Joey Tennant (175) and James Spreights (285) were also decision winners for the Knights.
New Milford started to have more success last season, which enabled more kids to want to come out to the team this year.
“Winning solves everything is the famous saying,” Cottiers said.” We had some success last year with four district champions and the team performed well. They were Group 1 Bergen County champions. Everybody in the school recognized this was a program on the rise and they want to be a part of it. We’ve loved having everybody.”
The Knights will now get a chance to prove just how far they have come with two chances against one of the most historic Group 1 programs in the state -- Emerson/Park Ridge. New Milford will square off with Emerson/Park Ridge both in the NJIC final round and in the first round of the North 1, Group 1 Tournament.
“It’s going to be cool,” Hartung said. “We know they’re a tough team, but we’re not going to back down. We’re going to bring it to them and get physical.”
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BUTLER, New Jersey (WABC) -- A family dog in New Jersey was attacked by a bear who was protecting her cubs in a backyard.The incident was reported Saturday morning outside Matt and Lori DiNapoli's home on Scott Road.They said their whole neighborhood has a system when anyone sees a bear in the area."When we see bears because it's such a frequent occurrence, the people up the street will text us and say, 'hey, by the way, the bears are back, the bears are back,' and then everyone starts communicating," Matt DiNa...
BUTLER, New Jersey (WABC) -- A family dog in New Jersey was attacked by a bear who was protecting her cubs in a backyard.
The incident was reported Saturday morning outside Matt and Lori DiNapoli's home on Scott Road.
They said their whole neighborhood has a system when anyone sees a bear in the area.
"When we see bears because it's such a frequent occurrence, the people up the street will text us and say, 'hey, by the way, the bears are back, the bears are back,' and then everyone starts communicating," Matt DiNapoli said.
The family was on vacation when they got the alert, but couldn't get the warning to their pet sitter in time.
And their dogs Rosie and Riley had to go out.
"At the point that the dogs were let out, the bears were out of sight, in my yard, on my property behind my shed, and when the dogs were let out, it was too late," DiNapoli said.
The mother bear went after Rosie, leaving her with injuries that required stitches.
The DiNapolis contacted Animal Control just so everyone was on the same page about the bears.
They chose not to have a bear trap placed in the yard because they say the animal would most likely have to be euthanized -- and they don't want that.
They hope homeowners and wildlife agencies might try to find a way for bears and people to have the place and space they need -- without putting any lives at danger.
The family is grateful that both Rosie and Riley are fine.
Click here for more information from New Jersey Fish and Wildlife to reduce the potential for bear encounters.
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