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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 Chatham Borough, 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 Chatham Borough, 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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By Ed BarmakianCHATHAM, NJ -- The Borough of Chatham Council, the mayor and residents got a chance to ask questions and make their displeasure known to a Jersey Central Power & Light representative about last week's two-day power outage at the regular meeting of the council on Monday night.Jacqueline Espinoza, manager of external affairs for JCP&L, was the sacrificial lamb sent by the power company to explain what caused the outage and the problems restoring power, which took up to 30 ...
By Ed Barmakian
CHATHAM, NJ -- The Borough of Chatham Council, the mayor and residents got a chance to ask questions and make their displeasure known to a Jersey Central Power & Light representative about last week's two-day power outage at the regular meeting of the council on Monday night.
Jacqueline Espinoza, manager of external affairs for JCP&L, was the sacrificial lamb sent by the power company to explain what caused the outage and the problems restoring power, which took up to 30 hours to complete.
"People may not realize the magnitude of what was going on behind the scenes and the outage," Espinoza said in her synopsis of what occurred. "What happened was our line workers at the substation recognized something was not operating properly. So they called into our control center and said we have a problem here. We have to take an outage, so they don't cause something larger and widespread, affecting more equipment.
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"We decided with this outage, we're going to bring in a mobile substation, hook it all up so we can restore every customer as quickly as possible. That is very involved and time-consuming. What also happened was that the outage map was not syncing."
Jacqueline Espinoza gives her synopsis of the Wednesday/Thursday power outage
Espinoza said that she would be passing on what was said at the meeting to JCP&L officials, who would be meeting Friday to answer how this can be prevented from happening again.
Poor communication from JCP&L on what was going on and the inaccuracy of its website's tracking of the outage was what caused most of the angst from Chatham customers and elected leaders.
Chatham Borough Council member Len Resto gave JCP&L a "zero" grade on their response and stated that JCP&L stood for "Just Can't Provide Light", while council member Frank Truilo insisted that customers should be reimbursed for spoiled food and medicines contaminated by the outage that stretched into a second day.
Chatham Borough Mayor Thaddeus Kobyarz said that he was told early on that it was a "catastrophic failure" (see below) and questioned why JCP&L hadn't informed customers of the severity. Instead, customers were given a three-hour window for restoration that kept moving as JCP&L awaited its mobile substation to arrive from "Central Jersey".
"When the goalpost keeps moving, you end up making a 20-yard field goal in 3,000 yards," Resto said. "It was just not acceptable. It was negligence on the part of JCP&L. We will go to the BPU (Board of Public Utilities) to get that reimbursement. We will make JCP&L pay. That's the fair thing and right thing to do."
Len Resto talks about the lack of communication that exasperated the situation
Truilo said that in his 27 years as a Chatham resident that he had been through many events that caused outages, but that last Wednesday was the first time he had to evacuate his home because it was uninhabitable (see his remarks below).
Chatham customers were receiving text messages from JCP&L that said "awaiting dispatch", which gave the impression that nothing was being done to resolve the situation.
Council member Jocelyn Mathiasen, participating via zoom, had written a letter to a JCP&L official in August 2020 and she read it into the record at Monday's meeting. It outlined the same exact problems in communication that have yet to be addressed by JCP&L. A portion of Mathiasen's letter can be read below.
The incorrect and vague information on-line and from the call center is infuriating to residents and indicates a problem with JCPL's CRM software system. There is very little info on-line and a lot was simply incorrect. When residents called, sometimes after repeated reports of outages, the call center personnel would say they have no record of the reports. And, the text messages stating that the problem was resolved when they weren't only make things worse.
The CRM system used at the call center does not appear to be linked to the dispatch system which does not seem to be linked with the information provided on-line. I know that when I was working through Sandy (in Connecticut), the "back end" of the system (seen by utility personnel) was linked to the front end (which people could look up online). Everyone was looking at the same information, which meant much less confusion. JCPL needs to seriously look at the computer systems used for tracking outages, dispatching crews, and informing residents and revamp the entire system.
Former firefighters Bob Penn, who has worked in emergency services for 45 years, said that a worst-case scenario needs to be communicated right away. He called for a more proactive approach in the video below.
CHATHAM, NJ -- Chatham Borough Mayor Thaddeus Kobylarz has penned a letter to James V. Fakult, the president of Jersey Central Power & Light Company, seeking compensation on behalf of borough customers for the power outage experienced on July 5 and 6."We have also reviewed copies of JCP&L’s communications with residents and businesses who have sought compensation from you, and are struck by the uncaring tone and language your representatives have used in their correspondence to your...
CHATHAM, NJ -- Chatham Borough Mayor Thaddeus Kobylarz has penned a letter to James V. Fakult, the president of Jersey Central Power & Light Company, seeking compensation on behalf of borough customers for the power outage experienced on July 5 and 6.
"We have also reviewed copies of JCP&L’s communications with residents and businesses who have sought compensation from you, and are struck by the uncaring tone and language your representatives have used in their correspondence to your paying customers who have suffered losses because of this incident," Kobylarz said in a portion of his letter.
Kobylarz's full letter to Fakult can be read below:
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RE: Our Concerns Regarding JCPL’s Handling of the Recent Power Failure
Dear Mr. Fakult:
As Mayor of the Borough of Chatham, and on behalf of the entire Governing Body, I write to express my deep concern regarding JCP&L’s handling of the power outage that occurred in the Borough on Wednesday, July 5th and continued well into Thursday, July 6th. During that incident, which occurred on a day when the temperature exceeded 90 degrees, our residents and businesses had to endure oppressive and potentially dangerous conditions, and a substantial number suffered tangible economic losses. Many have contacted us asking what JCP&L intends to do about what happened and whether you will make them whole.
We are appreciative that JCP&L provided a representative to attempt to explain what happened at the Borough Council meeting on Monday, July 10th, but your representative’s presentation failed to adequately address the situation. What is clear is that there was no unusual circumstance outside of JCP&L’s control, such as bad weather or some other Act of God that would have clearly absolved your business of responsibility for the failure. Instead, you have provided a vague and unsatisfactory explanation along the lines that there was “an electrical disturbance due to equipment failure.” Yet, you further assert, in a seemingly contradictory manner, that the failure of your equipment and the power loss that followed did not occur due to any negligence on the part of JCP&L. You, therefore, have denied any compensation or other form of relief whatsoever to affected Borough residents and businesses.
While we are not experts in electrical system operations, we are more than capable of determining when a business is attempting to shirk its responsibility. It seems to us that your admitted equipment failure renders you morally - if not legally - responsible for making things right. Even more problematic, when the equipment failure occurred, JCP&L failed to communicate effectively with the Borough and its residents and businesses in a clear and transparent manner, instead promising restoration of power within short order and not providing timely updates when it became clear that it was going to take substantial time to repair your system. This failure severely compounded the problem and demonstrates that your communications operation is currently incapable of dealing with emergency situations in a competent manner. We have also reviewed copies of JCP&L’s communications with residents and businesses who have sought compensation from you, and are struck by the uncaring tone and language your representatives have used in their correspondence to your paying customers who have suffered losses because of this incident.
We have had a productive relationship with JCP&L in the past, and wish very much to maintain that relationship going forward, but we cannot sit back and allow you to disclaim responsibility for something that clearly never should have occurred. Your tepid and unfeeling response to this incident has shattered our confidence that we have a reliable power system within the Borough and are being served by a company that has respect for its customers. We specifically made it clear to your representatives that we as a Governing Body wanted a formal, written explanation confirming whether or not you would take any steps whatsoever to mitigate the damage that your business failure has caused our community. We have received only a brief e-mail from one of your representatives containing a promise that such an explanation would be forthcoming. As of this date, nothing further has been received.
We as a Governing Body wish we did not have to write this letter. We would greatly prefer to maintain a positive working relationship with JCP&L and work together with you to improve the community. But we also have an obligation to our constituents to advocate for them when we conclude that they have been harmed by your company’s actions. As such, the Governing Body respectfully asks that you, as the President of JCP&L, take a careful look at this incident and find some way to address the legitimate concerns of the customers that keep you in business. We will be watching carefully what you do, and will take additional steps as necessary and warranted should that become necessary. We hope that we will not need to take further action and look forward to your positive response.
Very truly yours,
Mayor Thaddeus J. Kobylarz
The importance of transparency, which some residents claim is not being met, was heavily emphasized at the borough's workshop meeting. |Updated Thu, Mar 30, 2023 at 8:51 am ETCHATHAM, NJ — At the borough's first public workshop meeting, much emphasis was placed on the importance of transparency, which some residents claim is not being met.Last month, Chatham Borough Mayor Thaddeus Kobylarz announced that the borough would hold quarterly public workshop sessions.The sessions' goal was to improve transparenc...
|Updated Thu, Mar 30, 2023 at 8:51 am ET
CHATHAM, NJ — At the borough's first public workshop meeting, much emphasis was placed on the importance of transparency, which some residents claim is not being met.
Last month, Chatham Borough Mayor Thaddeus Kobylarz announced that the borough would hold quarterly public workshop sessions.
The sessions' goal was to improve transparency between the local government and its residents, which had been a source of contention in previous council meetings.
The borough currently uses Granicus to store Mayor and Council meetings, but they hope to expand that to the Planning and Zoning Boards in the coming year, including posting all site plans to the website prior to meetings.
Their objectives also include maintaining a strong presence and expanding postings to the borough website.
Resident Bob Weber claims that those two efforts alone are not enough to establish transparency for the residents.
"Despite what is represented in those slides, transparency is not derived from a new, nicer website; it's not a product of the expanded use of Granicus; and it doesn't derive from the expanded use of the SDL platform. All of those things in your slide don't really correspond to being transparent," Weber said.
One particular grievance that came up during the meeting was the way that the Post Office Plaza Redevelopment Project was handled. Residents claim that the council held multiple "down to the wire, same-night decisions" while discussing plans for the housing development.
Last spring, the borough postponed two long-awaited town hall meetings regarding the Post Office Plaza Redevelopment Project, both times providing residents with what they claim were vague explanations.
Another example that was mentioned at the workshop meeting was how the council handled discussions about the upcoming change to the current "Green Bag" garbage collection system.
When the council approved the switch, one major source of concern was the financial impact on the borough's residents.
"It really, really, really makes me angry, and we're all going to pay more. If it's going to cost us that much money to switch to less… I'm not going to tell you to dare to be stupid, I'm going to dare you to be smart and change the contract," local resident Valerie Clark previously said.
Several members of the community have since spoken out, claiming that the potential discussions are not in the best interests of borough residents.
Stewart Carr, a Chatham Township resident, previously spoke to the council and school board, arguing that the school board should not be asking the council to share municipal funds from the PILOT but rather to increase funds through a referendum.
"To take that money and go over to someplace else, cutting out the taxpayers, is not appropriate, and I would argue that it is outside your mandate as a delegated power," Carr said.
On Monday, resident Joyce Martinsen reaffirmed that exact statement, claiming that the residents of Chatham Borough should continue to be fully informed on any future and ongoing conversations regarding the PILOT funds.
"We elect you and you're supposed to represent our voices and we would expect that our input, comments and feedback are all considered when making a decision that will impact our safety, our taxes and our way of life," Martinsen said.
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This Saturday, June 17th will mark the opening day of the Chatham Borough Farmers’ Market “Sweet 16th” season. We begin this year's market with much anticipation; there will be live music with Doug McClure, and several new vendors joining us.The market runs June 17th to November 18th. 8am-1pm, rain or shine. Events have been planned throughout the season: the first event will be a Pride Pet Parade on June 24th...
This Saturday, June 17th will mark the opening day of the Chatham Borough Farmers’ Market “Sweet 16th” season. We begin this year's market with much anticipation; there will be live music with Doug McClure, and several new vendors joining us.
The market runs June 17th to November 18th. 8am-1pm, rain or shine. Events have been planned throughout the season: the first event will be a Pride Pet Parade on June 24th starting at 11am! To celebrate Pride Month, patrons are encouraged to dress their pets in rainbow colors and come to the market to register for the costume competition at the market. Prizes will be awarded! This event is generously sponsored by Well Bred-The Healthy Pet Marketplace.
Sign up for the Market's weekly newsletter by sending your email to [email protected] and learn about market community events, gain useful recipes, learn produce trivia, and check if your favorite vendor will be present each week!
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Volunteers are always welcome at the Chatham Community Table and to assist with set up and take down, a consistent community service project for youth!
See our NEW and All Time FAVORITE returning VENDORS attending.
| Dirty Jerz BBQ | Orlando’s Bakery |
| Empanada Lady | Paolo’s Kitchen |
| Grandma Emma’s | Pickle Culture |
| Hidden Valley Farm | Pizza Vita |
| Hope Cress Farms | Silver Lake Farm |
| Kariba Farms | Stefan’s Polish Foods |
| Little Scent Shoppe | So Vita Chiropractic |
| Lucky Locks | Symbios Animal Health |
| Melick’s Town Farm | The Cheese Guy |
| Nathaniel Aker Plants | Tuxedo Cupcakes |
| Oneira Sustainable Body Products | Willets Own Meats |
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Officials from Chatham Borough and ECLC said they are working together to find solutions, citing the need for better heating facilities. ECLC of New Jersey, a school on Lum Avenue in the former Chatham High School building, celebrated a major milestone this year by reaching a century of operation. ECLC has been based in that building for the last 34 years of this century.Due to its age and dated design, the school building, which is owned by Chatham Borough and leased by ECLC, is increasingly in jeopardy. ECLC is currently co...
ECLC of New Jersey, a school on Lum Avenue in the former Chatham High School building, celebrated a major milestone this year by reaching a century of operation. ECLC has been based in that building for the last 34 years of this century.
Due to its age and dated design, the school building, which is owned by Chatham Borough and leased by ECLC, is increasingly in jeopardy. ECLC is currently collaborating with borough council members and the borough administrator to find a solution that will allow ECLC to remain a major organization in the borough.
"The immediate concern is the age of the heating system and the inevitability of a failure that jeopardizes our ability to avoid an extended closure that would result in a disruption to the educational program of the 170 students we serve in that building. The initial steam heating system was replaced in 1942 with the current system, now in its 81st year of operation," Peter Petrou, the Executive Director for ECLC, said.
Jason Killian, the current principal of ECLC, has particularly close ties to the Lum Avenue school. His father graduated from that facility when it was known as Chatham High School and his twin brothers, Nick and Chris, both have intellectual disabilities and attended the school as ECLC students.
However, if ECLC were to leave the current facility, the borough would be left with few options other than selling the property or taking a massive budget hit.
The ECLC and the borough are both actively seeking grants to help fund needed improvements, as well as loan mechanisms, and the ECLC is considering a capital campaign to raise donations.
According to Mathiasen, any effective solution will almost certainly require the combination of all three of these mechanisms.
"ECLC and Chatham Borough have an extraordinary, symbiotic relationship and it would be a huge loss for both of us if this relationship came to an end," Chatham Borough Mayor Thaddeus Kobylarz said.
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