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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 Township, 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 Township, 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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Pumpkin season is here. Find out where to get the pick of the patch nearby.|Updated Tue, Oct 3, 2023 at 1:25 pm ETMORRIS COUNTY, NJ — Signs of fall are everywhere, from cooler nights and turning leaves, to pumpkin spice lattes and other products, and a sea of orange pumpkins in front of the grocery store.But maybe you want the real deal — an actual pumpkin — i...
|Updated Tue, Oct 3, 2023 at 1:25 pm ET
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — Signs of fall are everywhere, from cooler nights and turning leaves, to pumpkin spice lattes and other products, and a sea of orange pumpkins in front of the grocery store.
But maybe you want the real deal — an actual pumpkin — in your home this season. Whether you’re planning to bake a pie, carve a jack-o’-lantern or just add some festive flair to your porch, there are plenty of places to pick up a pumpkin nearby.
The Presbyterian Church of Chatham Township
The front lawn of The Presbyterian Church of Chatham Township will soon be filled with hundreds of pumpkins and gourds as the congregation gears up for its 17th annual Pumpkin Patch Fundraiser.
Run entirely by volunteers, the pumpkin patch will be open from Oct. 8 through Oct. 31.
“The pumpkin sale has become a much-loved and important yearly tradition for our congregation and the community," said the Rev. Dr. Ellen Clémot, Senior Pastor at the church. “One hundred percent of the proceeds go directly to three worthy non-profit organizations. From start to finish, this is a charitable mission endeavor and we are grateful to play a small part in it. We appreciate the community’s support in purchasing pumpkins from us and helping those in need.”
The hours are:
The church is located at 240 Southern Blvd., Chatham Township.
Wightman Farms, Morristown
Hayride, pick your own pumpkins (from hayride field), giant corn maze, Mazeland Mazes, apple picking, tote bag, picnic play area (corn pit and pedal tractors), donuts and pumpkin slingshot. See the website for tickets.
Alstede Farms, Chester
This farm offers pick-your-own apples, pumpkins, potatoes, and more. Apple season starts in August and runs through the end of October; pumpkins start mid-September and wrap up around Halloween. There's also cider mill tours, a giant corn maze, and other family-friendly fall activities. Visit their website: www.alstedefarms.com
Parks Farm, Chester
Pick-your-own apples and pumpkins, and enjoy free hayrides. They also offer fresh cider donuts, winter squash, and decorations. Visit their website: www.parksfarmsllc.com
Riamede Farm, Chester
They offer pick-your-own apples and pumpkins at this farm. When you're done picking, they offer free hayrides. Apple picking is underway, but they suggest you call before visiting for a variety report. Visit their website: www.riamede.com
Stony Hill Farm Market, Chester
In addition to pumpkins and apples, you can also pick-your-own strawberries at this farm. There's a corn maze, rope maze, and tile maze, plus gemstone mining. Visit their website:www.stonyhillgardens.com
Middle Valley Farms, Mendham
Enjoy pick-your-own pumpkins and gourds, a corn maze, hayrides and more at this Mendham farm. Visit their website: www.middlevalleyfarms.com
Hacklebarney Farm Cider Mill, Chester
Right in historic, Downtown Chester, you can pick-your-own pumpkins and apples at this farm, and enjoy their cider donuts. There's also a corn maze for the adventurous. They're open Thursday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Their hours usually shift in December, and they close before Christmas. Visit their website: www.njcidermill.com
Bader Farm, Pine Brook
Starting in September, you can pick your own pumpkins, apples, broccoli and more at this family farm. If you miss the fall fun, they also offer Christmas trees and poinsettias after Thanksgiving. Visit their website: www.baderfarm.com
Conklin Farm U-Pick, Montville
In addition to pick-your-own pumpkins, the farm offers hayrides (both haunted and not), a snack stand with warm homemade donuts, and a field of sunflowers. Visit their website: www.conklinupick.com
Donaldson Farm, Hackettstown
Activities include 9-acre corn maze, pick your own pumpkins, apples, Indian corn and raspberries, hay rides, corn cannon, duck races, farm animals and pony rides. The season kicks off Sept. 26. See their website: donaldsonfarms.net.
Ort Farms, Long Valley
Known for their large corn maze, you can pick your own pumpkins at this Long Valley favorite. There's also hayrides, an apple cannon, and monster truck and pony rides. They are open for the season now. Visit their website: www.ortfarms.com
Sussex County Strawberry Farm, Andover
Sussex County Strawberry Farm opens its gates for Pick-Your-Own Pumpkins the first week in October. The farm features pumpkins grown on location, hayrides every weekend in October, fresh local apples, corn stalks, Indian corn, gourds, mums, fresh local cider, carving supplies. For more details, visit the farm website.
Did we forget your favorite? Let us know in the comments!
And if your pumpkin is destined for a starring role on Halloween night, here’s our guide to carving a perfect jack-o’-lantern. Warren Nash on YouTube also shows a step-by-step process to make the perfect carve.
Materials
Pumpkin carving kits will go a long way in getting what you need. They typically include saws, a scooper, a drill and multiple patterns.
If you're looking for the items individually around the house, here's what you could use:
Steps
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CHATHAM, NJ — Chatham Township has been awarded $375K in state funds from the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) as part of the Local Aid Infrastructure Fund.The Chatham Township Pedestrian Safety and ADA Improvement Project aims to improve pedestrian safety by upgrading existing crosswalks. The grant will allow the township to continue work on the remaining crosswalks that are not already funded as part of a larger project."Safety and accessibility remain top priorities for Chatham Township. This Projec...
CHATHAM, NJ — Chatham Township has been awarded $375K in state funds from the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) as part of the Local Aid Infrastructure Fund.
The Chatham Township Pedestrian Safety and ADA Improvement Project aims to improve pedestrian safety by upgrading existing crosswalks. The grant will allow the township to continue work on the remaining crosswalks that are not already funded as part of a larger project.
"Safety and accessibility remain top priorities for Chatham Township. This Project demonstrates our continued commitment to ensuring that our streets and sidewalks are safe and accessible for everyone," Mayor Ashley Felice said.
The grant money was approved for 13 crosswalks on Fairmount Avenue between Runnymede Road and Nicholson Drive.
Additionally, two crosswalk upgrades are planned for the intersection of Mountainview Road and Meyersville Road, as well as two more for crossing River Road—one at each intersection with Henry Drive and Mountainside Drive.
Fairmount Avenue, Meyersville Road, and River Road are major thoroughfares in the township and see heavy traffic.
The project's main efforts include upgrading the crosswalk curb ramps to meet ADA standards, installing detectable warning surfaces, associated turning space, restriping of crosswalks, installing new concrete curbs, and restoring surrounding road, sidewalk and lawn areas.
"We are targeting completion of this project before Chatham Schools re-open in September. I commend our staff on their efforts to seek out grant funds to offset the rising costs of infrastructure improvements and minimizing the burden on taxpayers," Felice said.
Last year, township officials also announced that new safety improvements to a section of Shunpike Road will be added soon to help all Chatham Township school-aged children safely walk from the Lafayette and Washington Avenue Elementary schools.
That project is being funded by the New Jersey Safe Routes to School program, a federally funded reimbursement program that aims to enable and encourage children to walk and bike to school.
Construction work will be done during the day and will be done one block at a time, east to west. All roadways are also expected to remain open, and no road detours are currently planned.
The anticipated project timeline calls for construction likely to begin during the summer when school is not in session.
CHATHAM, NJ — Earlier this year, a long-standing building in Chatham Township was torn down as part of a new housing construction project approved by the township committee two years ago.The sale of 522 Southern Boulevard, also known as Charlie Brown's property, was agreed upon by Chatham Township and the property owner, Kronos Holdings, LLC, in 2021.What was previously the restaurant site will soon be transformed into affordable housing units as part of the township's third-round element of affordable housing, which it a...
CHATHAM, NJ — Earlier this year, a long-standing building in Chatham Township was torn down as part of a new housing construction project approved by the township committee two years ago.
The sale of 522 Southern Boulevard, also known as Charlie Brown's property, was agreed upon by Chatham Township and the property owner, Kronos Holdings, LLC, in 2021.
What was previously the restaurant site will soon be transformed into affordable housing units as part of the township's third-round element of affordable housing, which it agreed to in December 2018 in litigation with the Fair Share Housing Center.
This week, it was announced that Walters, an award-winning developer based in Barnegat, has broken ground on that project, now dubbed "Cornerstone at Chatham," a 63-unit premium income-restricted apartment community.
Walters currently projects the new development to be ready for occupancy beginning in late spring 2024, however, completion of the entire property is slated for the fourth quarter of 2024.
“Residents will enjoy modern features and amenities while living in the historic and quaint small town of Chatham,” said Joseph Del Duca, partner and director of Affordable Housing for Walters.
Because there is limited developable land in Chatham, the three-building community is being built on a 3.2-acre site that was previously occupied by Charlie Brown's Fresh Grill.
Due to its central location, future residents will have easy access to jobs, shopping, and recreational amenities. Chatham Mall and Hickory Square Shopping Center are both within walking distance, as are the municipally owned Nash Park and Shunpike Field.
The housing project is being built thanks to a unique funding partnership between Walters and Chatham Township. As a result, Walters received an extremely competitive 9 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC).
According to Del Duca, the town provided the land as well as funding support, including a planned shuttle bus service to the nearby NJ Transit rail station.
The three-building community will feature a mix of one-, two-, and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 807 to 1,343 square feet. Parking will also be available for residents.
Cornerstone at Chatham is being built to meet green building certification, allowing residents to benefit from sustainable, efficient, and resilient housing. There will also be a fitness center, a community room, and an outdoor patio and clubhouse with seating, tables, and gas grills.
On request, a social services coordinator will be on hand, Walters representatives said.
The future apartments will be available to people earning 60 percent or less of the area's median income, officials said.
Another redevelopment project, which will add 245 new homes to the Chatham community, also recently broke ground.
The site plan, now dubbed "The Ivy of Chatham," was initially approved by the borough in 2021 and has been marketed as a luxury apartment complex with a mixture of 37 affordable housing units.
To the Editor:Perhaps you read of Chatham’s award-winning status as one of the “sweetest small towns in New Jersey worthy of a Hallmark movie” in an article on August 9 in Country Living. In case you didn’t I have provided a portion following.CHATHAM, NJ — Chatham and other New Jersey towns are pretty sweet, according to Country Living. An article that came out Aug. 9 lists Chatham in the top 10 of its list of “30 of the Sweetest Small Towns in New Jersey Worthy of a Hallmark Movie.&rdquo...
To the Editor:
Perhaps you read of Chatham’s award-winning status as one of the “sweetest small towns in New Jersey worthy of a Hallmark movie” in an article on August 9 in Country Living. In case you didn’t I have provided a portion following.
CHATHAM, NJ — Chatham and other New Jersey towns are pretty sweet, according to Country Living. An article that came out Aug. 9 lists Chatham in the top 10 of its list of “30 of the Sweetest Small Towns in New Jersey Worthy of a Hallmark Movie.”
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“All of the towns (and quaint cities) on this list have something special,” writes author Rose Marie Walano.
The article rates Chatham No. 8 in its Top 10 and says it "makes you feel like you've stepped into a Norman Rockwell painting. Its lantern-lined Main Street is charming, to say the least.
I wonder what Country Living would say if they knew the Zoning Board was seriously considering the approval of a convenience store - possibly open 24/7 right in the middle of the Downtown Historic District of our sweet small town. I think they’d be disappointed and I think there’s a lot of us that will be disappointed if the variance and plans are approved.
The location of this convenience store would be within the Exxon station which is situated on the corner of Main Street and Hillside Avenue. This location is at a very busy and congested intersection with a convoluted four-way traffic pattern and traffic lights. And in my opinion, the increase in traffic that the convenience store generates would be dangerous for pedestrians and vehicles alike.
Let’s resist the “progressive” approach that many of our New Jersey towns are embracing at present and keep our beautiful small town as close to “sweet” as we possibly can.
Mark your calendars and plan to be present at the following meetings at Borough Hall, 54 Fairmount Avenue.
Zoning Board meeting on August 23.
Historical Preservation Commission meeting on September 19.
Zoning Board meeting on September 27 (Final Remarks before Decision).
Voice your concerns and share your thoughts.
And…if you feel as I do, just say NO to giving our sweet small Chatham town that big urban feeling.
Thank you,
Joyce Martinsen
N. Hillside Avenue
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CHATHAM, NJ — The Chatham Township Food Truck and Music Festival, which was scheduled to take place on Saturday, has been canceled.The event organizers announced the cancelation of the event this week, as forecasters are predicting stormy weather across New Jersey.Meteorologists have predicted a dreary day around New Jersey on Saturday, with an approaching cold front knocking down temperatures and bringing showers, possibly with lightning and a few thunderstorms.Tropical Storm Philippe could add moisture to the ban...
CHATHAM, NJ — The Chatham Township Food Truck and Music Festival, which was scheduled to take place on Saturday, has been canceled.
The event organizers announced the cancelation of the event this week, as forecasters are predicting stormy weather across New Jersey.
Meteorologists have predicted a dreary day around New Jersey on Saturday, with an approaching cold front knocking down temperatures and bringing showers, possibly with lightning and a few thunderstorms.
Tropical Storm Philippe could add moisture to the bands of heavy downpours predicted across parts of the Garden State, according to AccuWeather forecasters.
“By far, the most far-reaching impact from Philippe will be its drenching rainfall,” said AccuWeather on Friday.
The festival was meant to be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Colony Pool Club, located at 55 School Avenue, Chatham, and served as a benefit for Chatham Township PBA 170.
In general, this weekend is not expected to be a "washout," forecasters said on social media. But most residents can expect rain at some point.
Here is the weekend forecast:
Friday: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. The chance of precipitation is 40 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch are possible.
Friday Night: Showers. Patchy fog after 11 p.m. Low around 62. Southeast wind around 5 mph. The chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New precipitation amounts to between a quarter and half of an inch.
Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 5 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5 p.m. High near 69. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the morning. The chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New rainfall amounts to between a quarter and half of an inch.
Saturday Night: A chance of showers, mainly before 11 p.m. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 48. Northwest wind around 15 mph. The chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
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