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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 Mount Olive, 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 Mount Olive, 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 DailyRecord.comMOUNT OLIVE – For Mount Olive quarterback Jake Asbury, the past year has been all about overcoming adversity. Asbury, who lost part of last season to a concussion, is trying to lead his Mount Olive football team back from the abyss of a 1-9 campaign a year ago.“We have no association from last year’s team,” said Asbury, who practiced every day over the summer with his offense, at 10 a.m. sharp. “I don’t know if any other high school team did the amount...
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MOUNT OLIVE – For Mount Olive quarterback Jake Asbury, the past year has been all about overcoming adversity. Asbury, who lost part of last season to a concussion, is trying to lead his Mount Olive football team back from the abyss of a 1-9 campaign a year ago.
“We have no association from last year’s team,” said Asbury, who practiced every day over the summer with his offense, at 10 a.m. sharp. “I don’t know if any other high school team did the amount of work that we did.”
Asbury brushed off a rocky start with a pair of touchdowns to guide Mount Olive past West Morris 28-7 in the SFC Liberty White division contest Friday.
“I had to get the nerves out and we had to turn this around,” said Asbury, who completed just two of his first four pass attempts and was sacked on the initial drive of the game. “Everything that I do is about proving other people wrong.”
Asbury needed some time to get comfortable in the spotlight. The junior settled down with an efficient short passing game, completing 10-of-14 pass attempts for 105 yards, a passing touchdown and interception in the first half. He located six different receivers in the game with Jekori Zapata (seven catches for 69 yards) serving as his favorite target. The Marauders’ offensive line of Aidan Lynch, Richie Vanatta, Jeremiah Medina, Connor Smyth, and James Giammanco gave Asbury just enough time to unleash his quick tosses.
“He’s making his reads and getting the ball in short windows and that’s what we need from him,” Mount Olive coach Brian O’Connor said. “We have athletes and a big line, and hopefully we can keep this going.”
As the offense continued to muster confidence, Mount Olive’s defense stifled West Morris’ offense, which was outgained 193 to 59 yards in the first half. West Morris quarterback Jake Morris was 3-of-16 passing with a pair of interceptions by Jake Carlo and Anthony Collier.
Colin Cronin had a sack for West Morris, which had its 12-game regular season winning streak snapped.
Mount Olive improves to 2-0 in the SFC Liberty White, while West Morris falls to 0-1. It marks the first time the Wolfpack start division play 0-1 since they were in the Freedom Blue in 2018. West Morris lost to Randolph 10-0 and finished that season in a three-way tie for second place at 3-2 in the division.
The Marauders are tied with Roxbury for the top spot in the division. The teams are scheduled to play at Mount Olive on Sept. 29.
After a fake punt forced Mount Olive to climb out of a 7-0 hole, Asbury guided his team on consecutive touchdown drives. Tyler Cumming, who finished with 15 carries for 85 yards, converted a huge fourth-and-2 from the West Morris 33 to maintain the drive.
Three plays later, Asbury found Jack Mullery for a 15-yard touchdown connection on the right side of the endzone to give Mount Olive a 14-7 advantage with 1:40 left in the first half.
The touchdown catch capped a 10-play 78-yard drive that nearly five minute off of the clock.
? West Morris lost the turnover battle, 2 to 1.
? The seven points scored by West Morris is the lowest offensive output for the Wolfpack since 2006 when Mount Olive captured a 36-7 victory.
? Asbury completed 16-of-26 passes with a passing touchdown and a rushing touchdown. The junior contributed 12 yards on the ground in the victory.
? Adam DeCristofaro had a pair of rushing touchdowns for Mount Olive.
? Jake Carlo had an interception and tackle for a loss for the Mount Olive defense.
“West Morris wanted to pound the ball, slow the game down, and grind things out and our guys were physical up front. Other than giving them a short field, we shut them down.”
- Mount Olive coach Brian O’Connor, who defeated Randolph and West Morris in the same season for the first time in his eight-year tenure at the school.
? West Morris (2-1) visits Roxbury (3-0) Thursday.
? Mount Olive (3-0) travels to Morristown (2-0) Thursday.
Volleyball on Wooden Court Floor Corner close up with light reflection 3D rendering with room for text or copy spacePhoto Credit: shutterstock/Praneat By Greg FallonPublishedSeptember 7, 2023 at 9:30 PMLast UpdatedSeptember 7, 2023 at 9:30 PMMORRISTOWN, NJ - Morristown girls volleyball opened the season with a 25-14, 25-21 victory over Mount Olive. The Colonials will face Madison on Saturday in the Dodger Invitati...
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MORRISTOWN, NJ - Morristown girls volleyball opened the season with a 25-14, 25-21 victory over Mount Olive. The Colonials will face Madison on Saturday in the Dodger Invitational Volleyball Tournament.
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The superintendent of a Morris County district — who was placed on paid administrative leave last fall and filed a lawsuit against school board members — has resigned.Mount Olive Superintendent ...
The superintendent of a Morris County district — who was placed on paid administrative leave last fall and filed a lawsuit against school board members — has resigned.
Mount Olive Superintendent Robert Zywicki submitted his resignation, effective immediately, to the district’s board of education last week. He had led the district since 2018 and was earning $238,000 a year when the school board placed him on paid leave in October for unspecified reasons.
In his April 27 resignation letter, Zywicki said some board members have “personal grudges” against him and “constructively discharged” him from his position.
Acting Superintendent Sumit Bangia accepted the resignation and the board will ratify it at the May 8 meeting, said board attorney Marc Zitomer.
“I will no longer fight for a job that has been spoiled for me. I will no longer watch this Board waste of hundreds of thousands of dollars of the taxpayers’ hard earned dollars paying legal fees to Mr. Zitomer,” Zywicki said in the resignation letter.
“I will simply move on, because my physical health and my mental well being can no longer tolerate the toxic and hostile environment perpetuated by the majority of this Board,” he said.
Antoine Gayles, the school board president, denied Zywicki’s allegations.
“As our counsel has stated in a separate letter to Dr. Zywicki and his counsel, now that the employment relationship has ended, we would expect that any disputes that the parties continue to have get resolved in the appropriate forums, not in the public domain,” Gayles said.
In March, the board certified tenure charges against Zywicki and sent them to the state, said Vittorio LaPira, an attorney hired by the board in January to handle employment matters related to Zywicki.
Because of the tenure charges, Zywicki’s suspension shifted to unpaid leave and he lost his health benefits, LaPira said.
Zywicki, who was placed on paid administrative leave in October, also cited the loss of health benefits as part of his decision to resign in an interview with NJ Advance Media.
A month after he was suspended, Zywicki filed a lawsuit against the board alleging members violated state laws when they put him on paid administrative leave. In December, a Superior Court judge denied his motion to be reinstated to his position. The lawsuit was dismissed and he dropped his appeal, Zitomer said.
Neither Zywicki nor the board has publicly said what led to his suspension.
In February, one board member filed tenure charges with the board secretary against Zywicki, seeking to have him fired. The tenure charges made several allegations, including that Zywicki pressured a school board architect to donate $100,000 to help fund a new football field scoreboard and pay for the gift by secretly inflating his regular fees paid by the district.
Zywicki denied any wrongdoing, saying the charges were in retaliation for his own whistleblowing last July exposing other problems in the district.
The tenure charges also alleged Zywicki was “double-dipping” by getting paid by the district as superintendent while also doing work for Rutgers University, an allegation he denied.
Another school board member asked the state Department of Education to intervene and appoint an independent monitor to oversee the 4,600-student district earlier this year amid the ongoing turmoil.
Separately, Zywicki’s lawsuit against multiple board members remains pending.
The lawsuit was updated in late April to name several current board members and one former board member as defendants. Zywicki alleged in the suit that the board retaliated against him for whistleblowing and exposing improper behavior by the board members.
The lawsuit also alleges board members orchestrated a scheme to destroy the superintendent’s reputation. Ethics charges Zywicki filed against several board members also remain pending.
Members of the board previously declined to comment or did not respond to requests to comment on Zywicki’s allegations.
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Mt. OLIVE, NJ- For the second straight week, the Randolph football team fell behind early and trailed their opponent by multiple scores. In the season opener last week the Rams stormed back to take victory, but unfortunately they could not repeat that in game two – and they fell to Mount Olive by the score of 34-12. ( Extra photos in link at end of story )We just didn’t come out and execute tonight,” said senior Jessie Wilfong. We need to be better in all stages, including special teams. They executed...
Mt. OLIVE, NJ- For the second straight week, the Randolph football team fell behind early and trailed their opponent by multiple scores. In the season opener last week the Rams stormed back to take victory, but unfortunately they could not repeat that in game two – and they fell to Mount Olive by the score of 34-12. ( Extra photos in link at end of story )
We just didn’t come out and execute tonight,” said senior Jessie Wilfong. We need to be better in all stages, including special teams. They executed better than us, and they did the simple things better – and that is why the game had the result it did.”
One thing the Marauders did execute well was the running game, which the Rams struggled to stop from start to finish. Mount Olive mixed in some successful passing on the night, but they really controlled the game through the run, and they seemed to be able to do whatever they wanted on the ground.
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“What they did well was play tough and win the battle up front. They were able to run the ball, and in high school football the number one goal is to stop the run,” said coach Will Nahan. “We had a tough time doing that at times tonight. There were a few times when we had them in situations where we had the advantage, but then we couldn’t stop the run and get off the field.”
The Rams opened the game with a three-and-out, and then Mt Olive mounted a meticulous drive to go up 7-0. Randolph responded immediately, as QB Josh Anderson hit Justin Novak with a 45-yard pass down the right sideline to the 12-yard line. Wilfong then galloped into the end zone on a 12-yard TD run around the left side to cut the lead to 7-6.
From there, Mt Olive compiled the next three scores in the game, using a mix of passes and runs in the second quarter to score twice for a 19-6 halftime lead. They opened the third quarter with another TD to take command at 27-6.
Randolph didn’t roll over however, as they moved the ball on their next possession and used a trick play to get on the board again. A reverse to Jackson Magley turned into an option pass, and the sophomore found senior James Kleiven downfield at the 15-yard line. Kleiven broke a tackle and lunged into the end zone to cut the lead to 27-12.
However, the Mauraders running game struck again, as they ripped off a long run down the right side of the field, and scored two plays later for the final margin of 34-12. Dean Mangiocavallo blocked an extra point in the game for the Rams, while Gideon Ochieng forced and recovered a fumble.
“I think we need a little more focus during practice this week,” said Wilfong. “I will be reminding all the boys that nothing is going to be given to us, it has to be earned. We learned that today and need to figure out how to earn it for next week.”
The Rams also failed to generate much offense consistently throughout the game, as Anderson spent a lot of time scrambling and being chased around trying to find open receivers. The pressure the Mauraders mounted resulted in two interceptions and a fumble recovery for their defense.
“How the kids show up and respond on Monday will tell me a lot about their character,” said Nahan. “I am confident they will all be ready to work. Then it is just going out and executing our offense well.” for Extra game photos CLICK HERE
The Rams will face rival Roxbury next, home on Friday, September 8, home at 7:00 PM.
MOUNT OLIVE — Months after his abrupt suspension, the Mount Olive School Superintendent has resigned — blaming the situation in part on “personal grudges” of some members of the Board of Education.Robert Zywicki submitted his letter of resignation on April 27, effective immediately.“Unfortunately, the Board of Education has become controlled by a small-minded group of in...
MOUNT OLIVE — Months after his abrupt suspension, the Mount Olive School Superintendent has resigned — blaming the situation in part on “personal grudges” of some members of the Board of Education.
Robert Zywicki submitted his letter of resignation on April 27, effective immediately.
“Unfortunately, the Board of Education has become controlled by a small-minded group of individuals more interested in settling the score on their personal grudges than acting in the best interests of Mount Olive children,” Zywicki said in his resignation.
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“These entrenched ‘good old boys’ make decisions based on whom they are against and their adversity to change rather than meeting the needs of ALL learners in the post-pandemic era."
Mount Olive Board of Education President Antoine Gayles confirmed the resignation without much further comment, in a public letter on April 28.
He said Sumit Bangia would continue as Acting Superintendent of Schools, as the board would launch its search for “a permanent replacement” for Zywicki.
At Monday’s Board of Education meeting, Zywicki was among six employees whose resignations were officially accepted by the board, according to the meeting agenda.
The latest developments have done little to shed light on what specifically prompted the jarring changes in the first place.
Zywicki has accused the board and its attorney of starting a disinformation campaign to “exact reputational harm” immediately after voting to suspend him in October.
He said the majority of the board and its legal representatives rejected “one opportunity after another” for six months to have a meaningful settlement dialogue.
“So, I will no longer fight for a job that has been spoiled for me. I will no longer watch this Board waste hundreds of thousands of dollars of the taxpayers’ hard earned dollars paying legal fees to Mr. Zitomer.”
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Zywicki also filed a grievance against board attorney Marc Zitomer with the New Jersey Supreme Court Office of Attorney Ethics, saying that he repeatedly violated attorney client confidentiality — not just of Zywicki, but also of board of education members and parents.
That was administratively dismissed on May 8, according to the law firm where Zitomer is a partner.
Zywicki also filed a related complaint against the board with the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights.
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In February, he filed an amended complaint in Morris County Superior Court, seeking multimillion-dollar damages from four members of the Mount Olive Board of Ed.
The “whistleblower” lawsuit from Zywicki says that defendants Gayles, Anthony Strillacci, William Robinson and Anthony Giordano schemed to “punish him and destroy his reputation” for calling attention to violations of policy, code and “good practice” in the school district.
Robinson lost reelection to the board in November — after serving more than 30 years as a member. The other defendants remain on the school board.
Also in February, one school board member filed tenure charges against Zywicki, seeking to have him fired.
Those allegations included that Zywicki was “double-dipping” by getting paid by the district as superintendent while also doing work for Rutgers University, an allegation he has continued to deny.
Another school board member asked the state Department of Education to intervene and appoint an independent monitor to oversee the 4,600-student district earlier this year amid the ongoing turmoil.
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