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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 Mountain Lakes, 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 Mountain Lakes, 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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Season G A P 2021-2022 9 2 20 2022-2023 16 19 51 ...
| Season | G | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| 2022-2023 | 16 | 19 | 51 |
| 2023-2024 | 22 | 11 | 55 |
| Career Totals: | 47 | 32 | 126 |
2023-2024 Game Log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | DS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/13/2023 | @ Whippany Park | W 8-0 | 3 | — | 6 | — |
| 09/21/2023 | vs. Hackettstown | W 3-0 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| 09/27/2023 | vs. Morristown-Beard | W 4-1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — |
| 09/28/2023 | @ Parsippany | W 8-0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — |
| 10/02/2023 | @ Mendham | W 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 10/04/2023 | vs. Morris Knolls | W 5-0 | 4 | — | 8 | — |
| 10/06/2023 | @ Madison | L 1-2 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| 10/19/2023 | @ Pequannock | W 6-1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | — |
| 10/21/2023 | vs. Morristown | W 6-1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | — |
| Season Totals: | 22 | 11 | 55 | — | ||
2022-2023 Game Log 2022-2023 Date Opponent Result G A P GB DC FT 04/04/2023 vs. Glen Ridge L 9-11 6 — ...
2022-2023 Game Log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | GB | DC | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/04/2023 | vs. Glen Ridge | L 9-11 | 6 | — | 6 | — | 4 | — |
| 04/18/2023 | @ Morris Knolls | W 15-12 | 7 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — |
| 04/20/2023 | @ Chatham | L 5-16 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 04/22/2023 | @ Morristown | L 6-17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 04/25/2023 | vs. Ridgewood | L 6-16 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | — |
| 05/03/2023 | vs. Villa Walsh | W 14-4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 05/06/2023 | @ Madison | L 6-7 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 6 | — |
| 05/11/2023 | vs. Morris Hills | W 17-5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 05/13/2023 | vs. Mendham | W 8-7 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
| 05/15/2023 | vs. Summit | L 6-20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 05/17/2023 | vs. Montclair | L 10-13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | — |
| 05/20/2023 | @ Immaculate Heart | L 7-13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | — |
| 05/23/2023 | @ Westfield | L 13-14 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 05/25/2023 | vs. Pascack Hills | W 16-4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | — |
| 05/30/2023 | vs. Mahwah | W 14-7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 06/02/2023 | vs. Westwood | W 15-6 | 10 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — |
| 06/05/2023 | @ Verona | W 14-13 | 6 | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 06/10/2023 | vs. Rumson-Fair Haven | L 8-17 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — |
| Season Totals: | 72 | 14 | 86 | 24 | 43 | — | ||
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Scoring Summary 1st Quarter WP ML 14:16 Alexandra Ananian Assists: Flor DeBeijer, Hannah Lees 0 1 11:57 Hannah Lees 0 2 9:01 Hannah Lees 0 3 2:13 Eloise Field-Deneen Assists: Karina Desai ...
| 1st Quarter | WP | ML | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:16 | Alexandra Ananian Assists: Flor DeBeijer, Hannah Lees | 0 | 1 | |
| 11:57 | Hannah Lees | 0 | 2 | |
| 9:01 | Hannah Lees | 0 | 3 | |
| 2:13 | Eloise Field-Deneen Assists: Karina Desai | 0 | 4 | |
| 2nd Quarter | WP | ML | ||
No scoring | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3rd Quarter | WP | ML | ||
| 10:31 | Karina Desai Assists: Flor DeBeijer | 0 | 5 | |
| 3:32 | Karina Desai Assists: Hannah Lees | 0 | 6 | |
| 4th Quarter | WP | ML | ||
| 8:09 | Lila Honan Assists: Hannah Lees | 0 | 7 | |
| 6:07 | Hannah Lees Assists: Lila Honan | 0 | 8 | |
Whippany Park Player
| G | A | P | DS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | A | P | DS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah Lees | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Karina Desai | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Alexandra Ananian | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lila Honan | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Eloise Field-Deneen | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Flor DeBeijer | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals: | 8 | 7 | 23 | 0 |
Whippany Park Goalie
| Saves | |
|---|---|
| Cecile Chiu (L) | 18 |
| Totals: | 18 |
Mountain Lakes Goalie
| Saves | |
|---|---|
| Arianna Fragomeni (W) | 0 |
| Totals: | 0 |
| WP | ML | |
|---|---|---|
| Offensive | ||
| Shots on Goal | - | 27 |
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BRIDGEWATER – Every morning, Cole Cashion wakes up to the same painful image.After losing in last year's Tournament of Champions final, the Rumson-Fair Haven star changed his phone background to a photo of Mountain Lakes holding the trophy.Cashion not only had to live with the loss, but the fact that he was held scoreless in a blowout loss to the Lakers."It's definitely extra personal," the Yale-bound attackman said. "Being scoreless isn't something that I'm used to so right away after...
BRIDGEWATER – Every morning, Cole Cashion wakes up to the same painful image.
After losing in last year's Tournament of Champions final, the Rumson-Fair Haven star changed his phone background to a photo of Mountain Lakes holding the trophy.
Cashion not only had to live with the loss, but the fact that he was held scoreless in a blowout loss to the Lakers.
"It's definitely extra personal," the Yale-bound attackman said. "Being scoreless isn't something that I'm used to so right away after that game, I remember hitting the turf and hitting the wall and being ready for next year."
Cashion and the Bulldogs got their chance for redemption a year later and didn't miss.
Powered by a balanced offense and a fast start, Rumson-Fair Haven raced past Mountain Lakes, 12-6, in the Group 1 boys lacrosse final at Bridgewater-Raritan.
This time, Cashion took control by scoring a team-high four goals to pace the No. 1 offense in the state. Andy Croddick added a hat trick to give Rumson-Fair Haven its 12th straight win.
"I mean, 21-5 is pretty disrespectful in my book," coach Marc Moreau said. "We didn't need any more motivation than that score from last year."
So much has changed to the Bulldogs lineup and the sport overall since their crushing loss at Ridge High School.
Since then, the Bulldogs dropped down a group and the TOC was disbanded as a way to streamline the spring season. In its place, coaches and members of the lacrosse community rallied together to build and crowd-fund the inaugural Kirst Cup. The new tournament will use the same format and continue the longtime tradition of playing down to one true champion.
The Bulldogs (21-4) will find out their first cup opponent later this weekend when the six state champions are seeded.
Punching a ticket meant a lot to Moreau since he was teammates and college roommates at Rutgers with the late Kyle Kirst.
"The fact that we're able to continue that tradition in his name makes it even more special," Moreau said. "The legacy that he brought to lacrosse lives on."
All the pent-up frustration from last year seemed to be released in the first half for Rumson-Fair Haven.
The Bulldogs jumped all over Mountain Lakes by scoring six straight goals after allowing the first one.
By now, the Rumson-Fair Haven offense hasn't only out-scored the rest of the state, but lapped the field by netting 336 goals in 25 games this season. The next closest can be found on the other end of Monmouth County with Wall at 293 heading into its state final.
"What they've done is going to last for a long time in this program," Moreau said. "Now this is the standard."
Mountain Lakes put on a late surge with Giacomo Bevacqua and Kevin Gillespie (two goals each) helping their team score four in a row to cut the deficit to 10-6. But the Bulldogs defense led by Villanova commit Beau Kemler and Virginia commit Luke Jamin stopped the comeback from getting any further with a clean last five minutes.
"One of our seniors said that we've worked for this game since the day after we lost that TOC final," Cashion said. "We've been working our [butts] off on the field and in the weight room. It truly feels like a dream come true."
Jen Munday Topakas had plenty to celebrate on Friday. Mountain Lakes girls lacrosse defeated Westwood, 15-6, to advance to the NJSIAA Group 1 North final. It was Topakas' 200th career victory, all at her alma mater.It also happened to fall on the coach's 42nd birthday. Her younger sister, University of Southern California women's lacrosse coach Lindsey Munday, was back at home to commemorate the occasion with her family."Two hundred is big. It's a big deal," said Munday, who ...
Jen Munday Topakas had plenty to celebrate on Friday. Mountain Lakes girls lacrosse defeated Westwood, 15-6, to advance to the NJSIAA Group 1 North final. It was Topakas' 200th career victory, all at her alma mater.
It also happened to fall on the coach's 42nd birthday. Her younger sister, University of Southern California women's lacrosse coach Lindsey Munday, was back at home to commemorate the occasion with her family.
"Two hundred is big. It's a big deal," said Munday, who helped launch the USC women's lacrosse team in 2013. "She's been doing this a long time. It's important to say congrats and acknowledge the hard work and the time and the dedication to be part of a program for a long time. She cares so much about the program and about Mountain Lakes and about the kids."
Munday recalled being a ball girl as Topakas played soccer for Mountain Lakes, "always wanting to be like her and learn from her." Topakas also played basketball, and added lacrosse as a Mountain Lakes junior. She planned to play basketball at The College of New Jersey, but wound up becoming the lacrosse goalie there as well. Sharon Pfluger, who is still the TCNJ women's lacrosse coach, helped Topakas learn to love her newest sport.
Topakas began coaching freshman girls basketball at Mountain Lakes while still student teaching, leaving the sport when she met her now-husband, Rockaway River Country Club superintendent John Topakas. A second-grade teacher at Wildwood Elementary School in Mountain Lakes, she became an assistant girls lacrosse coach in 2004, and moved to head coach in 2008.
Topakas hadn't been counting wins or milestones, except perhaps sectional and Group titles. This is the Lakers' second consecutive trip to a sectional final, and they have been to nine of the last 10.
"I like to win, period," said Topakas, whose kids – 7-year-old Carolyn, 6-year-old Lily and 4-year-old John – are regularly on the sideline.
"That's how I've always been. I've always been a competitor. It's the drive to be successful. ... I wanted to compete and win and help kids experience that great feeling."
Monday, June 5
Group 1 North: (2) Mountain Lakes at (1) Verona
Group 2 North: (2) Mendham at (1) Summit, 4 p.m.
Group 3 North: (2) Northern Highlands at (1) Chatham, 4 p.m.
Group 4 North: (2) Morristown at (1) Ridgewood, 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, June 6
Group 1 North: (2) Caldwell at (1) Mountain Lakes
Group 2 North: (3) West Essex at (1) Summit
Group 3 North: (2) Ridge at (1) Chatham
Group 4 North: (3) Ridgewood at (1) Westfield
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