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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 Roxbury, 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 Roxbury, NJ, included in your scope of treatment, musculoskeletal relief is right around the corner.
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Special to DailyRecord.comROXBURY — The Roxbury football team is making its Morris County foes realize that you should never count it out. Ever.Faced with a 14-0 deficit, the Gaels forced three second half turnovers for a dramatic 21-14 victory over Morris Knolls in the SFC Liberty White opener for both teams. It was the second straight, second-half rally for Roxbury, which came back from a three-touchdown hole to beat Parsippany Hills 22-21 last week.Friday night Colin Richter set up the game-winnin...
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ROXBURY — The Roxbury football team is making its Morris County foes realize that you should never count it out. Ever.
Faced with a 14-0 deficit, the Gaels forced three second half turnovers for a dramatic 21-14 victory over Morris Knolls in the SFC Liberty White opener for both teams. It was the second straight, second-half rally for Roxbury, which came back from a three-touchdown hole to beat Parsippany Hills 22-21 last week.
Friday night Colin Richter set up the game-winning touchdown with a 48-yard punt return to put Roxbury at the Morris Knolls’ 6-yard line. Quarterback Anthony Skawinski flipped the ball to Richter on a jet sweep play that the team hasn’t practiced all season. The play came out of both players nursing injuries that required them to wear protective coverings.
“We both had casts on our hands last season, so we couldn’t really hand it off,” said Richter, who scored with 33 seconds left. “We went to flipping the ball to each other, and I put my head down and ran.”
Roxbury’s defense looked bewildered to start the game as the Golden Eagles had 155 rushing yards in the opening half. But Roxbury came out of the halftime break with different energy. Matthew Rattay had a pair of sacks for a defense that yielded just 24 yards in the second half.
“We got off to another slow start and our energy just kept building and building,” Roxbury coach Ryan Roumes said. “We finally played with the energy and passion that I know we can.”
Skawinski, who completed just 3-of-9 pass attempts for 21 yards in the first half, found success with short tosses to keep Morris Knolls honest. The 5-foot-7 senior, who finished with 5-of-19 completed passes for 123 yards, found Jahmani Miller for a 54-yard screen pass to put Roxbury at the Knolls 15 with 3:39 left in the third quarter. The play set up a 20-yard touchdown toss to Jared Irwin to slice the deficit in half at 14-7.
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Skawinski and the offense didn’t let up early in the fourth quarter. Roxbury marched 58 yards on nine plays and capped off the series with a 6-yard rushing touchdown with 6:27 left in the game for a 20-14 score.
“We have a lot to figure out but Anthony is a great kid who can do a lot of things on broken plays,” Roumes said. “These guys have this passion. Now that we have this thing rolling, we just have to execute and we can be a pretty dangerous team.”
Roxbury starts with an early advantage in the SFC Liberty White, which was captured by West Morris last season. Mount Olive is the only other 1-0 squad in the six-team division.
The victory ends a six-game winning streak in the rivalry. Morris Knolls had won the last four games by an average of nearly 20 points per game. The Gaels last win came in 2016.
Clinging to a one-point lead, Morris Knolls’ stagnant second-half offense could only register three yards on three straight runs, forcing the team to punt with about two minutes left in the contest. Instead of booting the punt out of bounds, Morris Knolls kicked it to Richter, who raced 48 yards to the Golden Eagles’ 6 to set up the game-winning score.
“That was definitely a thought, but it wasn’t what we did,” Morris Knolls coach Bill Regan when asked if he considered punting the ball away from Richter.
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? In two first half games this season, Roxbury has zero points. The Gaels have outscored the opposition 43-0 in the second half in those contests.
? Morris Knolls had nine penalties for 80 yards in the game.
? Skawinski had a passing touchdown and rushing score, two-point conversion, and interception for Roxbury.
? Richter had one of everything Friday night. He had a sack, forced fumble, fumble recovery and 5-yard rushing touchdown for Roxbury.
? Tyler Brookes had three sacks and a game-high 85 rushing yards for Morris Knolls.
“He’s the dynamic kid, and we want the ball in his hands. We want the defensive plays to go his way. He’s explosive and does almost everything.” – said Roumes about the 5-foot-11 Richter.
? Morris Knolls (0-1) hosts Parsippany Hills (1-1) Sept. 9.
? Roxbury (2-0) travels to Randolph (1-1) next Friday
ROXBURY, NJ - Special needs students at Roxbury High School are scheduled to receive special training today by New York Jets Center Connor McGovern.The athlete is introducing the “able™ in Schools” curriculum, followed by “NY Jets Day” at the high school.The curriculum is supported by TNT Kid’s Fitness, an organization that provides inclusive physical education experiences founded in Connor’s hometown of Fargo, ND.Sign Up for FREE Roxbury NewsletterGet loc...
ROXBURY, NJ - Special needs students at Roxbury High School are scheduled to receive special training today by New York Jets Center Connor McGovern.
The athlete is introducing the “able™ in Schools” curriculum, followed by “NY Jets Day” at the high school.
The curriculum is supported by TNT Kid’s Fitness, an organization that provides inclusive physical education experiences founded in Connor’s hometown of Fargo, ND.
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McGovern and TNT Kid’s Fitness are slated to lead an active movement day for more than 80 students with special needs and their peers. McGovern will guide the students through a series of stations filled with multiple stations that build and strengthen functional movement patterns, according to the school district.
“The program able™ in School™ - Vocation Fitness, is a physical education course and is a joint creation from McGovern and TNT Kids’ Fitness, which encourages diversity, equity, and inclusion supported by a K-12 physical education curriculum for all children,” the district said.
It said McGovern and TNT first launched able™ Games, an annual g competition that hosted more than 150 athletes of all abilities in 2021.
The success of that inspired McGovern and TNT to establish able™ P.E in 2022, “providing opportunities for students with special needs to partner with non-special needs classmates to endure physical challenges while also developing cognitive, social and emotional learning,” said the district. “In bringing a piece of his hometown to New Jersey, McGovern hopes to spread this curriculum to schools in the area to create a more inclusive learning environment for children with all abilities,” it added.
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ROXBURY, NJ - Heat and humidity notwithstanding, the 2023 installment of Olde Suckasunny Day - Roxbury’s annual street fair on Main Street in Succasunna - went off without a hitch on Saturday.The muggy weather and threat of rain likely kept some potential visitors home in their air conditioning, but those who did show up found some new attractions and plenty of vendors.“The weather actually miraculously held out for us,” said Roxbury Public Library Director Radwa Ali. “Foggy to start with, but the sun ca...
ROXBURY, NJ - Heat and humidity notwithstanding, the 2023 installment of Olde Suckasunny Day - Roxbury’s annual street fair on Main Street in Succasunna - went off without a hitch on Saturday.
The muggy weather and threat of rain likely kept some potential visitors home in their air conditioning, but those who did show up found some new attractions and plenty of vendors.
“The weather actually miraculously held out for us,” said Roxbury Public Library Director Radwa Ali. “Foggy to start with, but the sun came out later. Other than relentless humidity, we seriously lucked out. We just missed a crazy storm that rolled in later.”
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Among the new things to do and see at this year’s Olde Suckasunny Day was an open mic event, noted Ali. “It was so lovely,” she commented. “There were some incredibly talented people from Roxbury and beyond.”
Something new this year was a visit by the Wreaths Across America Mobile Education Exhibit, a trailer parked at the nearby Franklin Elementary School. The Wreaths Across America program seeks to install flags on the graves of American veterans during the winter holiday season.
Ali said she found her tour of the mobile exhibit to be “very humbling.”
Roxbury Mayor Jim Rilee said Olde Suckasunny Day is a “great event,” characterizing it as “a fun time to catch up with friends and neighbors.”
He said he really enjoyed the great performance by the Roxbury High School Marching Band, which “kicked off” the day.
Rick Lansing, a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Succasunna and one of the event’s organizers, also praised the band’s performance, calling it “outstanding as usual.”
Lansing said “attendance was high and everyone enjoyed the festivities” despite the less-than-ideal weather. He noted that this year saw more vendors than ever at the church. “We had 45,” he said. “Our most, to date, was 38.”
State Sen. Anthony Bucco, who also serves as Roxbury’s township attorney, said it was “great to see so many people out sharing in the community and promoting the wonderful organizations of the township.”
Ali had similar thoughts.
“My favorite part is the community coming together,” said the library director. “I think this is the one event in town that brings together most of the local groups in close proximity. I love watching connections being forged between groups, people discovering that someone they kind of know volunteers for a group they sort of heard about and taking the opportunity to discover what that's all about. It's amazing.”
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Roxbury Football vs. RandolphPhoto Credit: Tom Rattay
Roxbury Football vs. RandolphPhoto Credit: Tom Rattay
Roxbury Football vs. RandolphPhoto Credit: Tom Rattay
Roxbury Football vs. RandolphPhoto Credit: Tom Rattay
Roxbury Football vs. RandolphPhoto Credit: Tom Rattay
Roxbury Football vs. RandolphPhoto Credit: Tom Rattay
By Sebastian DeMarco
PublishedSeptember 9, 2023 at 9:36 AM
ROXBURY, NJ - The run game of the Roxbury High School football team proved to be too dominant for the Randolph Rams on Friday, as five Gaels’ rushing touchdowns and a stellar defensive performance gave Roxbury a dominant 34-0 win over its rivals.
With the win, Roxbury improved to 3-0. Senior Jahmani Miller led the way as he tallied nearly 200 rushing yards along with a trio of rushing touchdowns.
First Half
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Randolph received the ball to start the game and instantly had a big play, as star running back Jesse Wilfong carried Gaels tacklers with him in an eventual 17-yard gain. The Gaels defense stepped up the run defense after that first play, and junior linebacker Connor May blew up the following run for a 4-yard loss.
The Rams then had a false start, which sent them back into a second-and-19. After a successful jet sweep that picked up nine yards, the Rams attempted a screen pass on third down, but the receiver was tackled well short of the sticks.
The Rams were then forced to punt as the Gaels did their job on defense. The Roxbury offense struggled initially, being set up with a third and nine. The situation became much easier for the Gaels after they were able to draw the Rams offside, allowing for a much more convertible third-and-four.
That’s what the Gaels did, as senior quarterback Anthony Skawinski took the designed run for nine yards and a first down. Skawinski ran the ball again and picked up another nine yards on the following play.
As the offense was starting to gain momentum, a holding call and a short gain set the Gaels up for a third-and-long. However, this wasn’t a problem as Skawinski got the ball to senior wide receiver Colin Richter for a 21-yard gain and another Gaels first down.
Two plays later, Miller got his big day started with a 14-yard run, getting the Gaels closer to scoring range. After a first down incompletion, Skawinski found senior wide receiver Jared Irwin across the middle for a 16-yard pickup.
The following play was a handoff to Matt Rattay, who ran through a defender in the endzone for a 9-yard touchdown.
The Gaels had taken the lead early, which was a change from the first two weeks, but Randolph looked to answer on its ensuing drive. Rams quarterback Josh Anderson found wide receiver Mason Wilson on a screen pass for a 13-yard pickup to start the Rams push.
The following two plays moved the ball two yards for Randolph, setting it up for a third-and-eight. After not finding any open receivers, Anderson found Wilfong in the flat. He picked up ten yards and a first down for Randolph as the first quarter came to a close.
The Rams looked to keep the good momentum they had at the end of the first quarter into the second, but back-to-back incompletions on second- and third-and-four caused the Rams to punt the ball to the Gaels for the second time in the first half.
The punt was a line drive that bounced its way down to the Gaels 3-yard line, meaning Roxbury would have to drive 97 yards for a touchdown.
Miller gave the Gaels a great start though, as he broke free on the first play of the drive for a 35-yard run. That was followed by another Miller run that picked up 13 yards and a 15-yard late hit penalty on the Rams.
But a Roxbury holding call set the team back into an eventual fourth-and-15 after a delay of game on fourth-and-10. The Gaels, inside of Rams territory, elected to go for it and Skawinski found Richter again, this time for a 28-yard pickup on fourth and long.
Miller ended the drive on the following play with a 7-yard touchdown run, and the Rams already looked defeated.
After a touchback on the kickoff, Randolph was desperate to get points up on the board. A Roxbury offside was called and Wilfong found a crease to pick up nine yards for the Rams. Three plays later, Randolph found itself in another fourth down. But this time, it elected to go for it. Anderson dropped back and looked for an open receiver, but May tracked him down before anyone got open and got a big time sack to turn the ball back over to the Gaels.
After a first down incompletion, Roxbury decided to keep the ball on the ground, which worked. The Gaels strung together runs of seven, four, six and 13, which then led to a 5-yard touchdown run by Rattay to give the Gaels a 21-0 lead.
The Rams had a bit off time before half, but they were unable to get into scoring range, as the score remained 21-0 in favor of Roxbury at halftime.
Second Half
The Gaels looked to put the game away on the opening drive of the third quarter, and their drive started with a 14-yard run by Skawinski. Then, Miller found space for a big run, seeming like the nail in the coffin, but a holding call on the Gaels brought back the big gain. Three plays later, Skawinski punted the ball down to the Rams 6-yard line.
The Rams offensive struggles continued, as two short gains led to another third-and-long, which ended in Anderson getting wrapped up by linebacker Josh Rivera for no yards. Being backed up inside of their own 10-yard line, the Rams had no option but to punt on fourth and eight, and the Gaels got the ball at the Rams 45.
Roxbury’s drive started with going backwards as another holding call was levied.
Skawinski was able to gain back all the penalty yards and more on the following run, picking up 17. Two plays later, it was fourth-and-three, and the Gaels decided to stay aggressive in Rams territory and give the ball to their top offensive weapon this game.
Miller got the call and picked up seven yards and the first down. He got the ball again on the first down and picked up five more yards for the Gaels.
A few runs later, Roxbury was set up with a first-and-goal from the 6-yard line. Miller got the give and dove across the pylon for the Gaels touchdown.
The third quarter was winding down, and the Rams had no answers for the Gaels’ run game. Without the offense clicking, the game progressed into a blowout. Nevertheless, a Roxbury unsportsmanlike conduct penalty and a couple of 6-yard runs from Wilfong gave the Rams a solid drive as the third quarter came to a close.
A roughing-the-passer penalty kept Randolph moving down the field on its best drive of the day. However, the Rams went backwards afterwards, getting themselves into a nearly impossible fourth-and-15.
Randolph looked deep on fourth down, but Richer and Eli Kali were back there to break up the pass attempt. At this point, the Gaels were looking to run the clock, and that’s what they did.
Rattay picked up five yards on a first-down run, and then Miller picked up 35 on a run two plays later.
Miller got another carry the following play and picked up 13 and a first and goal for the Gaels at the Rams’ 2-yard line. After three unsuccessful run attempts, Miller got the give on fourth-and-one and got into the endzone for his third touchdown of the game.
The Rams were able to block the extra point though, keeping the score at 34-0 in favor of the Gaels. Randolph got the ball back one last time, and moved it a little, but it was too late, and time expired.
Roxbury had completed its first shoutout of the season and got a win in dominant fashion over its long-time, big-time rival. The Gaels improved to 3-0, for the first time since the 2015-16 season (in which the team started 6-0).
The team hopes to keep its undefeated season going next week as it takes on West Morris Central at home next Thursday night, a battle to which every Roxbury fan should buy a ticket.
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ROXBURY, NJ – Six people, including two incumbents and one prior member, met the deadline to file the papers necessary to seek election Nov. 7 to the Roxbury School Board.Voters, in November, will choose three of the candidates to fill three, 3-year-long seats on the 10-member, non-partisan board.Seeking re-election are current board members Anne Colucci, of Succasunna, and Heather Champagne, of Landing. However, they are not running as a team.Joining Champagne on a team called “Kids First” will be form...
ROXBURY, NJ – Six people, including two incumbents and one prior member, met the deadline to file the papers necessary to seek election Nov. 7 to the Roxbury School Board.
Voters, in November, will choose three of the candidates to fill three, 3-year-long seats on the 10-member, non-partisan board.
Seeking re-election are current board members Anne Colucci, of Succasunna, and Heather Champagne, of Landing. However, they are not running as a team.
Joining Champagne on a team called “Kids First” will be former Roxbury School Board Member Dan Masi, of Ledgewood, and Kimberly Schwartz, of Landing. Masi, last year, lost a bid for re-election.
Running as teammates of Colucci – although no team name was listed - will be Valerie Galdieri, of Succasunna, and Camilo Bonilla, of Landing.
Roxbury School Board Member Joseph Bocchino has decided to not seek re-election to a third term. “As much as I truly enjoy it, I cannot commit the time to it anymore,” he explained in a social media post, noting he wants to spend more time with his three children.
Champagne and Colucci were first elected to the board in 2017.
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