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If you've ever noticed that your joints, muscles, or old injuries start talking to you as New York shifts into its humid summer mode, you're not imagining it. There's real physiology behind weather-related pain, and there's a lot that can be done about it before the worst of the summer heat and humidity arrives. This is the time of year I start having this conversation with patients — because how you feel in July and August often depends on what you do in May and June. Why Hu

Acupuncture helps mitigate the symptoms of allergies

By Annalisa Brown, L.Ac., Dipl. Ac. | AB Acupuncture | Upper West Side, NYC Every year around this time I start hearing the same thing from patients: "I should be feeling better — it's finally warm out — but I'm exhausted." If that resonates, you're not imagining it, and there's nothing wrong with you. Spring fatigue is a real physiological phenomenon, and in New York City it hits particularly hard. Why Spring Can Feel Worse Before It Feels Better We tend to think of seasonal

If you're living with chronic pain, anxiety, IBS, or symptoms that never fully resolve no matter what you try, this post is for you. I'm an acupuncturist practicing on the Upper West Side of New York City, and the approach I use at AB Acupuncture is a little different from what most people expect. It's rooted in neuroscience, informed by a framework called Pain Reprocessing Therapy, and centered on something I believe deeply: that understanding your own nervous system is part