Orthopedic Acupuncture & Dry Needling · Winter Haven, FL
It's not just part of life.
If it hurts to lift, run, or move through your day, and you've been told to live with it, there may be a reason no one has looked at yet. I'm Kate Brennan, and finding it is the whole job.
$150 first visit · about an hour
- 5.0 on Google
- Licensed acupuncturist (L.Ac.)
- A decade in Winter Haven
Most care chases the pain. I look for why it's there.
A muscle can be perfectly strong and still not fire. My patients tell me all the time, "my bicep isn't firing, Kate." They're usually right. Strength was rarely the problem. The signal is.
A decade in, what I've gotten good at is one thing: finding the muscles that have quietly stopped firing and switching them back on. So I look where a lot of people stop looking.
The system has a blind spot, and it's scar tissue. Scans look at the bone. Follow-ups look at the hardware. In my experience, almost nobody goes back to check the scar.
So that's where I look. I read the whole pattern and treat what I find. The work is about restoring how you move.
My patients joke that I've got magnets in my hands. I don't. I've just spent a long time learning where to look.
Muscles that stopped firing
The muscle's strong. It just isn't getting the message. A lot of my work is getting that message back.
Scar tissue
Everyone checks the bone and the hardware. Few people go back to check the scar.
The whole pattern
I read what's going on, explain what I'm seeing, and work from there.
This is for you if...
- You're active, in tune with your body, and you refuse to accept that pain is just your life now.
- You've done the PT, the massage, and the rest, and you still don't feel like yourself.
- You had surgery, or an old injury that never fully came back, and you want your swing, your run, or your ride back.
- You want to actually understand what's going on, not just get told to come back in six weeks.
And honestly, probably not if...
- You want the mystical version of acupuncture. What I do is orthopedic and functional.
- You're hoping for a magic wand and you're not up for moving your body at all.
Your first visit is kind of like a blind date.
You don't know me yet, and I don't know your body yet. So the first visit is about figuring each other out. It's an assessment and your first treatment, not a sales pitch.
I'll test what's firing and what isn't, look for the patterns, and explain what I'm seeing as we go, so you can walk out with a clearer picture of your own body. No jargon dump, no mystery.
The needles are a lot finer than most people expect, and nothing happens until I've walked you through it.
First visit
$150
Time
About an hour
What it is
A real read on your body, and your first treatment
Rated 5.0 on Google
from 40+ five-star reviews in Winter Haven, FL
Every patient story I share, I share with that person's blessing.
Let's find out what's actually going on.
One visit. About an hour. Your first treatment. And an honest look at what others may have missed.
$150 first visit · about an hour