You gave everything in the gym, on the track, or in the pool. Now the soreness is setting in, your muscles feel heavy, and every step reminds you of yesterday’s workout. Rest days are important, but when recovery is slow, it can stall your progress, disrupt your training schedule, and make it harder to hit your goals. At Advanced Holistic Center, we help you recover faster with acupuncture designed to reduce muscle soreness, promote circulation, and get you back to peak performance quickly.
As New York’s premier destination for post-exercise recovery acupuncture therapy, we work with everyone from weekend warriors to professional athletes. Our treatments are designed to minimize downtime, prevent overtraining injuries, and keep you performing at your best.
Post-exercise soreness, stiffness, and fatigue often result from microtears in muscle fibers, inflammation, and a buildup of metabolic waste like lactic acid. While stretching, hydration, and rest help, they often aren’t enough to restore full performance quickly, especially if you train regularly.
Acupuncture supports recovery by increasing blood flow to worked muscles, delivering oxygen and nutrients essential for repair while helping flush out waste products that cause soreness. This improved circulation speeds tissue healing and reduces inflammation naturally.
From a Traditional Chinese Medicine perspective, intense exercise can deplete qi and blood, creating imbalances that slow the body’s ability to repair itself. Acupuncture restores balance, strengthens the body’s natural energy reserves, and ensures muscles and joints recover efficiently.
A study found that athletes who received acupuncture after intense training reported significantly less delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) and recovered strength faster compared to control groups.
Other research from the University of South Australia showed that acupuncture improved flexibility, reduced perceived fatigue, and lowered muscle stiffness in athletes within 24 hours of competition.
Additionally, Olympic training centers around the world have incorporated acupuncture into recovery protocols, noting improvements in overall recovery times and reductions in injury rates among elite athletes.
Since 2004, we have worked with thousands of athletes, from marathon runners to strength competitors, helping them recover faster, train harder, and perform at their best. Our team specializes in sports medicine acupuncture and understands the unique demands of athletic recovery.
We coordinate with sports physicians, physical therapists, and trainers to ensure a recovery plan that complements your overall training schedule and performance goals.
Our Financial District and Brooklyn clinics are accessible for athletes across NYC, with flexible scheduling and same-day appointments to fit around training and competition.
We accept most commercial insurance plans and manage all claim submissions for you, making your recovery process as stress-free as possible.
Your assessment includes a detailed discussion of your recent workouts, training volume, injury history, and overall physical condition. We identify muscle groups under the most strain, evaluate joint health, and determine whether your recovery challenges stem from overuse, inflammation, or energy depletion.
Acupuncture points are chosen to improve circulation, relieve muscle tension, and restore optimal nerve and muscle function. Electroacupuncture may be used to stimulate deep tissue repair, while distal points can address systemic fatigue and stress from training.
We may incorporate cupping therapy to release tight fascia, gua sha to break up adhesions and enhance blood flow, and moxibustion to promote warmth and flexibility in stiff muscles. Herbal formulas can also be prescribed to reduce inflammation and support energy restoration. We often recommend sport-specific stretches and recovery exercises to extend the benefits between sessions.
Your first appointment lasts about 90 minutes and includes a recovery-focused assessment, discussion of your training schedule, and your initial treatment. We position you for comfort while ensuring easy access to key acupuncture points in your legs, back, shoulders, and arms.
Many patients feel looser and more energized immediately after their first session, with noticeable reductions in soreness within 24 hours. For athletes in heavy training, we may recommend weekly sessions or targeted treatments after intense competition.
How many acupuncture sessions are needed for post-exercise recovery?
Some athletes benefit from treatments after particularly intense sessions, while others schedule weekly recovery acupuncture to maintain performance.
How soon will I notice results?
Most patients feel less soreness and stiffness within 24 hours of treatment.
Does insurance cover acupuncture for post-exercise recovery?
Yes, most commercial insurance plans are accepted, and we submit claims for you.
Is acupuncture painful?
No. The needles are hair-thin, and most people find the treatment relaxing.
Can acupuncture prevent overtraining injuries?
Yes. By improving circulation, reducing inflammation, and balancing muscle function, acupuncture helps prevent common overuse injuries.
What if I do not have insurance?
We offer transparent, competitive pricing and package options for regular recovery sessions.
Your best performance depends on your best recovery. With our acupuncture treatments, you can train harder, recover faster, and reduce your risk of injury. Whether you are preparing for your next race, lifting competition, or game day, we can help you get back to peak condition quickly.
Book your session today and experience the difference acupuncture can make for post-exercise recovery.
Our Brooklyn post-exercise recovery clinic serves neighborhoods including Park Slope, Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Fort Greene, and Prospect Park.
Address: 86 St Felix St Floor 7, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Hours: Monday-Friday 8 AM – 8 PM, Saturday 9 AM – 4 PM
Phone: (212) 379 – 6412
Our Manhattan clinic serves Downtown Manhattan and nearby neighborhoods including Tribeca, Battery Park City, SoHo, and the Financial District.
Address: 65 Broadway, Suite 902, New York, NY 10006
Hours: Monday-Friday 8 AM – 8 PM, Saturday-Sunday 9 AM – 5 PM
Phone: (212) 379 – 6414
Can’t say enough. My husband and I have seen instant improvement in our health. The staff are nothing shy of INCREDIBLE. You don’t feel like just another number – they are warm and caring. Highly recommend to make this place a part of your self care regimen!!!!! Thank you healers!!!!
Dr. Logman is quite incredible! I’m an individual who is very active and likes to push physical boundaries in training … Coming from Long Island, I was certainly pretty jacked up physically, but within one session, I felt significantly better… She’s 1000% worth seeing regardless of your location. Thank you for actually being the healers we need!
I was in such great hands with BK. As a lifelong sufferer of mental illness, acupuncture made me feel like a million bucks. Just so you know, you need more than 1 visit to recover from whatever ailments. Now that I’ve had 5, I feel like a whole new person. So glad this place exists! Your health is your wealth, after all. I’ll be back for more!
Dr. Logman and her entire staff are all super nice and knowledgeable. I have been experiencing on and off back spasms for a really long time and feel like I may finally be in inching towards healing my lower back! Every session so far has left me feeling better and more relaxed.
The whole staff are friendly and helpful and have created a calm environment with great healing energy. BK, my acupuncturist, is a great listener and in addition to always making me feel great with his work offers helpful suggestions and exercises to work on between sessions.
Dr. Orna was absolutely fabulous! The whole team was welcoming and professional. They walked me through my problem areas and catered an amazing personalized experience based on my needs. I will definitely be back!
My favorite acupuncture practitioners work here. Definitely book Orna, BK and Rimma. (And Irinia, of course, when she’s in NYC) They’re excellent at treating chronic joint pain, mental/ addiction issues and neuropathy. But also go if you need an immune system boost, detox after drinking or have low energy levels. This is also the place to go, if like me, you’re jumpy with needles. They’re very skilled at making it a painless experience
The Adv. Holistic Center is incredible and really changed my life here in the city. Highly recommend for anyone experiencing physical pain, emotional regulation needs, overall wellness and wellbeing or anything in between including pilates and physical therapy needs. Yhenni who works at the desk, is so kind and helpful and always welcoming. She is quick to help you with any scheduling needs or questions. She is very knowledgeable about all things advanced holistic center! I am lucky to have received treatment from Dr Irina, who travels back and forth to her offices here in the city and in Miami, while she was here. I have received treatment here for my chronic migraines, TMJ pain, and emotional regulation, and Pilates work. I’m so grateful to have worked with Dr. Irina who is an incredible practitioner and Pilates instructor. Every experience with her was incredibly healing and treated with the utmost care. I always leave feeling better than when I arrived. The power of acupuncture and eastern medicine to help your body heal itself, is quite magical. The reformer pilates work is equally amazing- I left feeling 6 inches taller and stronger. In 3 days, my TMJ pain was fixed, and migraines decreased. I even received a comprehensive list of foods that will help and hinder my migraines so I am able to implement change in my daily life to see improvements from the root of the problem! My chronic migraines have decreased for the first time in 10+ years with NO PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION! I can without a doubt say this practice has contributed for the betterment of my overall quality of life and care for myself. All thanks to the amazing work of Dr Irina and her staff at the Advanced Holistic Centers. I’m so grateful to have found such a wonderful, healing space! I recommend this space to my family and friends both in Florida, and the city.
Love this practice! I’ve been receiving treatments since June at the NYC locations and have worked with Rimma, Gary, and even Irina herself. Thanks so much for such gentle and loving care. I really have been trying to give my belly, uterus, ovaries, and overall body some love throughout the day, minding my breathing and really focusing on the tools each practitioner has given me. I loved our session on monday so much, thank you for that time. One of the very best acupuncture snoozes I’ve ever had!
I’ve been coming here for quite some time now and I must say, from the admin to the doctors, everyone is amazing. Either Anna or Yhenni will greet you with a smile and take care of all your admin needs. I have never received a treatment that I didn’t like. This is why I continue to go back. Today, Orna treated me and she was absolutely amazing. She goes above and beyond and is always spot on with treatments.
Beautiful clinic and amazing providers. Im a physical therapist and used my body a lot for work, often resulting in low back pain and shoulder/neck pain. I always come to see Orna for great trigger point acupuncture. She’s also helped me with gastro and sleep issues. Highly recommend
Honestly she has the golden touch. My lower back was killing me could barely stand straight. Even sneezing would hurt. But Just after 1 session I felt alive again. Would highly recommend anyone who has lower back pain or any pain.
Outstanding and proffessional clinic. From the service and approach of the customer coordinatour through the Most . proffessional and sensitive doctor I went in with stressed muscles hardly able to move my leg and came out walking almost as usual after only 2 visits Highly reccomend
Suffering from back and neck pain, I finally decided to see Dr. Irina Logman. I can’t believe the immediate pain relief after only 1 session of acupuncture and manual therapy. Not only did the pain go away, I felt revitalized. I will definitely continue treatments with Dr. Logman. I highly recommend the Advanced Holistic Center for all your holistic care needs. I highly recommend seeing Orna! She will make your body melt.
This place miraculous!! I am so grateful and happy that have found this clinic. I’ve been in so much pain and illness with my digestive issues since moving to the United States in 2019. I’ve gone through three gastroenterologists who while experts, only treated symptoms of what has become a chronic problem with over medication and poor diet (there’s something about American food and ingredients that mess up my digestion). Rimma has been treating me since I’ve signed up for acupuncture. She’s a professional but also very caring and warm. She’s done amazing work with my digestive system, muscle pain, and migraine complimenting acupuncture with cupping and gua sha. She’s also treated me when I had colds and also my occasional muscle pain from exercising. Dr. Irina treated me in one session where she used electrolysis which resulted to the best releasing cleanse I’ve had in a very long time. I look forward to my biweekly sessions especially on Sundays as it’s my self-care day. I feel healed but I’m still in my journey towards become holistically healthy. I can’t thank this place enough.
