Recover Quicker.
Get back to training, competing, and doing what you love — with personalized sports medicine acupuncture.
Sports Medicine Acupuncture in Boca Raton
Sports Medicine Acupuncture Services:
Acupuncture — New Patient Visit (75 minutes · $178)
Choose this for your first sports-focused acupuncture visit. Includes medical history review, orthopedic and movement assessment, Chinese medicine evaluation, care plan, and treatment that may include Electro-Acupuncture, Cupping, PEMF, and infrared light therapy. IDEAL FOR: New patients with sports injuries, overuse pain, post-training soreness, or performance recovery goals.
New to Acupuncture Xperts? Choose the new-patient visit so the universal new-patient packet is sent after booking.
Already completed a New Patient Visit?
Established patients receive only the Returning Patient Policy Update.
Treatment Built Around How You Move
Sports Medicine Acupuncture at Acupuncture Xperts is built for athletes, weekend warriors, and active patients who need more than generic relaxation care. Doctor Matthew Winke, DACM, starts with how you move — sport demands, training load, and the joints and soft tissue under stress — then designs needling around the structures driving your symptoms.
Sessions integrate orthopedic testing, movement review, and acupuncture protocols aimed at sports injuries, overuse patterns, and recovery between practices, races, or games. Ultra-fine sterile needles may be placed at local orthopedic points and distal meridian points to ease protective muscle guarding and support circulation so tissue can settle between sessions.
Care is commonly used for sprain and strain recovery, tendon irritation, joint discomfort after repetitive training, and lingering tightness that limits mobility. When appropriate, electro-acupuncture, dry needling, cupping, and related clinic modalities may be layered into the visit based on your presentation and goals.
Whether you are returning from an acute sports injury, managing a stubborn overuse pattern, or looking for a smarter recovery plan between high-volume training blocks, Dr. Matthew Winke, DACM, builds each visit around your sport, symptoms, and movement goals — not a generic stress-or-relaxation script.
Less Pain
Better Movement
Faster Recovery
Stay Active
How Sports Medicine Care Flows
A movement-first path from assessment through recovery between training — not a one-size wellness visit.
- 1
Assess movement
Orthopedic and movement review keyed to your sport, training load, and the joints under stress.
- 2
Identify target structures
Pinpoint muscles, tendons, fascia, and neuromuscular patterns keeping pain or restriction active.
- 3
Electro-acupuncture as needed
Sports acupuncture and electro-acupuncture when helpful for your presentation — plus related tools as indicated.
- 4
Recover between training
Support circulation and protective tension settling so you can return to play with clearer progress markers.
Featured treatment
Electro-Acupuncture for Sports Injuries
Electro-acupuncture pairs sterile needles with gentle electrical stimulation to expand options for pain, stubborn muscle tension, and sports recovery. For many active patients, it helps reach deeper neuromuscular patterns that stay protective after training or competition.
Doctor Winke selects frequency and point pairs based on your injury pattern and tolerance — not a one-size protocol. It may be used alone or alongside sports acupuncture and dry needling when the clinical picture calls for it.
Why electro shows up in sports care
When protective muscle guarding, tendon irritation, or post-competition soreness will not settle with needling alone, electro-acupuncture can add a measurable stimulus layer — still individualized to your sport demands and comfort.
How Electro-Acupuncture Works
Step 1
Needles Placed
Sterile, ultra-thin needles are placed at targeted points.
Step 2
Gentle Electrical Pulse
A mild, comfortable electrical stimulation is added.
Step 3
Enhanced Healing
Helps reduce pain, relax tight muscles, improve circulation, and support faster recovery.
Common Uses for Electro-Acupuncture
Muscle Tension
Nerve Irritation
Chronic Pain
Sports Recovery
Featured modality
Dry Needling for Sports Injuries & Muscle Pain
Dry needling targets tight, painful muscles and myofascial trigger points that limit range of motion and keep pain patterns active after sport or repetitive work. It is a focused tool within sports medicine acupuncture when muscle knots, referred pain, or overuse tension are part of the picture.
At Acupuncture Xperts, dry needling is planned around how you move and where you hurt — often combined with electro-acupuncture or sports acupuncture when that combination fits your goals.
Dry Needling, Simplified
Step 1
Tight Muscle / Trigger Point
Irritated or overactive muscle fibers.
Step 2
Targeted Needling
Precise needle placement to stimulate the muscle.
Step 3
Less Tension, Better Movement
Helps release tightness and reduce pain.
Common Sports & Activities We Support
Care is planned for the way Boca Raton athletes and active adults actually train — from competitive schedules to recreational play.
Pickleball
Tennis
Golf
Running
Weight Training
Cycling
Gym / Fitness
Common Sports Injuries We Treat
Common sports and overuse patterns we evaluate — linked only to live condition pages when available.
- Shoulder pain & rotator cuff irritation
- Tennis elbow & gripping overuse — Tennis elbow treatment→
- Low back pain & training load strain — Back pain treatment→
- Knee pain from running or lifting — Knee pain treatment→
- Hip pain & sciatica-related patterns — Sciatica treatment→
- Muscle knots & trigger points — Muscle knots treatment→
- Ankle / calf strains & overuse
- Post-surgical soft-tissue recovery support
Move Better. Do More.
Personalized care for an active life — from assessment through recovery between training.
Xpert Club Packages
Start with a package that includes your New Patient Visit, or begin with one visit and decide later.
New Patient Acupuncture
Each package includes the initial New Patient Visit. No package is required to begin; you can choose after your first visit.
Silver Package
$655
1 New Patient Visit + 4 Signature Acupuncture Visits
15% Off · $131 per visit
Choose Silver PackageGold Package
$1,208
1 New Patient Visit + 9 Signature Acupuncture Visits
20% Off · $121 per visit
Choose Gold PackagePlatinum Package
$1,688
1 New Patient Visit + 14 Signature Acupuncture Visits
25% Off · $113 per visit
Choose Platinum Package
View Returning Patient Acupuncture packages
Returning Patient Acupuncture
For patients who have already completed a New Patient Visit at Acupuncture Xperts.
Silver Package
$629
5 Signature Acupuncture Visits
15% Off · $126 per visit
Choose Silver PackageGold Package
$1,184
10 Signature Acupuncture Visits
20% Off · $118 per visit
Choose Gold PackagePlatinum Package
$1,665
15 Signature Acupuncture Visits
25% Off · $111 per visit
Choose Platinum Package
View Returning Patient Express Acupuncture packages
Returning Patient Express Acupuncture
For returning patients who want focused 30-minute acupuncture visits.
Silver Package
$459
5 Express Acupuncture Visits
15% Off · $92 per visit
Choose Silver PackageGold Package
$864
10 Express Acupuncture Visits
20% Off · $86 per visit
Choose Gold PackagePlatinum Package
$1,215
15 Express Acupuncture Visits
25% Off · $81 per visit
Choose Platinum Package
Behind the Science
Sports medicine acupuncture blends orthopedic assessment with targeted needling of muscles, tendons, and myofascial trigger points involved in athletic injury and overuse. Treatment may combine distal classical points with local orthopedic needling and electro-acupuncture to support pain modulation, circulation, and tissue recovery between training sessions.
Treatment Methods
Sports medicine visits at Acupuncture Xperts may draw from these methods — chosen for your injury pattern, sport, and comfort — not a fixed menu for every patient.
Orthopedic assessment plus targeted acupuncture for athletic injury, overuse, and recovery between training blocks — oriented to sport demands rather than generic wellness points.
Gentle electrical stimulation on selected needles to support pain modulation and neuromuscular recovery when clinically appropriate — often visible early in sports-focused plans.
Focused needling of trigger points and tight muscle bands involved in sports injuries and muscle pain. Learn more about dry needling.
Suction-based soft-tissue work to ease fascial restriction and support circulation in overloaded areas after training.
Instrument-assisted scraping for tight, restricted tissue and more comfortable movement in sport-specific problem areas.
Clinical bodywork targeting trigger points, fascial restrictions, and nerve-muscle dysfunction that limit performance.
Sports medicine acupuncture Gallery
Why Sports Medicine Acupuncture Differs From Generic Care
Orthopedic Assessment First
Visits start with movement and soft-tissue review so treatment targets the injured or overloaded structures, not just the sore spot — and not a generic wellness point script.
Recovery Between Training
Protocols are planned around athletic schedules and training load — easing protective tension and supporting circulation so you can return to activity with clearer progress markers.
Integrated Modalities
Acupuncture can be combined with electro-stimulation, dry needling, cupping, and clinic recovery tools when they fit your injury pattern and performance goals.
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Neuromuscular Massage Therapy
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Learn More →On Why I Practice
“My goal is never just to reduce your pain score by two points. My goal is to understand your body deeply enough that we can change the underlying pattern creating your pain — so it doesn’t keep coming back.”
— Dr. Matthew Winke, DACM, L.Ac.
Learn About Dr. Winke