Dr Jenny Nieters
- Acupuncture for sports injuries.
- Optimizing athletic performance.
- Motor point dry needling.
- Trigger point dry needling.
- Gua sha and cupping therapy.
- Tui na massage for athletes.
This summary is for informational purposes only and may not be accurate.
Alameda Acupuncture
2258 Santa Clara Avenue, Suite 1, Alameda, CA, 94501
Jenny Nieters, L.Ac., DACM, specializes in sports medicine, orthopedic injuries, and athletic performance optimization. She is the team acupuncturist for the San Francisco 49ers and the Saint Mary’s College Men’s Rugby team and a respected educator, teaching continuing education for Licensed Acupuncturists and serving as an instructor in Whitfield Reaves’ Acupuncture Sports Medicine Apprentice Program. She works with elite athletes across the NFL, MLB, NBA, WNBA, MLR, WWE, and tennis. Her expertise has led to roles as an event acupuncturist for major rugby tournaments, including the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco and the Las Vegas and Los Angeles Sevens. She also traveled with the Samoan Sevens team for the Paris Sevens and serves as the acupuncturist for Tight End University, an exclusive NFL summit. Jenny integrates Traditional Chinese Medicine with modern sports medicine techniques to support athletes’ body, mind, and performance. Her individualized treatment plans may include acupuncture, electroacupuncture, motor point and trigger point dry needling, gua sha, cupping, tui na massage, dietary therapy, herbal medicine, and corrective exercises. She actively collaborates with athletic trainers, physical therapists, orthopedists, personal trainers, and massage therapists, ensuring a coordinated and comprehensive approach to athlete care, recovery, and peak performance.
Follow-up appointment for EXISTING patients: Modalities will be chosen to optimize movement and human performance. This appointment could include acupuncture with or without electrical stimulation, neurofunctional, traditional, motor point or trigger point dry needling acupuncture. Other modalities could include cupping therapy, gua sha scraping therapy, tui na massage therapy and/or parasympathetic up-regulation. Each visit includes physical exam. assessment and treatment. This type of appointment is best for optimizing human performance, orthopedi and sports injuries.