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Acupuncture and Dry Needling for Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders in Richfield, Minnesota

You’ve lost count of the providers, the dead ends, and the days you had to cancel. We specialize in Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders.

Schedule a consultation and start reclaiming your life.

Welcome

You’ve been through the system. You know how it goes. Appointments that go nowhere. Tests that come back “normal” while your body tells you something very different. You’re not imagining it. You never were.

Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders are real — and complex. HSD affects your connective tissue, which means it can affect nearly everything — your joints, your energy, your digestion, your nervous system, and your ability to show up for the life you want. Most providers aren’t trained to see the full picture. We are.

Things can get better. Not by pushing through. Not by doing less. But by finally understanding how your body works and building a care plan around that reality. That’s what we do.

Acupuncture

Herbal Medicine

Performance DNA is an acupuncture and Chinese medicine clinic specializing in Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders.

 Every care plan is built specifically for you — treatments are chosen based on what your body needs, and progressed at a pace your connective tissue can actually handle.

Phase 1 — Calm

Before we can build, we need to listen. Acupuncture, dry needling, kinesiotaping, red light therapy, and Chinese herbal medicine reduce pain, settle your nervous system, and give your body the space it needs to begin healing.

Phase 2 — Strengthen

With a stable foundation in place, we gradually introduce breathwork, Qi Gong, and functional movement — building strength and body awareness that protects your joints. Chinese herbal medicine continues to support your connective tissue and recovery as your body adapts.

Phase 3 — Sustain

Progress with HSD isn’t always linear. Flares happen — and we plan for them. Your care plan includes herbal protocols you can use between appointments, so that support isn’t limited to your next visit and setbacks don’t become roadblocks.

Who We Help

Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders are our primary specialty — but they’re not the only condition we treat.

We also work with patients managing chronic joint pain, neck and back pain, tendinopathy, repetitive strain injuries, sports injuries, and post-surgical rehabilitation.

If you’re dealing with a complex, chronic, or recurring condition that hasn’t responded to conventional treatment — there’s a good chance we can help.

What Is Moxibustion?

Moxibustion is a traditional therapy rooted in East Asian medicine that involves the application of heat to specific points on the body using moxa, a dried form of the herb Artemisia argyi (commonly known as mugwort). The goal is simple but powerful: warm the body, stimulate circulation, and support the natural flow of energy, often referred to as qi,

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When Your Next Meal is Part of the Treatment Plan

For many chronic health issues, everyday exposures matter most. Food isn’t only fuel. It’s raw material, signaling molecules, and a daily set of “instructions” your body reads repeatedly.

The idea of food as medicine isn’t new. It shows up in traditional healing systems, in public health, and increasingly in modern clinical research. The most useful way to think about

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Acupuncture and Dry Needling for Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders and EDS: What the Evidence Says

A clinician’s guide for patients navigating a condition that most providers weren’t trained to treat.

If you have Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder (HSD) or Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), you’re familiar with a particular kind of uncertainty. The research is still catching up. Treatment guidelines are inconsistent. And the providers who genuinely specialize in hypermobility — who understand its full picture, not

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