Home – Acupuncture & Dry Needling
Welcome to Meridian Health Clinic, your Dry Needling and Acupuncture provider in Santa Monica, CA. We use modern treatment approach to help you live your best life. Our practice is focused on dry needling and other orthopedic methods to relieve pain and also promote rapid healing.
We provide the following services: Dry Needling, Acupuncture, Cupping and Herbal Medicine. By using a range of holistic methods, we empower you with all the tools needed to achieve and maintain optimum health. Our friendly staff, relaxing environment and scientific approach all provide additional support on your journey to complete wellness.
Welcome & Best Health,
Eric Schmidt, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.
Licensed Acupuncturist & Clinic Director
(310) 699-4533
We Specialize in Dry Needling – Here are the Basics:
Dry Needling refers to a therapeutic treatment that involves the use of an acupuncture needle to release a shortened bundle of muscle fibers called a “trigger point”. The treatment principle is based on relaxing shortened muscle fibers (trigger points) that produce pain and limit range of motion. If left untreated, shortened muscles can become locked into an inflammatory state which is then experienced as localized or radiating pain and can effect surrounding muscles as well. Problematic muscle fibers typically contains a sensitive node in the belly of the muscle called a Trigger Point.
What People are Saying About Meridian Health Clinic:
» We are top rated on Yelp in Santa Monica for the last 10+ years.
Eric is a meticulous and skilled acupuncturist. He takes a direct approach to symptom resolution and seems to know exactly which muscles to target. I am seeing Eric for dry needling to treat TMJ / jaw issues, plus neck and shoulder pain. So far, I have had some very promising positive results and each session seems to have an overall calming effect. I didn't even know what dry needling was before coming here, but would recommend it to anyone dealing with chronic muscular pain and tightness.
Brian F.5/02/2025
I am so grateful I found Eric. He is an incredibly knowledgable, competent and intuitive practitioner. I have had ongoing neck, shoulder and arm pain that was baffling other practitioners and it was not until I saw Eric and received dry needling treatment that I felt like the issue was finally understood and addressed with accurate and successful treatment. I am incredibly grateful as I was starting to loose hope and wondering if I was going to be able to participate in beloved activites such as yoga again- which I am happy to say I have resumed and am doing daily . I can not recommend him highly enough!
Monica W.9/23/2024
Eric is outstanding - thorough, kind, and highly effective. His dry needling has made a real difference for me. Couldn't recommend him more.
Chelsea P.12/27/2025
