Advanced Pain Relief through Modern Dry Needling
Your partner for mobility and pain relief in Santa Monica, CA.
A science-based approach to effectively treat muscle pain and orthopedic conditions.

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Welcome to Meridian Health Clinic, your Dry Needling and Acupuncture provider in Santa Monica & Los Angeles, CA.  We use modern treatment approach to help you live your best pain-free life.  Our practice is focused on dry needling and other orthopedic methods to relieve pain and promote rapid healing. We provide the following services: Dry Needling, Acupuncture and Cupping. We specialize in a modern style of acupuncture for effective pain relief!

Levator scapula Trigger point TrP referral pattern
Levator Scapula Trigger Point Pattern
Traditional acupuncture can work well for some internal medicine conditions, but Dry Needling delivers much better results for muscle pain, nerve problems and orthopedic conditions.  Dry Needling is a therapeutic treatment that involves the use of acupuncture needles to release shortened muscle fibers called trigger points. The treatment is based on releasing muscle fibers that produce pain and limit range of motion.  If left untreated, trigger points can shorten muscles and produce a local inflammatory state (sometimes for years) with radiating pain and reduced range of motion.

Please contact us if you have any questions about how dry needling may be able to help you!

Director Eric Schmidt, LAcIn good health,
Eric Schmidt, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.
Licensed Acupuncturist & Clinic Director
(310) 699-4533

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Socials and Reviews:

» We are top rated on Yelp in Santa Monica for the last 10+ years.

  Amazing experience working with Eric! Has helped with my neck and back pain. Would definitely recommend. Very thorough and helpful with getting to the bottom of what was going on.

thumb Lillie B.
9/04/2025

  Eric is super kind and walks you through everything you need to know. He is super knowledgable and kind as well.

thumb Andre L.
1/03/2026

  A few years ago, I got a soft-tissue injury which, while relatively minor in the grand scheme of life, was totally debilitating for a time. The healthcare system put me through an emotional rollercoaster of misdiagnosis and gaslighting, sledgehammer-style "pain management" (i.e. meds that made me sick as a dog), and suggesting a range of incredibly invasive, life-changing surgeries. Through dry needling, Dr. Schmidt was able to coax my body out of the muscular guarding patterns that were protecting my torn hip labrum, which alleviated about two-thirds of my symptoms. He was also kind, informative, and made me feel like a human being at a time when I was consumed by mysterious pain and the stress it was causing me. I cannot recommend him highly enough.

thumb Emma R.
9/23/2025

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