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sports medicine Acupuncture & Traditional Chinese Medicine in Metairie, Louisiana

my mission is to help louisiana with their pain, mobility, & overall health

restore mobility & strength
recovery & maintenance to keep you going

Feel Right

Move Free

Live Easy

Whether you’re training hard, burning out at work, or managing long-term health concerns — Here is where your care becomes structured, consistent, and built around you

We treat pain, mobility issues, and stress by reading the body’s patterns so we can provide the personalized treatment to fit your needs

Who We Help

📂 The Active Professional

Long hours, high stress, poor sleep, and tech neck add up. You push hard, and your body pays for it.
We help you recover faster, think clearer, and feel more like yourself again.

🏋️ The Athletic Enthusiast

From nagging gym injuries to stalled recovery, we help you train smarter instead of harder.
Restore mobility, strength, and performance.

🌿 The Holistic Health Seeker

Natural care that supports your energy, balance, and resilience. From your 20s through your 70s, 80s, and beyond.

Our Treatment System

Effective and Evidence Based Techniques

(EXSTORE) Strength & Mobility Assessment: Pinpoint weak or overactive muscle patterns through orthopedic muscle testing

Electroacupuncture: Stimulation of your body’s pathways and reducing inflammation for deep, lasting change.

Acupuncture & Dry Needling: Target and release chronic issues, tensions, and trigger points.

Cupping Therapy: Gentle suction to release tight muscles, increase circulation, and speed up recovery. Ideal for stubborn tension and deep tissue relief.

Manual Release Techniques: Tension & tightness relief through hands-on soft tissue and joint work

Take-Home Corrective Exercises: Reinforce results with simple, customized mobility & strength exercises between sessions.

Herbal Medicine: We craft personalized herbal formulas to treat the root of your symptoms, offering powerful support for healing even when you’re not on the table.

In combination these techniques help you move better, recover faster, and stay out of the pain cycle

What We Treat

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Glenn Braud, licensed acupuncturist and owner of Big Easy Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine in Metairie, Louisiana

My mission is to help Louisiana with their pain, mobility, and overall health

– Glenn Braud 

Licensed acupuncturist Glenn Braud performing an orthopedic range-of-motion assessment during an acupuncture visit in Metairie, Louisiana

strength and mobility assessment

Acupuncture treatment on the forearm supporting holistic pain relief, mobility, and whole-body wellness at Big Easy Acupuncture in Metairie, LA

Sports & Traditional Acupuncture

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Cupping

Herbal Medicine

Manual Muscle Release

Take-Home Corrective Exercises

Corrective Exercises

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Sciatica

Acupuncture for Sciatica | Big Easy Acupuncture, Metairie LA Natural Support for Sciatic Nerve Pain, Back Pain, Tingling, and Leg Symptoms

Sciatica can be painful, frustrating, and limiting. Many people feel sharp pain, burning, numbness, or tingling that starts in the low back or hip and travels down the leg. Sitting, driving, walking, or sleeping can become uncomfortable.

If this

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How Manual Therapy Helps Reduce Pain and Improve Movement

Manual Therapy – for Pain, Stiffness, and Better Movement

Manual soft tissue therapy is a hands-on approach used to reduce pain, restore movement, and help tissue heal more completely. It focuses on how muscles, fascia, and connective tissue move, slide, and respond to stress or injury.

At Big Easy Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine in Metairie, LA, manual therapy is often used

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Chinese Herbal Medicine

Chinese Herbal Medicine in Metairie, LA

Natural, personalized formulas to help your body heal from the inside out.

Chinese herbal medicine has been used for thousands of years to support recovery, reduce pain, improve digestion, balance hormones, calm the nervous system, and strengthen overall health. While it may be new to many people in the U.S., in China it is

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