Acupuncture for Sports
Chinese Medicine, which includes acupuncture, Chinese massage, Chinese herbs, and meditation called Tai Chi or Qi Gong, is a great tool for any athlete who wants to be able to participate and do his or her best.
Chinese medicine can aid in all of the following ways:
- recovery from the stresses of strenuous exercises, trauma and injury
- improve range of motion in old injuries
- accelerate healing processes in old and new injuries
- reduce pain and inflammation
- improve stamina
- increase competitive edge
Chronic Aches and Pains
Acupuncture is an excellent system of medicine to treat old injuries that nag at us when we are trying to get out there and move.
Often old injuries hurt us because either they have not healed completely, they have healed incorrectly, or are reoccurring with repetitive movement.
Acupuncture was brought to America because of its remarkable ability to relieve pain without drugs or their undesirable side effects. Acupuncture and Chinese herbs can help to resolve old injuries so that you can get back to enjoying your favorite activities without the pain.
Acupuncture and Acute Injuries
Fresh traumas are unique because they have several, inflammatory processes occurring all at once.
These processes include: bleeding, swelling, heat, redness and pain. These are helpful survival mechanisms that cause us to stop what we are doing so we don't injure ourselves further.
These same processes can actually slow down healing.
Acupuncture and Chinese herbs can actually accelerate the healing process, aiding the body in its own repair by speeding up the break down of damaged cells and tissues, while at the same time, accelerating the repair and replacement of damaged cells. This increases circulation to the injury site, reducing pain and swelling.
Acupuncture in Training
Athletes in competition, whether against others or seeking an all-time personal best, may want to give themselves an edge. They know that they have to go farther, run faster and train longer to stay on the leading edge.
During Olympic competition, there was great controversy surrounding the Chinese team which was sweeping all events. The Olympic Committee performed drug tests and none were found. The secret? Chinese herbs had given those athletes the edge they needed. The herbs they were taking increased endurance, strength, speed and confidence for the Chinese athletes who took them.
