Sports Acupuncture
Sports Acupuncture provides a unique way to address different muscular-skeletal problems. Whether you are experiencing pain or have an injury resulting from extensive training, overuse or a simple mishap - a sports acupuncturist can take care of the problem using methods different from the traditional Western therapies. Treatments are effective, relaxing and frequently produce immediate results - a combination that will get you back into your game pain free and full of energy.
Acupuncture is one of the quickest ways to restore muscle balance. The most common injuries are often a result of an imbalance – when this is not treated appropriately it can sometimes lead to more chronic pain and imbalance. (read more…)
Chinese medicine offers a unique perspective on maintaining a state of harmonious balance in the human body and thus has great techniques to treat sports injuries, relieve your aches and pains, enhance performance, speed up your injury recovery and maintain optimal function. Treatments are focused not only on dispelling illness but also on harmonizing and nurturing the Qi of patients.
Western medicine works wonderfully to stop inflammation and stop the pain – but this can have draw backs. By masking the pain this way, further damage is often done. Chinese medicine employs methods that are not injurious to the patient by attempting to harmonize the body’s natural functions and stimulate its innate ability to heal. These methods are not mystical or esoteric; they are based on a common sense approach to diagnosis and treatment.
I employ several techniques for sports injuries, arthritis, pains etc… Some of the ones I have found most effect include the follow: (Note – as always in treating the condition it is vital to treat you constitutionally – it is the best method for strengthening your body’s ability to heal and be healthy.)
