Dry Needling Acupuncture Combined with Sports Medicine
The sports world was skeptical when New York Knicks shooting guard Allan Houston announced that he was receiving sports acupuncture treatments for an ankle injury. Then he started playing better, and doubt turned into a mixture of surprise and curiosity. However, according to Matt Callison, a faculty member at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and licensed acupuncturist in San Diego, CA., traditional Chinese medicine has been an extremely helpful and growing trend in athletics for quite Read more...
Read MoreAcupuncture Gets Diabetic Basketball Player Back in the Game
Acupuncture is becoming more and popular with professional athletes. Oriental medicine maximizes your potential, and all the training in the world is going to still have limitations if you have an internal disharmony, imbalance, or simply an unresolved injury. Among a Colorado basketball roster of lanky, wiry-built players, 6-foot-5, 220-pound Jeremy Adams and his muscles stand out. "He's the strongest guy on the team, by far," sophomore Spencer Dinwiddie said. "It's ridiculous what Jeremy Read more...
Read MoreAcupuncture Boosts Your Gym Workout
Acupuncture, moxibustion, and cupping can make your everyday workouts better. Oriental medicine provides remedies for everything from preventing injuries to speeding up recovery to boosting endurance Runners, golfers, and regular gym members are among the holistic health center clientele lining up to receive these treatments. To reduce pain, try acupuncture. If you’re limping around with a pulled muscle, the thought of getting pricked with dozens of tiny needles doesn’t sound pleasant, Read more...
Read MoreAcupuncturist Treats 40 N.F.L. Players in 4 Cities
This is from a New York Times article, about a skilled acupuncturist and her work with pro football players. If it can do this for NFL athletes, what can acupuncture do for you? Jets fullback Tony Richardson recently had an acupuncture session at his apartment that included 120 needles. Stretched out on a massage table in his Long Island City condominium, Jets fullback Tony Richardson closed his eyes. Over the next hour, he groaned and grimaced and eventually fell asleep, as Lisa Ripi, the traveling N.F.L. acupuncturist, went to work. Read more...
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