Acupuncture is well known for its effectiveness in reducing most types of pain, including pain from sports-related injuries. If you have suffered an injury or would like to speed your post surgical recovery, acupuncture can help.
With the commencement of the 2024 Summer Olympics, we wanted to dedicate this newsletter to athletes and discuss the many ways that Chinese medicine is used to help prevent and heal injuries and enhance athletic performance.
Starting a new fitness routine can be a little daunting, but improving your health doesn't have to be complicated. In fact, it can be as simple as putting one foot in front of the other!
It might not be like running an actual marathon, but working day after day can take its toll on you. You need to worry about Upper Cross Syndrome (UCS). Here's what that entails.
Cupping is not just for high-performance athletes. Itâs a technique in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) used for a variety of reasons, including loosening very tight muscles, removing toxins from the body, removing other forms of stagnation (like congestion from a cold or flu), and relieving pain.
Studies have shown that acupuncture has measurable effects on the flow of blood to certain areas of the body, which could in turn boost athletic performance.
