Do you have continuous pain or an acute sports injury?
Sports acupuncture is focused on the treatment of:
- the movement system
- frozen shoulder
- lower back pain
- sciatica
- orthopaedic symptoms
- rheumatic symptoms
- whiplash, etc.
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) includes treatments for sports injuries resulting from Kung Fu and other martial arts. Chinese history includes many wars and conflicts, and injuries therefrom. For centuries, these could be treated and healed only with TCM. Frequently, it was the task of monks to treat these traumas with acupuncture and other treatments (moxa, cupping, etc.)
For centuries, China has studied and applied treatments using nutrition and herbs. Phyto-medicine and herbal medicine are important components of sports medicine. TCM treatments use substances obtained from plants, herbs, minerals, and animals. Nowadays Chinese herbs are often presented in the form of as capsules or powder, and sometimes also as ointments or creams.
This treatment usually takes 60 minutes. Bear in mind that you will need a period of rest (from 36 to 48 hours) after the treatment.
