Sports Acupuncture Specialist
When injuries and pain occur, everyone suffers, but athletes, and fitness or the sports oriented suffer one more thing. Active people additionally suffer the loss of the beloved activity and it’s significance in their lives. Sports acupuncture is a natural way to reduce or eliminate the pain that is stopping you from training and competing.
Addressing Injuries
Many injuries or pain in active bodies are typically caused by over or improper training or from an incident. Acupuncture excels at helping the body naturally repair these types of injuries. Trigger point acupuncture is the ultimate style for sports enthusiasts. Traditional acupuncture inserts needles into areas suffering pain or distant points and lets them sit. A Trigger Point acupuncturist first uses touch to find the unnaturally tight or knotty offending muscles. Then, the practitioner uses needles to gently probe the muscle causing involuntary twitching. This twitching releases the tightness that often is the real source of the pain.
Muscular Issues hindering training
Sometimes muscles not directly related to your sport can hinder training and thus impact performance. Acupuncture can treat satellite issues that are impacting your training. For exampe, a pain in your back may make running very difficult to tolerate.
Speeding Recovery
A competitive event or significantly more intense workout can require more than one day and sometimes several days for the body to recover. Clinical studies show that acupuncture treatment increases blood circulation which moves toxins (lactic acid) and can accelerate healing and recovery. The study showed circulation 3 minutes after treatment approximately 20% higher than before.
About Rhonda Hogan, Licensed Acupuncturist
Rhonda was a 12 track Varsity Letter recipient in high school. She participated in Cross country, Winter and Spring Track. BUT, stress fractures, plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinitis, shin splints, ITB syndrome and pretty much any other running related injury plagued her and negatively impacted her performance. This “problem” was the inspiration of her Sports Medicine career.
Rhonda still runs regularly and has run 5K’s, and one half marathon. She also runs 5K’s with her family.