Acupuncture has suddenly caught the attention of the fitness freaks and sports maniacs! Indian players: Cricketer Yuvraj Singh came to him in March 2013, with a history of migraine headaches which he has had since 2007. Yuvraj used to take frequent medications to get relief. The headaches were accompanied by blurring of vision and pain around his eye ball. His trigger would often be empty stomach, causing wind and then headaches. Yuvraj who had a disturbed sleep pattern also suffered from nasal allergies accompanied with urticaria.,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Another problem which had taken a toll on his career was his severe left sided neck stiffness. He also had recurrent episodes of low back pain radiating to his legs, causing him to often miss matches. Yuvraj Singh got treated for migraine and nasal allergies All these problems were treated concurrently by Dr. Raman Kapur with acupuncture wherein he used a combination of body acupuncture points and ear acupuncture points to great effect. Today, Yuvraj has recovered and is super fit. Yuvraj said, The best part of this therapy is that it is safe and drugless without any side effects and I have made a significant recovery. I feel the therapy should be made popular so that more sportspersons and cricketers can get benefits. Another famous polo player, Mr. Navin Khanna, took acupuncture treatment for his recurrent tennis elbow and got fully cured by Dr. Raman Kapur. International players: According to Matt Callison, a faculty member at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and licensed acupuncturist in San Diego, California, traditional Chinese medicine has been an extremely helpful and growing trend in athletics for quite a while. San Francisco 49ers team members, Steve Young and Jerry Rice have been treated with sports acupuncture, and Canadian speed skater Kevin Overland received sports acupuncture to help him earn a bronze medal in the 1998 Olympics. As a sports acupuncturist, Callison has been treating athletes for 11 years. Three of those years were spent with the Minnesota Vikings during their playoff run, and he now treats many of the San Diego Chargers. Pacific College use acupuncture to help rehabilitate post-operative injuries, sports injuries and athletic performance by increasing range of motion, muscle strength and tissue healing potential. Callison reported that the most common injuries he treats athletes for are muscle contusions and tendinitis, as well as over-use injuries involving the lower back, shoulder, knee and ankle, all examples of common sports injury areas. These injuries typically require two sports acupuncture treatments a week, with a varied recovery time depending on the injury. Marcellus Wiley, a defensive end for the San Diego Chargers, is one patient who noticed how quickly he felt the benefit of acupuncture. I responded quickly and favorably to the treatment. It was refreshing to receive therapy that allowed me to sustain my health for the duration of a season and physically grueling career, said Wiley. How does it work? According to dr. india both Oriental medicine and sports medicine techniques focus on proprioception, which he defines as the muscles awareness communicating to the central nervous system. Injury can disrupt this communication, thus hindering balance.
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 06:18:59 +0000