SPORTS INJURIES

Acupuncture for Sport Injuries

At Innovative Healing Center we are certified and experienced in sports injury treatments. Over the years we have had the opportunity to work with athletes on many levels, from high school competitors to professionals. Our goal is to speed recovery from injury and optimize physical performance. Each custom treatment addresses acute and chronic issues as well as problems that result from overuse.

Acupuncture is an effective injury treatment for athletes because it:

• Reduces pain
• Speeds recovery and healing time
• Decreases inflammation and swelling that can cause further tissue damage
• Relaxes muscles and relieves spasms
• Decreases long term effects of trauma
• Improves blood circulation to carry nutrients to tissues for healing
• Strengthens weakened parts of the body

How does acupuncture treatment help with specific injuries?

Repetitive use injuries like tendonitis, bursitis, muscle strain:

• Reduce swelling, relieve pain, and decrease inflammation
• Increase blood flow to the area

Muscle sprains and strains:

• In the acute phase: reduce swelling, pain, increases blood flow to the area to promote healing and increases range of motion
• Balance the body’s natural muscular structure minimizing bracing and compensating
• Strengthen the site of injury, relax muscle fibers and release endorphins

Stress Fractures:

• Ease muscle guarding, increase blood flow to the area, decrease pain and inflammation
• Bring blood to the area to assist with bone regeneration
• Address underlying structural and metabolic weaknesses that led to the stress fracture

Shin Splints:

• Reduce the pain, inflammation, and swelling associated with shin splints
• Promote healing

Ligament, Cartilage, and Tendon tears:

• Decrease inflammation, pain, and swelling for small partial tears that do not require surgical intervention
• Bring blood flow to the area to promote healing and tissue regeneration
• Reduce pain in the acute phase
• Prepare the body for surgery for a faster recovery
• Target the pain and assist with tissue regeneration post-surgery

Bursitis:

• Reduce inflammation and pain to promote recovery

Plantar Fasciitis:

• Reduce inflammation, pain, and tension
• Relax muscles in the lower legs and low back which relate to the soles of the feet through the fascia

Injury Prevention

Prevent injuries before they occur! Acupuncture helps prevent injuries by working on the whole body, not just the problem sites. Bringing the body’s natural rhythms into balance decreases the possibility of injury by making sure that no one system, limb, or joint is weaker than others.

Athletes tend to know what their weakness is – either from old injuries or from a known location where they carry tension or where they “feel it” after a hard work-out. Acupuncture can work proactively to strengthen these sites, decrease muscular tension and guarding, and prevent inflammation and swelling.

Performance Enhancement

Acupuncture is a holistic treatment taking into consideration how everything in the body interacts. This means that we can help your body stave off a cold, have a more efficient metabolism, get more rejuvenating and restful sleep, deal with stress, and have more balanced hormones.

Here are just a few examples of how acupuncture can help your recovery and performance:

• Triggers the body’s response to heal
• Pinpoints the causes of pain, imbalances, and chronic injuries
• Helps prevent injuries
• Improves muscle fiber mobility
• Improves flexibility
• Improves chronic running-related stress
• Maximizes the “treatment affect” by going deep into the muscles
• Direct method of treatment
• Increases blood flow to speed healing

Our clients include athletes in the following:

• Softball
• Squash
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Track/Field
• Volleyball
• Yoga/Exercise injuries

We have also treated professional athletes and trainers, Iron Man competitors, competitive and recreational runners.

The goal of acupuncture is to bring balance back to the body, so that we can train and compete at the highest level! If you are interested in pursuing acupuncture for preventing sports injuries and/or increasing performance, please see our brochure below and call us at 972-742-1152 to discuss an ideal treatment regimen for you.