Scientific Proof to How your Body react to Acupuncture - Sports Injury

Acupuncture treats all sports injuries that are acute and chronic.

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Sports injury is a common condition that occurs in sports athletes as well as sports enthusiasts. Most sports injuries encompass musculoskeletal disorders, but it can go beyond physical injuries and involve psychological issues as well.

The objective of a professional athlete’s treatment for sports injury is to return to their respective sports with minimal performance loss, whereas that of non-athletes is simply to return to normal daily activities.

Acupuncture is a nonpharmaceutical therapy known to induce pain control, especially in the musculoskeletal system. Read more about How TCM acupuncture works scientifically here.

The effect of acupuncture is not just limited to the central and systemic mechanisms involving the brain and autonomic nervous system but also the local effects at the site where acupuncture is administered.

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Here are the scientific evidences that support this:

Conclusion: Acupuncture can provide fast pain relief recovery from dysfunction from sports injury. It is useful as a non invasive and conservative treatment modality to treat sports injuries such as lateral meniscus rupture, femoral acetabular impingement, ganglion cysts, sports hernia and delayed onset muscle soreness. The included cases showed some potential of acupuncture in the treatment of various types of sports injuries, beyond pain control in musculoskeletal disorders.

Acupuncture also changes the neurotransmitters or hormones such as beta-endorphin, dopamine, serotonin and cortisol and has effects in the emotional centre of the brain. This is especially helpful in treating sports injury with pain that leads to depression, drug addiction, degenerative disorders such as Alzheimer disease.

Conclusion: From the modern medicine perspective, it eliminates inflammatory tissue adhesion and relieves swelling and pain to cure sports injuries. Furthermore, acupuncture can mobilize positive factors in the body to strengthen anti-inflammation, increase analgesic and antishock effects, and relieve spasms, thereby enhancing the body’s defense mechanisms and disease resistance.

For sports injuries, acupuncture alleviates fatigue, relieves pain, promotes recovery of tissue function, reduces the use of drugs, and has almost no side effects providing a viable option for patients and athletes.

Conclusion: Back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, knee pain respond well to acupuncture treatment. Acupuncture can improve athletic performance and prevent Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) symptoms.