by Jennifer Dubowsky | Aug 23, 2008 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Athletes, Acupuncture and pain, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Athletes, Health, Pain Relief
Newsweek reported that in 1999 scientists at the Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine made athletes run 5,000 meters, and afterward had some of them sit for acupuncture treatments before they had a chance to catch their breaths. The heart rates of the...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Aug 22, 2008 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Athletes, Acupuncture and Celebrities, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture and The Olympics, Celebrities and Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Athletes, Health, Olympics, Pain Relief
Windsurfer Yin Jian won China’s first Olympic sailing gold medal on Wednesday, hailing it as the ultimate reward for years of battling constant injuries and spending long periods training away from home, reported Reuters.Yin reeled off a list of the parts of her...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Aug 21, 2008 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Athletes, Acupuncture and Celebrities, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture and The Olympics, Celebrities and Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Athletes, Health, Olympics, Pain Relief
A different type of spike. Kerri Walsh, the superstar American beach volleyball player who will be playing for Olympic gold on August 21, has suffered through a terrible summer of pain. She already took a brief break from the tour schedule because of recurring...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Aug 19, 2008 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Athletes, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture and runners, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Athletes, Health, Pain Relief
This Great Article was taken from Acufinder.com and was written by Diane Joswick, L.Ac., MSOMAll athletes and coaches are involved in a constant search for ways to improve performance and gain a competitive edge over their rivals. Many are finding that acupuncture can...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Aug 14, 2008 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Athletes, Acupuncture and Back Pain, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture and The Olympics, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Athletes, Health, Olympics
Tony Smith, the Canadian gymnastics team coach tried acupuncture for the first time and was amazed by the results. After just one session at the Olympic Village clinic, his back pain vanished. “It really does work,” he said. “I will definitely...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Aug 12, 2008 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Athletes, Acupuncture and The Olympics, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Athletes, Health, Olympics, Pain Relief
The Times Online reported that when athletes entered the newly opened Beijing Olympic Village on Sunday, July 27, 2008, they had trouble seeing anything because of the dense smog. But, their Olympic facilities include an acupuncture salon, traditional Chinese tea...
