Sports teams, athletic organizations, and sports medicine clinics are on the lookout for acupuncturists and Oriental massage practitioners. Many have discovered that keeping the body in balance through massage and acupuncture allows for more efficient and effective training, which is the surest way to improve performance.
A wide range of athletes including swimmers, runners, and tri-athletes are benefiting from the physical and mental stimulation and inner calmness created by acupuncture treatments. Many insist that acupuncture helps them cross ‘the pain barrier,’ allowing them to generate the endorphin hormones that lead to euphoric feelings and less pain. This endorphin high, occurring usually after an hour of extreme effort, results after acupuncture.
Many professional teams now have a full-time acupuncturist on staff. The fact is, many players even seek out individual treatment. Sports massage can be extremely beneficial to athletes of all levels. It’s used by the majority of elite sports teams and individuals on a regular basis. Massage helps to improve circulation and remove toxins from throughout the body. It is also a valuable aid for assisting and enhancing recovery and performance.
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Educational Pathways in Sports Acupuncture
For those interested in a career as a sports acupuncturist, the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine is the ideal place to learn. Certificate and advanced degree programs (all the way to PhD) are offered in San Diego, New York, and Chicago. The College’s community-oriented teaching clinic provides students with a professional setting in which to complete their internship requirements. And hands-on internship programs immerse students in a medical team made up of assistants, interns, and licensed acupuncturists. All interns are closely supervised by highly educated and skilled licensed acupuncturists. Experts in both traditional Oriental healing techniques as well as current Western medical practices teach the rigorous degree and certificate programs.
For more information on Oriental medicine for sports, please contact Pacific College of Oriental Medicine at (800) 729-0941, or visit www.PacificCollege.edu
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