Finally! A definitive text on dry needling in the sports environment has arrived. Until now I have found no meaningful information in print or on the Internet that deals exclusively with the use of dry needling in the treatment and management of athletes.
The use of dry needling in sporting clubs is not new. However, it has been my experience and observation that needling is used simply as an adjunct to traditional treatment techniques and is therefore restricted to the release of trigger points.
Working with elite athletes on a daily basis I am constantly looking for techniques that will give us an advantage in reducing recovery time and returning the athlete to competition. We are under pressure to return athletes to competition as soon as possible. While I was achieving good results incorporating dry needling with the management of injuries, it was not until I had contact with Dr. Ma, and started using the correct techniques, that I noted the recovery time for contusions, strains, and sprains was nothing less than amazing.
This book presents information that will aid in the prevention of injury by detailing needling techniques to facilitate maximal recovery from training and competition, delayed onset muscle soreness and overtraining syndrome. Prevention is always far better then cure, but traditionally we have looked to our strength and conditioning and skills coaches to build “bullet proof” athletes.
By providing regular de-stressing treatments as detailed in this book you can substantially improve physical performance and give your athletes the edge over their competitors.
This is a truly exciting text and a must-have for anyone working with athletes and sporting teams.
The use of dry needling in sporting clubs is not new. However, it has been my experience and observation that needling is used simply as an adjunct to traditional treatment techniques and is therefore restricted to the release of trigger points.
Working with elite athletes on a daily basis I am constantly looking for techniques that will give us an advantage in reducing recovery time and returning the athlete to competition. We are under pressure to return athletes to competition as soon as possible. While I was achieving good results incorporating dry needling with the management of injuries, it was not until I had contact with Dr. Ma, and started using the correct techniques, that I noted the recovery time for contusions, strains, and sprains was nothing less than amazing.
This book presents information that will aid in the prevention of injury by detailing needling techniques to facilitate maximal recovery from training and competition, delayed onset muscle soreness and overtraining syndrome. Prevention is always far better then cure, but traditionally we have looked to our strength and conditioning and skills coaches to build “bullet proof” athletes.
By providing regular de-stressing treatments as detailed in this book you can substantially improve physical performance and give your athletes the edge over their competitors.
This is a truly exciting text and a must-have for anyone working with athletes and sporting teams.
Tim Cooper
Physical therapist for the Australian Rules football teams and other elite athletes
Queensland, Australia
Physical therapist for the Australian Rules football teams and other elite athletes
Queensland, Australia
Book Features
- Unique! Explores acupuncture treatments for sports injuries in the acute phase, rehabilitation, and prevention.
- Includes acupuncture for performance enhancement and injury prevention, emphasizing pre-event acupuncture used to help increase muscle output, assist with pre-competition stress, and prevent soft tissue injury.
- Provides evidence-based research to show the science behind the best and most effective techniques, based on the author's background in neuroscience and cell biology and his 35 years of clinical acupuncture experience.
- Offers an overview of the science of biomedical acupuncture including the mechanisms of acupuncture, anatomy and physiology of acupoints, and discussion of human healing potential.
- Uses terminology and concepts familiar to Western-trained health professionals, making the material easier to understand and incorporate into practice.
- Includes more than 100 illustrations showing anatomy, injury, and clinical procedures.
- Covers useful techniques including those that increase muscle force output, joint flexibility and stability; prevent sports injuries like muscle sprain, tendonitis, bone strain, stress/fatigue fracture and bone spurs; reinforce muscle output for specific sports; normalize physiology of dysfunctional soft tissues; predict treatment response; reduce physiological stress; use the new Vacuum Therapy for deep tissue dysfunctions; and balance the biomechanics of musculoskeletal system.
Product Details
- Hardcover: 384 pages
- Publisher: Churchill Livingstone; 1 edition (March 5, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1437709273
- ISBN-13: 978-1437709278
- Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.6 x 0.7 inches
List Price: $78.95