Then you may want to consider getting an acupuncture treatment. Acupuncture is the most commonly used treatment in complementary and alternative medicine. In the general population, acupuncture is frequently used for pain and to relieve common ailments such as headache, neck and back pain, osteoarthritis of the knee, tendonitis, and many other types of pain.
In collegiate athletes, however, acupuncture is used not only used for pain but also used to increase flexibility, increase aerobic activity and improve muscle strength1.
In a recent publication of the European Journal of Applied Physiology, researchers show that a single acupuncture treatment could boost strength in recreational athletes. The author concluded, “These results might have implications not only for athletic performance enhancement, but also for rehabilitation programs aimed at restoring neuromuscular function2.”
References:
1. Pelham, T.W., L.E. Holt, and R. Stalker. Acupuncture in human performance. J. Strength Cond. Res. 15 (2):266–271. 2001.
2. Markus Hübscher, Lutz Vogt, Thomas Ziebart and Winfried Banzer. Eu. J. Applied Physio. 110 (2) 353-358, DOI: 10.1007/s00421-010-1510-y
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